Alaska Travel Links

Alaska Travel Information Links

Anchorage Downtown Market
The Anchorage Downtown Market is held every Saturday and Sunday from mid-May through mid-September downtown near 3rd & E Streets. This popular summer event hosts over 300 vendors and entertainers and offers a variety of goods including fresh Alaska grown produce, fresh seafood, wonderful food booths, handmade arts and crafts and lots of Alaska gifts. The market has expanded to other days and locations so check their web site for full details.
http://www.anchoragemarkets.com/

Anchorage Museum of History and Art
One of the ten most visited attractions in Alaska, the Anchorage Museum is a world class center devoted to the preservation, study, appreciation, and enjoyment of the art, culture and science of the North. The Anchorage Museum is located in Downtown Anchorage at the corner of 7th Avenue and C Street. 
http://www.anchoragemuseum.org

Alaska Climate Research Center
The Alaska Climate Research Center features a special link just for visitors to Alaska.  You will find information on Alaska’s weather observations, forecasts, Alaska daylight, climatology and road conditions.
http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/Visitor/

Alaska Department of Fish and Game
The official Alaska State website for hunting, sportfishing, wildlife conservation, birding information, online purchases of fishing licenses and hunting permits, and extensive information on Salmon fisheries and regulations.
http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/

Alaska Marine Highway System
This is a great source for schedules, routes, rates and basic information on the extensive Alaska State Ferry System that connects many of the state’s most intriguing destinations.. http://www.akferry.com/

Alaska Natural History Association
The Alaska Natural History Association is a great source for interesting books on Alaska and educational programs for national parks, national wildlife refuges, national forests, state parks, and other public lands in Alaska. As a nonprofit educational partner of Alaska's public lands, it is dedicated to sharing Alaska's rich natural and cultural heritage.
http://www.alaskanha.org

Alaska Natural History Association Bookstore
If you are searching for a guide book, map, video or just an interesting book on Alaska, then the Alaska Natural History Association Bookstore is a great place to find the latest publications on Alaska’s national parks and other public lands.   They also have great travel pins, hats and souvenir patches.
http://www.alaskanha.org/_alaska-books-maps.cfm

Alaska SeaLife Center
Located in Seward, this state of the art Marine science facility is designed to combine a research mission with wildlife rehabilitation facilities and public education. The Center's research and rehabilitation facilities and naturalistic exhibits immerse visitors in the dynamic marine ecosystems of Alaska. http://www.alaskasealife.org

University of Alaska Fairbanks Museum
If you are visiting Fairbanks on your Alaska vacation make sure to stop by the UAF museum. After being greeted by an impressive 8 foot 9 inch brown bear exhibit, you can explore the museum’s five regional galleries, each representing a major ecological region of Alaska.
http://www.uaf.edu/museum/

Some of Alaska’s wonderful National Parks:
 

Denali National Park
The National Park Service offers detailed information on spectacular Denali National Park & Preserve, featuring North America's highest mountain, 20,320-foot tall Mount McKinley.  Denali's more than 6 million acres includes a complete sub-arctic eco-system with outstanding opportunities for viewing grizzly bears, wolves, Dall sheep, caribou, fox, and moose.   This visitor information site also includes detailed information on the park’s shuttle bus system, camping, nature walks and interpretive programs. 
http://www.nps.gov/dena/

Kenai Fjords National Park
The Kenai Fjords are coastal mountain fjords featuring pristine, rugged landscapes along the calm seas off the southeastern Kenai Peninsula.   The fjords are steep, glacier-carved valleys now filled with ocean waters.   The surrounding mountains are encompassed by the 300-square mile Harding Icefield, which is 35 miles long and 20 miles wide.  The park's wildlife includes moose, bears, mountain goats, wolverines, marmots, Bald eagles and the thousands of seasonal seabirds that inhabit the rocky cliffs and shores.  The fjord waters are teeming with Dall porpoises, stellar sea lions, harbor seals, sea otters, humpback and killer whales.  This visitor information site includes detailed information the park’s geologic and natural history, along with many ways to explore the park.
http://www.nps.gov/kefj/

Gates of the Arctic National Park
When the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve was created in 1980, a vast and undeveloped area of 8.2 million acres of intact ecosystems and incredible natural beauty was preserved.  These remote parklands hold a variety of ecotypes - from the lowland wild rivers and lakes of the forested south slopes across the spine of the continent to the treeless, undulating tundra of the Arctic Slope’s northern foothills.  This National Park Service site offers great visitor information on traveling to this wild region.
http://www.nps.gov/gaar/

Katmai National Park
Katmai is famous for world class giant brown bear viewing, fantastic fishing, volcanoes and rugged wilderness.  At the Brooks Falls Camp and along the coast, these great mammals can be seen feasting on salmon and grasses.   This National Park Service website offers detailed information on the geological and natural history of the park, as well as practical visitor information.
http://www.nps.gov/katm/

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