Anchorage, AK Guides, Vacations, Tourism

Wedged between the two arms of Cook Inlet and the imposing Chugach Mountains, Anchorage is home to over forty percent of Alaska's population and is the state's transport hub. A sprawling city on the edge of one of the world's great wildernesses, it often gets bad press from those who live elsewhere in the state and deride it as "just half an hour from the real Alaska." However, it has its attractions and, with its beautiful setting, can make a pleasant one- or two-day stopover. Anchorage was born in 1915 as a tent city for Alaska Railroad construction workers. During the 1930s, hopefuls … more »