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
17 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
16 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
17 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
16 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
16 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 · Teen Families
Matanuska-Susitna Valley (Palmer, Wasilla), Alaska
Ice, Wool, and Wind: Two Winter Days in the Mat-Su Valley
3 stops
2 Days · Solo
Matanuska-Susitna Valley (Palmer, Wasilla), Alaska
Ice, Oxen & Ancient Light: Two Winter Days in the Mat-Su Valley
2 stops
2 Days · Solo
Denali NP (Eielson Visitor Center, Denali Wilderness), Alaska
Tundra Light and Wild Horizons: Two Days at Denali's Edge
7 stops
2 Days · Teen Families
Denali NP (Eielson Visitor Center, Denali Wilderness), Alaska
Tundra, Ice, and the Great Peak: Two Days in Denali
6 stops
2 Days · Active Retirees
Matanuska-Susitna Valley (Palmer, Wasilla), Alaska
Musk Oxen, Mountain Light, and the Slow Valley Hours
3 stops
3 Days · Teen Families
Matanuska-Susitna Valley (Palmer, Wasilla), Alaska
Ice, Alpine & Musk Oxen: A Mat-Su Valley Family Adventure
4 stops
3 Days · Teen Families
Matanuska-Susitna Valley (Palmer, Wasilla), Alaska
Ice, Oxen & Alpine Wind: 3 Days in the Mat-Su Valley
3 stops
3 Days · Teen Families
Kenai Peninsula (Seward, Homer, Cooper Landing), Alaska
Ice, Rivers & Open Water: 3 Days Across the Kenai Peninsula
8 stops
3 Days · Solo
Matanuska-Susitna Valley (Palmer, Wasilla), Alaska
Glacial Light & Alpine Air: 3 Days in the Mat-Su Valley
4 stops
2 Days · Active Retirees
Matanuska-Susitna Valley (Palmer, Wasilla), Alaska
Frost, Fur & Alpine Light: Two Winter Days in the Mat-Su Valley
2 stops
3 Days · Teen Families
Juneau area (weekend trips), Alaska
Ice, Mist, and Fjord Light: A Juneau Weekend for Families
5 stops
2 Days · Active Retirees
Juneau area (weekend trips), Alaska
Ice, Mist, and the Quiet Hours: A Weekend in Juneau
3 stops