Anchorage Discovery

OVERVIEW

Explore some of the most iconic attractions in Anchorage on your own, beginning with the Anchorage Museum, where you will be dropped off. While browsing the exhibitions, you will gain an overall understanding of the state, its natural wonders and Alaska Native people such as the Dena’ina. The museum sits on their traditional homeland. The collections include antique weapons, gold nuggets, fine art and natural history items such as mammoth tusks. You will be free to concentrate on the exhibitions that you find most interesting. Afterwards, you will spend hours wandering about downtown Anchorage, where you can do most anything you please. You will be in the heart of the largest city close to an abundance of excellent restaurants, one-of-a-kind shops and landmarks such as the monument to Captain Cook, who explored the area in 1778. The towering whale mural one of the buildings in Town Square is also worth a look.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Independently browse the extraordinary artifacts in the Anchorage Museum.
• Spend free time exploring downtown Anchorage on your own.
• Browse the attractions at your own pace and stay at them as long as you like.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.