Astronomy nerds unite! In Anchorage, you can follow along with a scale-model representation of the solar system.
Tag Archives: Alaska
The quirky town of Chicken, Alaska
Chicken is a quirky town in eastern Alaska near the Yukon Canada border.
The best national park webcams
My favorite national park webcams include Katmai, Smoky Mountains, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Capital Reef.
Wrangell-St. Elias: My comically brief visit to America’s largest national park
Find out why I spent a mere 15 minutes in America’s largest national park.
Quirky Attraction: Alaska Veterans Memorial
The Alaska Veterans Memorial is hidden away on a rest stop between Anchorage and Fairbanks.
Quirky Attraction: World’s Largest Santa Claus Statue
North Pole, Alaska is home to a 42-foot tall fiberglass Santa Claus statue and live reindeer.
My favorite travel experiences of 2012
My favorite trips this year took me to Alaska, San Diego, Nashville, North Carolina, Philadelphia and the Rocky Mountains.
Quirky Attraction: Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Built in the 1970s, the Trans-Alaska covers 800 miles across the mountains, rivers and forests of Alaska.
Answers to Frequently Asked Alaska Questions
Find the answers to questions about Alaskan weather, whales, glaciers, camping and cell phone service.
How much does it cost to go to Alaska?
Here’s the definitive guide to budgeting for an Alaska vacation, taking into account lodging, car rental, airfare, meals and attractions.
Photo Essay: 88 Images from Alaska
Photos of groovy fireworks, moose droppings, tattooed sea lions, Eskimo ornaments, military tanks, and more from Alaska.
Seeing killer whales in the wild? Check.
A whale-watching cruise from Seward allowed us to see killer whales, humpbacks, sea lions, porpoises and more.
Rental car mishaps and a gun-wielding, duck-loving cab driver in Seward, Alaska
During our 24 hours in Seward, Alaska we got locked out of our car and met a bizarre cabbie.
Strap on those crampons and hike inside Alaska’s Matanuska Glacier
Find flowing rivers, mini lakes, ancient rocks, ice caves and crevasses inside Alaska’s Matanuska Glacier.
The Ice Museum and midnight sun in Fairbanks
The most fun we found in Fairbanks was watching live ice carvings.
Celebrating America’s birthday with inflatable blue monsters in Anchorage
Nothing says “Happy birthday, America!” like giant inflatable blue monsters.
