Destinations / The best places to visit in Alaska, USA / Anchorage

 

  Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, is a rugged city perfectly situated between the base of the Chugach Mountain range and Cook Inlet. It is a great modern city, featuring skyscrapers and a gorgeous international airport that is settled on a breathtaking coastline, through scenic mountains, amazing lakes, rivers and glaciers. Anchorage is more larger than Rhode Island, where more than a half from Alaska’s residents have their sweet home. Most of its residents live in the Anchorage area, bordered by Eagle River to the North and by Girdwood to the South. The tourists can find here the best ski resorts, world class fishing and about 20 state parks, that form the treasured patrimony of the city. Anchorage is also known as the city of flowers, featuring beautiful flower beds lined on the streets, and hanging basckets, with the wildflowers bloom in the late summer and autumn. The city includes 400 miles of paved and un-paved trails and many interesting recreational activities.

 

 

  Anchorage is a urbanized area, but not only the inhabitants live in the city, but are sharing it with bears, moose, and a small wolf pack. All the year-round the outdoor recreations are easily available and the venues are well preserved and maintained to form the city’s setting. Anchorage is wild and rough, but amazing and urban in the same time, so try to enjoy all the places that is offering, make sure you admire its magnificent wildlife. The trails that has the city are perfect for running, walking, in-line skating, Nordic skiing and biking. The most popular trail system include the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, the Kincaid Park, Far North Bicentennial park. One of the most valuable daily hike is Flattop Mountain, which is accessible from the Glen Alps parking lot, situated in the Chugach State Park. One more accessible hike form the Glen Alps parking lot is the unpaved trail Powerline Pass, ideal for biking, skiing and hiking. The Powerline Pass goes through a valley in the Chugach Mountains, which are connected with the Eagle River.

 

 

  From the Chugach Mountains is flowing the Ship Creek, which is a popular stream that goes to the downtown of the city into the Cook Inlet. It is the perfect destination for fishermen, where king and silver salmon live in June and July. If you are a lover of history you can get an overview of the history of industry, when visiting the Lake Hood, that represents the busiest seaplane base in the whole world. Or choose to stop to the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum where you can learn about legacy aircraft and pioneer pilots. The museum has 20 airplanes, displaying a wonderful 1944 Grumman amphibian, a 1928 Stearman, an army reconnaissance aircraft, which is the only one that is flying now. The treasured exhibits present photo displays depicting early bush pilots and the Alaska Aviation Hall of Fame. During the night everyone can delight himself in the exciting nightlife scene, no matter if their style is classic or they love the cocktails and beer ambiance, there they have the best choice. For something calm and elegant you can go to the Simon&Seafort’s or at Sub Zero Bistro&Microlounge, which are majestic destinations for spending incredible moments, in an exciting atmosphere.

 

  Anchorage Museum At Rasmuson Center, is the largest museum in the USA, which brings thousands of years of glorious history and unique artwork, mixed in just one place. The Smithsonian Institute has offered to the museum more than 600 indigenous artifacts from Alaska, that are now exposed for visitors in the new Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center. The incredible 10,000 square foot exhibit has many precious object that have never been shown before, featuring an 1866 Gwich’in Athabascan tunic, which is one of the oldest objects that the Institute holds. The Oscar Anderson House Museum, features the house that was built in 1915, by the Swedish immigrant Oscar Anderson, and represents one of the city’s first museums. It is included in the list of the National Register of Historic places, being the only house museum in Anchorage. Many of the original artifacts belonging to the Anderson’s family are well preserved in the home.

 

  Alaska Botanical Garden are settled in the foothills of East Anchorage, covering an area of about 110 acres. The garden surprise the visitors through its spectacular beauty, it inspires the gardeners and plays as a educative center for the adults and childrens. The nature trail that run through the boreal forest make the connection between three perennial gardens, including a rock garden, a formal herb garden and forested areas with native wildflowers. The garden feature a nature trail with interpretive signs that goes on the Iditarod Trail offering breathtaking views over the Campbell Creek, over the Chugach Mountains and a natural wetland.

 

  Chugach State Park is a 500,000 acre park area which is the third largest state park in America and is used as backyard playground for Anchorage. The park is the ideal spot for hiking, camping, mountain biking, fishing and for stunning views offered by the wildlife. From the Glen Alps parking lot there is a very accessible way to the Anchorage overlook, opening a view of 360 degrees over the city, Cook Inlet and Chugach Mountains. The city is a fabulous touristic destination, transforming your stay into a lovely holiday, with memorable moments, surrounded by notable places and pitoresque landscapes. Relax and take a deep breath of fresh air for the veritable natural landscapes of the city, and delight your soul with unrepeatable memories, that will fascinate and charm you. Anchorage is a truly fascinating town, spreaded along with overwhelming glaciers, beautiful mountain peaks, that will attract your eyes and will create a enchanting atmosphere around you. The inhabitants are here very lovely, so you will be welcomed all the time. Anchorage will leave on you nice impressions, and you will live the best experience of your life, living in a interesting environment where the animals and the people live in a perfect harmony.

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