Where to Go in Alaska
Metro
Anchorage
Anchorage is where raw Alaskan wilderness meets urban energy, a gateway city perched between Cook Inlet's dramatic tides and the snow-capped Chugach Mountains. Here you'll find world-class museums hon
5 itineraries
Mountain Ski
Kenai Peninsula (Seward, Homer, Cooper Landing)
The Kenai Peninsula is Alaska's most accessible wilderness playground, where glaciers calve into turquoise fjords, rivers run silver with halibut and salmon, and brown bears fish for their dinner just
3 itineraries
Mountain Ski
Fairbanks area
Fairbanks is Alaska's gateway to the raw, untamed interior—a frontier town where the midnight sun bathes summer nights in golden light and winter auroras dance across frozen skies. Surrounded by taiga
3 itineraries
National Park
Denali NP (Eielson Visitor Center, Denali Wilderness)
Denali National Park stands as one of North America's last true wilderness sanctuaries, where the 20,310-foot peak dominates a sprawling landscape of tundra, boreal forest, and pristine alpine valleys
5 itineraries
Mountain Ski
Matanuska-Susitna Valley (Palmer, Wasilla)
The Matanuska-Susitna Valley is Alaska's unexpected breadbasket and adventure playground, where massive glaciers meet fertile farmland and the midnight sun illuminates endless summer days. This region
3 itineraries
Beach Coastal
Juneau area (weekend trips)
Juneau is Alaska's remote capital, where temperate rainforests meet tidewater glaciers and the Inside Passage's sheltered waters. A weekend here feels suspended between civilization and wilderness—you
4 itineraries
Character City
Ketchikan area
Ketchikan perches on the edge of Southeast Alaska's temperate rainforest, a rugged gold-rush town frozen in time yet thoroughly welcoming to wanderers. Historic Creek Street beckons with its weathered
5 itineraries
Alaska Itineraries
2 Days · Solo
Denali NP (Eielson Visitor Center, Denali Wilderness), Alaska
Tundra Light and Grizzly Ground: 2 Days at Denali's Eielson Corridor
7 stops
2 Days · Active Retirees
Denali NP (Eielson Visitor Center, Denali Wilderness), Alaska
Tundra Light and the Mountain That Makes Its Own Weather: 2 Days in Denali
5 stops
2 Days · Active Retirees
Ketchikan area, Alaska
Totems, Tides, and Fjord Light: Two Fall Days in Ketchikan
4 stops
1 Day · Teen Families
Juneau area (weekend trips), Alaska
Ice, Mist, and Meltwater: A Family Day at Mendenhall Glacier
2 stops
2 Days · Young Families
Juneau area (weekend trips), Alaska
Ice, Falls & Fjord Light: A Family Weekend Around Juneau
3 stops
4 Days · Teen Families
Juneau area (weekend trips), Alaska
Ice, Falls & Fjord Light: A Juneau Weekend for Teen Families
6 stops
4 Days · Couples
Juneau area (weekend trips), Alaska
Ice, Mist, and Endless Light: A Juneau Weekend for Two
5 stops
4 Days · Teen Families
Fairbanks area, Alaska
Frozen Light: A Fairbanks Winter for Teens and Parents Alike
6 stops
4 Days · Young Families
Matanuska-Susitna Valley (Palmer, Wasilla), Alaska
Musk Oxen, Mine Shafts & Midnight Sun: 4 Days in the Mat-Su Valley
4 stops
4 Days · Young Families
Fairbanks area, Alaska
Midnight Sun & Reindeer Trails: 4 Days in Fairbanks with Little Ones
5 stops
3 Days · Active Retirees
Denali NP (Eielson Visitor Center, Denali Wilderness), Alaska
Tundra Light & Wild Horizons: 3 Days at Denali's Eielson Corridor
4 stops
4 Days · Teen Families
Kenai Peninsula (Seward, Homer, Cooper Landing), Alaska
Ice, Silence & Silver Rivers: 4 Winter Days on the Kenai Peninsula
9 stops