Aspen Hotels – Anchorage
Sledding, building snowmen and decadent hot chocolate? Sounds like the perfect way to kick off the holiday season, and Anchorage is a true winter wonderland. Downtown Anchorage becomes a fairytale setting, with businesses competing for the best holiday window displays and offering premium gifts and seasonal treats. It’s a real city of lights, especially…
Category Archives: Things to Do
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Your Winter Wonderland
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Visit the Alaska Jewish Museum
Anchorage is home to some of the most impressive museums in the state, including the Alaska Jewish Museum. The home for Jewish art, culture and history is committed to providing a community space that builds cultural bridges. A hub of diversity, the AJM is where stories of the state’s Jewish residents and histories are…
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Anchorage Halloween Haunts
If you’re lucky enough to spend Halloween in Anchorage, nothing compares to a spooky night in watching the Alaska-based film 30 Days of Night. (Technically it was filmed in New Zealand and the filmmakers got the seasons wrong as any Alaskan will point out, but it’s still an Alaska October tradition to watch!). If…
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Earthquake Park
Don’t worry, this particular park on the coast isn’t more likely to experience an earthquake than anywhere else in Anchorage. Named after a devastating earthquake in 1964, the disaster shaped the area into a unique landscape where you’ll now find a variety of trails and rich interpretive displays. Also known as the Good Friday…
