Scenic travel
Drive the Seward Highway
The 125 miles from Anchorage to Seward along Turnagain Arm and into the mountains.
Year-round · Anchorage to Seward · Easy
Scenic travel
7 ways to spend a day, or a week, on scenic travel. Each one has its own page.
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Scenic travel
Ride the Alaska Railroad
A dome car between Anchorage and Seward, or Anchorage and Fairbanks.
Summer · Anchorage, Seward, Denali, Fairbanks · Easy
Scenic travel
Ride into Denali National Park
A bus on the park road, which is how almost everyone sees the mountain and the animals.
Summer · Denali National Park · Easy
Scenic travel
Drive to the Arctic Circle
The Dalton Highway north of Fairbanks, gravel, long, and short on services.
Summer · North of Fairbanks · Challenging
Scenic travel
Visit Kennecott and Wrangell-St. Elias
The copper mill town at the end of the McCarthy Road, inside the largest national park.
Summer · McCarthy / Kennecott · Moderate
Scenic travel
Stay up for the midnight sun
Around the June solstice the Interior barely gets dark. Use the extra day.
Summer · Fairbanks and north, statewide light · Easy
Scenic travel
Ski or ride the tram at Alyeska
Alaska’s main ski resort in Girdwood, with Turnagain Arm below the upper mountain.
Winter · Girdwood · Moderate