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.
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