Fodor's Alaska

Fodor's Alaska

by Fodor's Travel Publications
Fodor's Alaska

Fodor's Alaska

by Fodor's Travel Publications

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Overview

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years.



Alaska is a trip of a lifetime. Nowhere else can travelers kayak to glaciers; fly over the highest peak in North America; wonder at the Aurora Borealis; stay out all night celebrating the midnight sun; visit quirly towns; spot bears, eagles, moose, and whales; and learn the true meaning of the word "remote"--all in the same trip. Fodor's Alaska makes it easy to create a perfect trip from start to finish.



This travel guide includes:

· Dozens of full-color maps plus a handy pullout map with essential information

· Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks

· Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path

· In-depth breakout features on wale watching, bear sighting, The Klondike Gold Rush, and Denali

· Major sights such as Denali National Park, Aurora Borealis and Kenai Fjords National Park

· Side Trips from Ketchikan, Anchorage, and Homer

· Coverage of Juneau; the Inside Passage, and Southeast Alaska; Anchorage; The Kenai Peninsula and Southcentral Alaska; Denali National Park and Preserve; Fairbanks, the Yukon, and the Interior; The Bush

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781101878576
Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.
Publication date: 02/09/2016
Series: Full-color Travel Guide , #35
Pages: 512
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

For over 80 years, Fodor's Travel has been a trusted resource offering expert travel advice for every stage of a traveler's trip. We hire local writers who know their destinations better than anyone else, allowing us to provide the best travel recommendations for all tastes and budget in over 7,500 worldwide destinations. Our books make it possible for every trip to be a trip of a lifetime.

Table of Contents

1 Experience Alaska 6

20 Ultimate Experiences 8

What's Where 16

Alaska Today 18

What to Eat and Drink in Alaska 20

What to Buy in Alaska 22

Best Outdoor Adventures in Alaska 24

Best Wildlife Experiences in Alaska 26

Alaska Cruises 101 28

Best Shore Excursions in Alaska 30

Alaska's History 32

What to Read and Watch Before Your Trip 34

2 Travel Smart Alaska 35

Need to Know 36

Getting Here and Around 38

Essentials 40

What to Pack 43

Great itineraries 44

Contacts 52

3 Anchorage 53

Welcome to Anchorage 54

Planning 56

Activities 60

Downtown 67

Midtown 77

Spenard 79

Greater Anchorage 81

Side Trips from Anchorage 84

4 Juneau, the Inside Passage, and Southeast Alaska 87

Welcome to Juneau, the Inside Passage, and Southeast Alaska 88

Planning 92

Ketchikan 96

Misty Fjords National Monument 108

Metlakatla 108

Prince of Wales Island 110

Wrangell 112

Petersburg 118

Sitka 122

Juneau 135

Juneau's Nearby Villages 152

Admiralty Island 153

Tracy Arm 154

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve 154

Gustavus 161

Haines 162

Skagway 169

5 The Kenai Peninsula and Southcentral Alaska 183

Welcome to the Kenai Peninsula and Southcentral Alaska 184

Planning 188

Chugach State Park 191

Portage Glacier 193

Whittier 195

Chugach National Forest 198

Valdez 200

Cordova 203

Hope 207

Seward 210

Kenai Fjords National Park 215

Cooper Landing 219

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge 225

Kenai, Sterling, and Soldotna 227

Homer 230

Kachemak Bay State Park and State Wilderness Park 235

Seldovia 237

Kodiak 238

Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge 241

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve 242

Palmer 246

Wasilla 247

Talkeetna 249

Denali State Park 252

Glennallen 254

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve 255

6 Denali National Park and Preserve 261

Welcome to Denali National Park and Preserve 262

Planning 265

In the Park 271

Activities 282

What's Nearby 286

7 Fairbanks, The Yukon, and the Interior 291

Welcome to Fairbanks, the Yukon, and the Interior 292

Planning 295

Fairbanks 298

Nenana 315

Chena Hot Springs 316

Central and Circle 318

Steese and White Mountains 319

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve 320

The Dalton Highway 322

North Pole and Salcha 323

Delta Junction 324

Tok 326

Chicken 333

Eagle 334

Dawson City 335

Whitehorse 339

8 The Bush 343

Welcome to the Bush 344

Planning 348

Bethel 353

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge 357

Wood-Tikchik State Park 359

Katmai National Park and Preserve 361

Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve 366

Becharof and Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuges 367

Aleutian Islands 367

Unalaska/Dutch Harbor 368

Pribilof Islands 371

Nome 373

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve 378

Kotzebue 379

Kobuk Valley National Park 383

Noatak National Preserve 384

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve 385

Utqiagvik 387

Prudhoe Bay 389

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 391

Index 392

About the Writers 400

Maps

Anchorage Orientation 54-55

Anchorage 70-71

Juneau, the Inside Passage, and Southeast Alaska 89

Ketchikan 98

Side Trips from Ketchikan 109

Wrangell 114

Petersburg 120

Sitka 124

Juneau 140

Side Trips from Juneau 153

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve 156

Haines 164

Skagway 170

The Kenai Peninsula and Southcentral Alaska 185

Prince William Sound 192

Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island 208

Mat-Su Valley and Beyond 244

Denali National Park and Preserve 262-263

Fairbanks, the Yukon, and the Interior 292-293

Fairbanks 302-303

North of Fairbanks 316

Fortymile Country and the Yukon 324

The Bush 344-345

Southwest 354

Northwest and the Arctic 374

Amazing Whales of Alaska 129

The Klondike Gold Rush 173

Alaska's Glaciers 220

Denali 273

Native Arts and Crafts 327

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