Aspen Hotels – AnchorageAnchorage 5th Avenue Mall is a popular five-level 447,000 square feet shopping center surrounded by Anchorage’s downtown core. This distinctive mall boasts over 110 stores ranging from electronics to jewelry to family apparel; nowhere else in Alaska offers more choices than this site. Shoppers seek out the unmatched retail lineup experience with the only JCPenny,…
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Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall
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The Alaska Zoo
This zoo first started with only one baby elephant named Anabelle in 1969. Since then, The Alaska Zoo has expanded to include over 100 animals across 25 acres of the Anchorage hillside. This zoo has the most extensive variety of animals native to Alaska, as well as a handful of exotic animals that are part…
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Things to do in Anchorage, Alaska
Located in Dena’ina Elnena, Anchorage combines wild Alaskan beauty, convenient urban amenities, marvelous sceneries, and fascinating culture. Some other things you can find in Anchorage are mesmerizing glaciers, unique hiking trails and parks, the beautiful northern lights, and more; this is why a trip to Anchorage can offer you the best Alaska offers in one…
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Matanuska Glacier
Located in Alaska, The Matanuska glacier is one of the few glaciers named. It is believed that Matanuska comes from -Russian- “Matanooski” or “Mednoviska,” meaning “cooper river people,” possibly referring to the Indian Athabascan people that used to live in this region. This glacier stretches down from the Chugach Mountains to the Glenn Highway and…