Come be enthralled by winter's unsurpassed display of northern lights. Go mushing with a dog team on a wooden trail. View the artistry of larger than life-szed ice sculptures. See award-winning exhibits on Alaska's cultural and natural history. Celebrate our Gold Rush past. Be energized in summer's land of midnight sun.

Alaska Glacier Viewing

Alaska has the nation’s greatest concentration of glaciers, covering almost 30,000 square miles, and Alaska's No. 1 visitor attraction featuring Alaska glaciers is just a short, spectacular drive away from Anchorage - Portage Glacier and the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center are located just 50 miles south of Anchorage. Come enjoy the sight seeing today with your friends and family!

Juneau, the capital of Alaska, bursts during the summer with hundreds of thousands of cruise-ship passengers. Twelve decades ago, the young city was swamped with prospectors. Situated on the upper Inside Passage in Southeast Alaska, Juneau is almost 600 air miles from Anchorage and 900 miles from Seattle.

Alaska flightseeing -- or sightseeing from the air -- gives visitors an extraordinary view of one of the world's most breathtaking landscapes. Small planes and helicopters take passengers through gorges and passes to fly over Alaska's mountains, lakes and glaciers. Sometimes the flights even land on the glaciers.

Celebrate Alaskas Native Culture

Alaska continues to be home to a diverse group of aboriginal people who first called the Last Frontier their home many thousands of years prior to the miners and merchants of the Gold Rush. The three main groups – Athabascan Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts – are collectively referred to as Alaska Natives. However, separately, they represent different cultures, languages and beliefs.

Discover the Mat-Su Valley

Alaskan adventure is everywhere in the Mat-Su Valley! Summer and winter you will find activities, attractions and adventure. From fishing to golfing, from flightseeing to rafting to skiing and snow-shoeing, you'll need several days to experience all of the adventure offered! You can find activity options by selecting a category or region from the menus above. For a more specific search, type in keywords in the member business search field located to the left.

Visit Sitka

Sitka Alaska is your Alaskan treasure! Views of Island-studded waters, stately spruce forests, jagged mountains and towering volcano surround Alaska’s most beautiful seaside town. Sitka by the sea! Experience Sitka’s riches with warm hospitality, ancient Tlingit living culture and history, unique Russian heritage, fact filled museums, hand-carved totems, abundant Alaskan wildlife and plenty of exciting adventure!

View a vast collection of Alaskan critters - including bears (Oreo the brown bear and Ahpun the polar bear are favorites), birds, moose, fox, river otters, harbor seals, sheep and many others. Plus, Maggie, the harmonica-playing elephant. This is an amazing experience to share with your friends and family. Bring everyone you know, for they are sure to love the creatures here at the Alaska Zoo!

Chugach State Park is the third largest state park in the nation and a stunning backdrop to the Anchorage landscape. This half-million acre park is rich in recreation opportunities including some of Alaska’s most accessible hiking, skiing, camping wildlife viewing, snowmobiling, rafting, and climbing. There is something here to enjoy for everyone in your family, so what are you waiting for?

The northern lights can be incredibly bright, multihued and fast moving. The most common color is a brilliant yellow-green. Colorful northern lights displays can produce red, blue and purple patterns. Glowing, dancing curtains of light that ripple and sway, fold and unfold then suddenly disappear, only to reform in a new shape minutes later.