20071223 Anchorage Museums and Points of Interest

Anchorage Museums and Points of Interest

December 23, 2007

Captain Cook Hotel 4th and K Street Anchorage AK

http://www.captaincook.com/

http://www.muni.org/mayor/2007stateofcity.cfm

http://www.adn.com/newsreader/story/246116.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenai_peninsula

Storms Bring Ice and Snow to Midwest

by Dina Temple-Raston

All Things Considered, December 24, 2007 · A storm that brought freezing rain and snow to the plains states and Midwest over the weekend has moved into the Northeast, leaving at least 19 people dead in weather-related accidents.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17587244&ft=1&f=1001

Municipality of Anchorage

http://www.muni.org/homepage/index.cfm

Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau

http://www.anchorage.net/

Anchorage Dailey News

http://www.adn.com/

Map of Alaska

http://www.mapofalaska.net/

Amazing Grace Lutheran Church

http://www.amazinggracealaska.org/

Anchorage Museum A world-class museum in downtown Anchorage.

121 W Seventh Ave.

Anchorage, AK 99501-3696

Phone 1: (907) 343-4326
Phone 2: (907) 343-6151
Fax: (907) 343-6130

A world-class museum in downtown Anchorage.

Locator Map: Click for Map and Directions

Web Site: http://www.anchoragemuseum.org

Email: museum@anchoragemuseum.org

Seasons of Operation: Year Round

Handicap Accessible: Yes

Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum New exhibits, flight simulator, theater, gifts.

Alaska Botanical Garden Perennial display, herb, and rock gardens; trails. Plant Nursery, gift shop, 1-mile interpretive nature trail, self-guided tour maps, events, docent-tours, and "Discovery Duffels" for kids June-August.

Alaska Heritage Museum at Wells Fargo 900 Alaska Native artifacts, gold, fine art, free.

Alaska Museum of Natural History Alaska dinosaurs, fossils, rocks and artifacts.

Alaska Native Heritage Center Alaska's premier Alaska Native cultural center.

Alaska Naturally Aurora - Alaska's great northern lights 9 am-9 pm. See the northern lights this summer! May 24 - Sept 1. Alaska Center for the Performing Arts - Sydney Laurence Theatre. A must see Alaska presentation!

Anchorage Fire Department Fire Department Museum - fire memorabilia.

Fraternal Order of Alaska State Troopers Trooper Museum. 245 W Fifth, between B and C St.

Imaginarium: Science Discovery Center Hands-on science discovery for children, families. Marine tanks, planetarium, aurora borealis, traveling exhibits, bubble lab, reptiles, flight exhibit. Daily demos. Birthday parties. Science store.

National Archives Pacific Alaska Region (Anchorage) Depository for records from federal agencies. Research Alaska's history, genealogy, more. Textural records, photos, microfilm, and maps from Alaska's past.

Oscar Anderson House Museum Circa 1915. Early Anchorage history. Guided tours.

Russian Orthodox Museum, Inc. Russian-Alaska history, gift shop, active chapel.

Wolf Song of Alaska Internationally acclaimed wolf organization.