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Museums
of Anchorage
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• Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum • |
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4721 Aircraft Drive
Hours: May-Sept: Daily, 9am -5pm. |
Admission: Adults $10; Seniors $8; 5-12: $6;
under 4 free. |
20 aircraft of various types including a 1928 Stearman
C2B, a 1934 WACO YKC, a 1929 Travelair 6000B, a 1937
F-24-G, a 1937 Stinson SR9 "Gullwing," a 1943 Grumman
Goose and a 1943 PBY 5A Catalina Canso. Exhibits include
The Aleutian Campaign during WWII; Wiley Post and Will
Rogers; the search for Carl Ben Eielson;
historic polar flights and much more. A
selection of historic aviation videos, pioneer
pilots and their achievements is shown in the
theater. Museum shop sells models, pins,
clothing, stuffed animals, postcards, jewelry
and other items relating to aviation. A flight
simulator is included in the cost of admission. |
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• Alaska Masonic Library and Museum
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518 East 14th Avenue (near Anchorage Masonic
Center)
Tuesday and Thursday,
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
Admission: None |
Open to anyone interested in
Freemasonry. Call before visiting
because the schedule is flexible.
Special visits can be accommodated. |
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• Alaska Museum of Natural History • |
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201 N. Bragaw Street
Hours: summer: Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm |
Admission: $5 adults, $3 children |
Largest exhibits
of rocks, minerals and exciting rare fossils in
the state. Learn about North America's oldest
duckbill dinosaur found in the local Talkeetna
Mountains, as well as our major dinosaur
discoveries of the 90s. Dioramas rich in
ecology, large mammals and birds. |
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• Alaska Native
Heritage Center • |
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8800 Heritage Center Drive
Hours: 9 - 6 pm Sat 10-5 pm |
Admission: $23.50
Children (7-16) $15.95 |
An educational and cultural institution, provides
programs in both academic and informal settings,
including workshops, demonstrations and guided
tours of indoor exhibits and outdoor village
sites. An introduction to
Native traditions and customs of both the past and
present. The Welcome House is a celebration of
contemporary Alaska Native cultures while the outdoor
facilities and sites allow the exploration of ancient
tradition and the presentation of stories from the past.
Our Center provides a unique opportunity to experience
Alaska's Native cultures in one location. |
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• Alaska State Trooper Museum • |
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245 W. Fifth Avenue
Hours: 10 -4 pm Sat. Noon-4 p.m. |
Admission: free |
The history of law enforcement in the Territory and
State of Alaska is told in exhibits, memorabilia and
photographs. A small gift shop is also located on the
premises. |
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• Anchorage Museum - Rasmuson Center • |
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121
West 7th Avenue
May 15-Sept. 15: 9- 9 pm Sat 9-6pm. |
Admission: $6.50; under 18: Free
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Exhibits and collections
represent Alaska's Natives, state history, and
Alaskan art. Spacious galleries house
informative and educational exhibits of the
permanent collection and temporary exhibits from
around the world. Education-based programs
include: classes, tours, lectures, performances,
and films. Special exhibits, classes and events
for children. Facilities include: museum shop,
cafe, library and archives. |
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• Elmendorf Wildlife Museum • |
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8481 19th
St. Elmendorf AFB
Tu/Wed/Thur/Sat 3pm - 4:45pm; Fri Noon -
4:45pm |
Admission: Free if authorized to enter air base |
Cultral and natural resources exhibits, ecosystem
displays. |
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• Alaska Heritage Museum
at Wells Fargo • |
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301 W. Northern Lights Blvd
(Wells Fargo Bank)
Hours: summer, 12:00 -
5:00 |
Admission: No admission fee; Free parking. |
The museum interprets Alaska Native culture through
extensive exhibits supported by a reference library of
more than 2,500 books on Alaska subjects. A collection
of paintings by Alaska's major artists, featuring a fine
collection of Sydney Laurence paintings, is on permanent
display. The museum's curator is on duty in the gallery
at all times. |
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• The Imaginarium • |
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737 West Fifth Ave
Hours: Mon.- Sat. 10 am- 6 pm, Sun. noon - 5 pm |
Admission: $5 |
Hands-on, inquiry-based science center for all ages.
Self-explore exhibits, hourly demonstrations, workshops
for groups in earth, life & physical sciences,
pre-school programs, special events, birthday parties
with science themes, and more. Marine touch tanks,
planetarium, bubble lab, galaxy room, reptiles, arctic
ecology, physics and traveling exhibits. Science store
carries books, science kits, puzzles, games and other
educational products. |
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• Oscar Anderson House Museum • |
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420 M Street
Hours: M - F 12:00 - 5:00 |
Admission: $3; Seniors $2; children 5-12: $1 |
Anchorage's only house museum (c. 1915), located
adjacent to the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail with a
sweeping vista of Cook Inlet. During guided tours,
visitors will learn about the early history of Anchorage
(Tent City, the Alaska Railroad, the land auction) and
about Oscar Anderson, a Swedish immigrant and Anchorage
pioneer and businessman, and his family. One of the
city's first privately built permanent family
residences, the small wood frame house has been restored
to the 1915-1925 time period & contains many original
fixtures & items belonging to the Anderson family, includes a 1909 Hallet and Davis player piano. |
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• Russian Orthodox Museum • |
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605 A Street |
Call for hours - (907) 276-7257
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Objects representing history of the Russian Orthodox
Church in Alaska. |
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