Alaska - Anchorage & Around (PDF Chapter)

This is the Anchorage & Around chapter from Lonely Planet’s Alaska guide-book.

Anchorage isn’t simply a big city on the edge of the wilderness, but rather a big city in the wilder-ness, and it manages to mingle hiking trails and traffic jams, small art galleries and Big Oil, like no other city.

• enjoy Alaskan art and culture at the world-class Anchorage Museum
• maps
• pedal along Anchorage’s shoreline with the Alaska Range in the distance on the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
• transport
• take the tram, go on a stroll and savor a gourmet meal in the little ski town of Girdwood
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Anchorage & Around, Girdwood, Eagle River, Eklutna, Palmer.