Bundle up and join the excitement of the iconic Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Gather with locals and visitors on March 1, 2025, for the Ceremonial Start. This year is also the 100th anniversary of the serum run that inspired the modern race, so celebrate Alaska’s adventurous spirit and cheer on your…
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Halloween is fast approaching, and Anchorage has a lot to do this October, from family-friendly activities to a spooky show. With fall foliage on full display, the BOOtanical garden is underway at the Alaska Botanical Garden and can be seen every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, until Sunday, Oct. 22…
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Anchorage is an exciting place to visit and this summer it’s only getting better with new attractions, activities, and experiences coming to Alaska’s biggest city. Everything from hiking across bridges suspended thousands of feet in the air to learning about local flavors on a food tour. Catch a…
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Spending time in Anchorage before or after an Alaska cruise is a must. Explore the endless opportunities to see everything the city has to offer from cultural centers to outdoor adventure. Transportation Shuttles and tours are great options to help you make the most of your stay. Spectacular views…
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The summer mountains smell good. It's not easy to describe that smell, but I always notice its absence once I've spent a few days indoors. It's something to do with wide open space and the blending-together of growing, living things, all responding to the sun, wind, and rain and heaped up in bigger…
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Spend a day relaxing at Alyeska Nordic Spa, nestled amidst the mountains and Alaska's northernmost rainforest in Girdwood. This Scandinavian-style spa offers guests a true hydrotherapy experience. The spa provides locals and visitors with a wellness getaway just a short drive from Anchorage. Guests…
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Size With an area of 1,704.7 square miles. Anchorage is the 3rd largest city, by area, in the United States. Larger than the entire state of Rhode Island, the Municipality of Anchorage is over 2,000 square miles, almost the size of Delaware. Population Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, with…
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Here’s my Alaska Zoo elevator pitch for visitors to Anchorage: It’s rustic, intimate, and it’s home primarily to animals native to Alaska and other northern climates — there’s not a giraffe or flamingo in sight. And best of all, it’s where animals come for a second chance. Eighty percent of Alaska…
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I almost never know where I’m going when I get to the Glen Alps parking lot, yet somehow I always manage to find myself exactly where I want to be. Sometimes a long jog out Powerline Pass leads me to an encounter with a stealthy coyote; others it’s an after-work quad blaster up Flattop Mountain…
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Anchorage Glacier Pilots baseball player Brayden Miraki jogs to retrieve a foul ball from inside the fence at Mulcahy Stadium and casually tosses it to a little girl standing just on the other side. Above the snow-capped mountains behind them rise puffy white clouds, the only blemish against the…
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