Plants of the artic (and not quite so arctic . . . this is southern Alaska, after all) are grown and arranged here into a lovely garden that you're not likely to see replicated elsewhere. And this is a massive garden; over a hundred acres of flowering plants. Look sharp. Sometimes, moose wander down...

You may think of aquariums and think of fish . . . and fish you will see at the Alaska Sealife Center. More exciting, though, are the sea lions, the puffins, and the harbor seals, all closely observable, all native to Alaska.

See Alaskan history through the lens of its native peoples, then the Russians, and finally the comparatively modern America, in artifacts and pictures. Children can run up and down a model stern of a ship in the Children's Room.

The Anchorage Museum of History and Art is all about artistic enrichment, whether through exhibits that illuminate history, or exhibits that illuminate through artistic culture. If you're in Anchorage on the weekend, attend one of the "Movies for the Mind," from a collection of foreign, independent,...

This old wooden building is the absolute oldest wooden building on the West Coast, but it's still standing strong. Besides keeping itself most skillfully erect, it hosts exhibits on Russian colonists and its past within the American colony-then-state, as well as on the Alutiiq, who have been here fa...

Cyrano's is live theater at its most hilarious. Sure, they do serious dramas, but they're best known for their zany and off-beat (and sometimes improv) performances. They've been voted best of Anchorage before and with good reason.

The Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church has stood for over two hundred years where it stands today, and its blue onion domes just toward the horizon, beautiful, old, and foreign. Services are still held here every week and the interior is as breathtaking as the exterior.

Get up close and curious at the Imaginarium. Explore physics, space, and fossils hands-on and watch live fish and reptiles . . . not just models, here.

From ten thousand years ago to the present, this is the collected history of Sitka. From Tlingit boats and heroic Tlingit princess to biplanes and an attempt to fly around the world, from peace to struggle, these exhibits cover it all.

Nowhere else in the world are there so many bald eagles in one space. This is what makes the Klukwan Bald Eagle Observatory special. Visit and visit for at least a short period of time . . . you're sure to see more than one of the rare national bird.