Insider Guide to Top Iditarod Viewing Spots

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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Discover What’s New in Anchorage This Summer

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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Experience Alaska’s First Nordic Spa

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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Anchorage Fun Facts & Trivia

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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How To Do the Alaska Zoo

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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On the Lookout for Adventure at Glen Alps

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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