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Located along Cook Inlet and backed by the dramatic Chugach Mountains, Anchorage is home to more than 278,000 residents. First-time visitors are surprised to find many features of a Lower-48 city, from shopping malls and big-box stores to fine restaurants and bustling nightclubs. Anchorage has two universities, semi-pro baseball and hockey teams, and several fine museums, including both the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center and the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Overflowing flower boxes are a summertime delight, while winter brings the famous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Anchorage's airport serves as a major stopover for cargo flights connecting Asia with the United States, and as a gateway for visitors from around the globe. An excellent paved trail system links downtown with other parts of the city, providing pleasant summertime walks and bike rides, along with world-class cross-country skiing all winter. Nearby Chugach State Park (the nation's second largest) has more strenuous hiking trails, while a scenic highway heads south along Turnagain Arm to Alyeska Ski Resort and the Kenai Peninsula.
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Don Pitcher has written or photographed 10 travel guidebooks to Alaska, Wyoming, Yellowstone-Grand Teton, and the San Juan Islands for Avalon Travel Publishing, Random House, and Sasquatch Books.
Don Pitcher has written or photographed 10 travel guidebooks to Alaska, Wyoming, Yellowstone-Grand Teton, and the San Juan Islands for Avalon Travel Publishing, Random House, and Sasquatch Books.
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- Avoid downtown drunks and the crime-ridden Mountain View neighborhood
- Be sure to ask questions before purchasing Native art to be assured of authenticity
When to Visit Anchorage
Nearly everyone comes in the summer, when Alaska's natural areas are most accessible and temperatures are mild, but winter visitors will find plenty to do, especially during the Iditarod each March.
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- October-November: Great Alaska Shootout
- February-March: Alaska Airlines Winter Classics, Alaska Ski For Women, Anchorage Fur Rendezvous
- April-May: Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Native Youth Olympics
- August-September: Alaska Airlines Autumn Classics
- December-January: Anchorage Folk Festival
- June-July: Juneteenth Celebration
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