Anchorage Features

Anchorage Features

• Last Train to Nowhere, Nome
  

  Among Alaska's most interesting bush settlements, Nome was founded following a major gold discovery in 1898, and is still home to summertime gold-dredging... read more

• Surfing in Southeast
  

  The remote town of Yakutat lies along the Gulf of Alaska halfway between Juneau and Cordova. It isn't a major tourist destination, but it does... read more

• Top Reasons to Go to Anchorage
  

  Tackling a 50-pound salmon: Anglers can cast for huge king salmon or feisty silvers while wading among reflections of skyscrapers at Ship Creek... read more

• Alaska's Well-Worn Trail
  

  Since 1973 mushers and their sled-dog teams have raced more than 1,000 mi across Alaska in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the longest sled-dog... read more

• Uniquely Alaska
  

  Alaska has more than its share of odd and unexpected attractions, including the handful of offbeat destinations described here. This is just... read more