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State Wide
Town
Art/Historic Walking Tours
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Artists,
Artisans, Showrooms, Studios, Galleries,
Murals |
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Town Art/Historic Walking Tours •
Virtual Tours •
Other Historic/Interesting Places to Visit |
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Town Art/Historic Walking Tours |
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Anchorage - Art on the Street |
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Chicken
- Wander thru "downtown" - incorporated in 1902 (2nd
Alaskan town) |
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Chitina - Tonsina
River Trail - Local Contacts: Bureau of Land Management,
Glennallen District |
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Dillingham -
Murals Around Town |
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Eagle - Eagle
Historical Society Walking Tour (fee) or
Self-Guided Tour with Map |
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Fairbanks - Two hour walk thru their
Historic Downtown |
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Homer
- Pratt Museum Tours: Forest Ecology/Historic Harbor
(fee) Walks |
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Juneau -
Self-Guided Historic Downtown
Tour or
Juneau-Douglas City Museum (fee) Historic
Downtown Walking Tour or
Totem
Poles & Public Art Walk (Self Guided) |
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Ketchikan -
Historic Downtown Walking Tour & Other Attractions -
incorp'd 1900 (1st Alaskan town) |
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Kodiak
- Downtown Walking Tour (Online interactive Map) -
first capital of Russian America (1783-99) |
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Nome - 3 'Walk
Around' Handouts available at Visitors Center: Historic/Scenic/Hike |
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Seldovia -
Craft Chainsaw Art Around Town |
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Seward
- Murals, Sculptures & Paintings Around
Town |
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Sitka
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Self-Guided Historic Walking Tours - Maps Online |
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Skagway - Historical Walking
Tour and Trail Map Available |
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Talkeetna -
Walking Tour Brochures at Talkeetna Historical Society's
museum |
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Most walking tours take about 2 hours, don't be shy,
ask a local in towns not listed.
Check for birding excursions/wildlife viewing/flightseeing tour
offers
in towns & villages |
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Virtual Tours |
ACS Online Yellow Pages offers
these virtual tours:
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Virtual Walking Tours -
Downtown Anchorage • Downtown Fairbanks |
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Juneau • Fairbanks |
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Alaska Wildlife |
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Other Historic &
Interesting, Out-of-the-Way Places to Visit
(Ok, the whole state is Out-of-the-Way,
these are easier, just on/off the road) |
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Barrow
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Brower's Restaurant on
Brower Hill occupies the 19th-century Whaling Station and
Store,
built
(@1886) by Charles Brower, who
introduced 'Yankee' whaling techniques to the Iņupiat.
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Arctic Ocean beach and a famous whalebone arch are just outside
the building. |
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Kake - site of the world's
largest totem pole -- 132.5 feet high |
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Petersburg - famous for
its Norwegian heritage shown by decorative designs on its homes
and shops |
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Unalaska/Dutch Harbor -
Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Cathedral & busiest fish port in
USA |
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Wrangell - Existed under 4
nations: Tlingit, Russian, British, American - (4th Alaskan
town) |
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Alaska Trails System - established with 41 trails. These
trails are recognized for their
recreational, scenic, and
historic value - includes both land and water-based trails. |
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