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Overview
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 |
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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
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