What are some Alaskan attractions?
Please stick to one city, thanks.
My brother and I are planning out a week to Alaska. We are kind of clueless, but here’s what we are looking for in a vacation spot;
-wildlife surrounding
-free parking
-make it a bit in the south, we live in New York and we don’t have much money
Thanks for everything
I agree you really only have time for one place, and picking it is the hard part, cause this state is huge
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And you have not really given me much info to work with here, but here’s some ideas that might help.
One good place to look for current prices on lodging, availability and price of camping areas (and some are free) and restaurants is the Milepost (Alaska travel bible)
I assume you want the south because you are flying to Anchorage. if you aren’t renting a car your limited to places you can get to by train. Other then chartered tour buses I don’t think there are public buses that run between cities.
If that is all true, how about Seward, the trip down there is beautiful. there are public campgrounds (and lots of easy squats if you get a local to help show you around) Most smaller town in AK will have some source of public water/showers/laundry because it is not uncommon up here to live without running water.
Food, I am told, is more expensive up here. I have nothing to compare it too, but many restaurants have menus online and you can check out some of those in areas you are considering. you can also shop and cook for yourselves to save money.
Seward has a cool sea life center, good access to day hike trails, possible wildlife includes big land mammals on the trip down and marine mammals and birds all around.
Other ideas. I know Fairbanks looks like a big town on the map, but it is actually a nice size. not too big, you can still easily find camping spots and hiking trails. Not too small, the college in town assures us a good supply of cheaper restaurants serving college student type fare. We also have great thai food (go figure) And there is the museum and really good live local music.
Choosing Cantwell or Healy or some other small town near Denali park is fun, you will get lots of wildlife. And access to the park, and related activities; hike, raft, bike. But you will also be limited on your dinning and shopping choices and things can be more expensive. Plus the park gets TONS of tourists.
Homer is a great place, but no public transport there. It is still pretty safe to hitch hike (as long as you use common sense). It is another coastal town, but smaller and a little quirkier then Seward. Seems like a lot of artist gravitate toward Homer so you get great music and cool crafts.
And I have not really spent enough time there, but the area around Talkeetna is totally beautiful. Might be worth looking into.
I am trying to keep it to places you can drive to, once you get off the road system the price can go way up, plus the added hassle of getting there. So although they are amazing Kodiak, Ketchican, and Sitka don’t make the list. And other then wildlife, witch it is pretty darn hard to miss in Alaska, I am not sure what you are wanting to do/see. So I hope this is helpful.
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