Guidebook for Anchorage and surroundings
Food Scene
Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop
718 K StBear Tooth Theatrepub
1230 W 27th AveSpenard Roadhouse
1049 W Northern Lights BlvdGlacier Brewhouse
737 W 5th AveGo to the top floor to get a coffee, have dinner, or grab some drinks: the view is spectacular!
17 residents recomanen
Hotel Captain Cook
939 W 5th AveGo to the top floor to get a coffee, have dinner, or grab some drinks: the view is spectacular!
South Restaurant + Coffeehouse
11124 Old Seward HwyAlways good food, and it has seating outside.
Nice ambiance, walking distance, and great pizzas (and oysters!)
43 residents recomanen
Hearth Artisan Pizza
1200 W Northern Lights BlvdNice ambiance, walking distance, and great pizzas (and oysters!)
Pangea Restaurant And Lounge
508 W 6th AveTry the oxobucco and the arepas!
Busy, busy, busy...but if you do not mind waiting, they have the best Kodiak Eggs Benedict ever! Maybe you can check-in, get the buzzer and go to the Captain Cook hotel to look ate the paintings or browse their shops.
231 residents recomanen
Snow City Cafe
1034 W 4th AveBusy, busy, busy...but if you do not mind waiting, they have the best Kodiak Eggs Benedict ever! Maybe you can check-in, get the buzzer and go to the Captain Cook hotel to look ate the paintings or browse their shops.
Solid, always good food. Nice moscow mules and seafood.
185 residents recomanen
Simon & Seafort's Saloon & Grill
420 L StreetSolid, always good food. Nice moscow mules and seafood.
Drinks & Nightlife
TapRoot in Spenard
3300 Spenard RdWilliwaw Social
609 F StParks & Nature
Flattop Mountain
Great easy to moderate walk; good park with explanations, etc.
90 residents recomanen
Eagle River Nature Center
32750 Eagle River RdGreat easy to moderate walk; good park with explanations, etc.
Classic hike with nice views. Easy, and you can make ti more challenging by going to the very top.
241 residents recomanen
Flattop Mountain
Classic hike with nice views. Easy, and you can make ti more challenging by going to the very top.
You can rent kayaks and do an easy river rafting (class 2) in one day.
22 residents recomanen
Kenai River
You can rent kayaks and do an easy river rafting (class 2) in one day.
If you are about to leave and still have not seen many wildlife, here you can have a pic.
185 residents recomanen
Centre de Conservació de la Vida Silvestre d'Alaska
43520 Seward HwyIf you are about to leave and still have not seen many wildlife, here you can have a pic.
There are a few walks around that area. When you are almost there, on your right, there is a parking area. That gentle and short walk brings you near A glacier.
53 residents recomanen
Portage Glacier
There are a few walks around that area. When you are almost there, on your right, there is a parking area. That gentle and short walk brings you near A glacier.
Essentials
Natural Pantry
3680 Barrow StFred Meyer
1000 E Northern Lights BlvdNew Sagaya Midtown Market
3700 Old Seward HwyCarrs
1650 W Northern Lights BlvdThey are open on Saturday, and they have food trucks with yummy food and organic veggies and honey, jam, etc. Walking distance from home.
15 residents recomanen
Spenard Farmers' Market
2555 Spenard RdThey are open on Saturday, and they have food trucks with yummy food and organic veggies and honey, jam, etc. Walking distance from home.
Arts & Culture
Fantastic Alaskan Native Art collection. Good for children for their science program. Good temporary exhibitions.
313 residents recomanen
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
625 C StFantastic Alaskan Native Art collection. Good for children for their science program. Good temporary exhibitions.
Wells Fargo Museum
301 W Northern Lights BlvdInteractive, interesting
Entertainment & Activities
Century 16 and XD
301 E 36th AveEverything Else
You can hike Winner Creek (hand tram), and eat fantastic food at Double Musky (need to show up early ir wait -totally worth it).
89 residents recomanen
Girdwood
You can hike Winner Creek (hand tram), and eat fantastic food at Double Musky (need to show up early ir wait -totally worth it).
Talkeetna
Quaint, good souvenirs' shops... get a plane to Denali.
Hope
From home you can bike towards the ocean and join the coastal trail, and continue until Kinkaid. In many places you can join the web of trails within Anchorage.
10 residents recomanen
Chester Creek Trail
Chester Creek TrailFrom home you can bike towards the ocean and join the coastal trail, and continue until Kinkaid. In many places you can join the web of trails within Anchorage.
Close from Anchorage (so it can be a day trip), you can get in a glaciers and whale watching boat, a fishing tour boat, rent kayaks, etc. This is the entrance to Prince William Sound closest to Anchorage so it is well worth the visit. You have to pay to get into the tunnel (I believe a car is 15 dollars o so)
73 residents recomanen
Whittier
Close from Anchorage (so it can be a day trip), you can get in a glaciers and whale watching boat, a fishing tour boat, rent kayaks, etc. This is the entrance to Prince William Sound closest to Anchorage so it is well worth the visit. You have to pay to get into the tunnel (I believe a car is 15 dollars o so)
Quaint, typical Alaskan sea town with nice restaurant and gift shops, and an Aquatic Center where you can see the marine life. The drive to Seward (or even better, the train ride) is phenomenal. A little bit before Seward, if you take a right, you can also go to see Harding ice field. If you walk a little bit you can see the glacier very close, and if you are fit and wants to walk for 4-6 hours (return) you can see the actual ice field.
125 residents recomanen
Seward
Quaint, typical Alaskan sea town with nice restaurant and gift shops, and an Aquatic Center where you can see the marine life. The drive to Seward (or even better, the train ride) is phenomenal. A little bit before Seward, if you take a right, you can also go to see Harding ice field. If you walk a little bit you can see the glacier very close, and if you are fit and wants to walk for 4-6 hours (return) you can see the actual ice field.