Fodor's Alaska

by Fodor's Travel Publications

Overview

Whether you want to spot wildlife in Denali National Park , cruise past glaciers in Glacier Bay , or experience the Northern Lights , the local Fodor’s travel experts in Alaska are here to help! Fodor’s Alaska guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos.

Fodor’s Alaska travel guide includes:

• AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do
• MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time
• MORE THAN 25 DETAILED MAPS and a FREE PULL-OUT MAP to help you navigate confidently
• COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust!
• HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, and more
• PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “Alaska’s Best Outdoor Adventures”, “Alaska’s Best Wildlife Adventures”, “Alaska’s Best Shore Excursions”, and more.
• TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money
• HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, geography and more
• SPECIAL FEATURES on “Alaska Cruises 101”, “Alaska’s Glaciers”, “Native Arts and Crafts”, and more.
• LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems
• UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Juneau, Denali National Park, Anchorage, Fairbanks, the Kenai Peninsula, Skagway, Ketchikan, Glacier Bay, Haines, Homer, Kodiak Island, the Yukon, and more.

Planning on taking an Alaskan cruise? Check out Fodor’s Complete Guide to Alaska Cruises.

*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640974753
Publisher:	Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.
Publication date:	02/08/2022
Series:	Full-color Travel Guide
Edition description:	37th ed.
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	59,297
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

For over 80 years, Fodor's Travel has been a trusted resource offering expert travel advice for every stage of a traveler's trip. We hire local writers who know their destinations better than anyone else, allowing us to provide the best travel recommendations for all tastes and budget in over 7,500 worldwide destinations. Our books make it possible for every trip to be a trip of a lifetime.

Table of Contents

1 Experience Alaska 6

20 Ultimate Experiences 8

What's Where 16

Alaska Today 18

What to Eat and Drink in Alaska 20

What to Buy in Alaska 22

Best Outdoor Adventures in Alaska 24

Best Wildlife Experiences in Alaska 26

Alaska Cruises 101 28

Best Shore Excursions in Alaska 30

Alaska's History 32

What to Read and Watch Before Your Trip 34

2 Travel Smart Alaska 35

Need to Know 36

Getting Here and Around 38

Essentials 40

What to Pack 43

Great itineraries 44

Contacts 52

3 Anchorage 53

Welcome to Anchorage 54

Planning 56

Activities 60

Downtown 67

Midtown 77

Spenard 79

Greater Anchorage 81

Side Trips from Anchorage 84

4 Juneau, the Inside Passage, and Southeast Alaska 87

Welcome to Juneau, the Inside Passage, and Southeast Alaska 88

Planning 92

Ketchikan 96

Misty Fjords National Monument 108

Metlakatla 108

Prince of Wales Island 110

Wrangell 112

Petersburg 118

Sitka 122

Juneau 135

Juneau's Nearby Villages 152

Admiralty Island 153

Tracy Arm 154

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve 154

Gustavus 161

Haines 162

Skagway 169

5 The Kenai Peninsula and Southcentral Alaska 183

Welcome to the Kenai Peninsula and Southcentral Alaska 184

Planning 188

Chugach State Park 191

Portage Glacier 193

Whittier 195

Chugach National Forest 198

Valdez 200

Cordova 203

Hope 207

Seward 210

Kenai Fjords National Park 215

Cooper Landing 219

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge 225

Kenai, Sterling, and Soldotna 227

Homer 230

Kachemak Bay State Park and State Wilderness Park 235

Seldovia 237

Kodiak 238

Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge 241

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve 242

Palmer 246

Wasilla 247

Talkeetna 249

Denali State Park 252

Glennallen 254

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve 255

6 Denali National Park and Preserve 261

Welcome to Denali National Park and Preserve 262

Planning 265

In the Park 271

Activities 282

What's Nearby 286

7 Fairbanks, The Yukon, and the Interior 291

Welcome to Fairbanks, the Yukon, and the Interior 292

Planning 295

Fairbanks 298

Nenana 315

Chena Hot Springs 316

Central and Circle 318

Steese and White Mountains 319

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve 320

The Dalton Highway 322

North Pole and Salcha 323

Delta Junction 324

Tok 326

Chicken 333

Eagle 334

Dawson City 335

Whitehorse 339

8 The Bush 343

Welcome to the Bush 344

Planning 348

Bethel 353

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge 357

Wood-Tikchik State Park 359

Katmai National Park and Preserve 361

Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve 366

Becharof and Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuges 367

Aleutian Islands 367

Unalaska/Dutch Harbor 368

Pribilof Islands 371

Nome 373

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve 378

Kotzebue 379

Kobuk Valley National Park 383

Noatak National Preserve 384

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve 385

Utqiagvik 387

Prudhoe Bay 389

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 391

Index 392

About the Writers 400

Maps

Anchorage Orientation 54-55

Anchorage 70-71

Juneau, the Inside Passage, and Southeast Alaska 89

Ketchikan 98

Side Trips from Ketchikan 109

Wrangell 114

Petersburg 120

Sitka 124

Juneau 140

Side Trips from Juneau 153

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve 156

Haines 164

Skagway 170

The Kenai Peninsula and Southcentral Alaska 185

Prince William Sound 192

Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island 208

Mat-Su Valley and Beyond 244

Denali National Park and Preserve 262-263

Fairbanks, the Yukon, and the Interior 292-293

Fairbanks 302-303

North of Fairbanks 316

Fortymile Country and the Yukon 324

The Bush 344-345

Southwest 354

Northwest and the Arctic 374

Amazing Whales of Alaska 129

The Klondike Gold Rush 173

Alaska's Glaciers 220

Denali 273

Native Arts and Crafts 327

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