- Our list of the best things to do in Anchorage, Alaska, features the top 49 nearby activities — including 29 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Anchorage, AK has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Adventures, Tours, and Museums & Galleries.
- The results below include the top 36 things to do within the city of Anchorage, AK , followed by 15 popular activities in nearby cities, including Eagle River, Girdwood, Talkeetna, Chugiak, Indian, Kenai and Wasilla
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38.7 Miles
The ATV Tour to the Knick Glacier is a picturesque and adrenaline packed tour that covers over 50 miles of some of Alaska's most beautiful land. The tour includes a meal and an entire day of glacier and wildlife sightings.
39.4 Miles
A short and strenuous hike, Lazy Mountain is perfect for a day on one of Alaska's many peaks. From the top of the mountain hikers have a view of Twin Peaks, Bodenburge Butte, and other surroundings.
40.1 Miles
Knik Glacier Day Tour is located in a desert niche climate area often referred to as Alaska's 'sunny glacier', and is considered one of central Alaska's greatest rivers of ice. The tour includes walking trails through the diverse ecosystem where 'Star Trek IV' and 'Avalanche' were filmed.
40.1 Miles
Knick Glacier Tours - Day Tours is a tour company that gives tours of the renowned Knik Glacier. The company offers 4-hour excursions in a fully enclosed jet boat or airboat.
41.5 Miles
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424 votes
Mile 5.5 Portage Glacier Road, Girdwood, AK 99587
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Opened in 1986, the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center at Portage Glacier offers its visitors precious information about the area, through documentaries and award winning exhibits.
43.4 Miles
Independence Mine State Historical Park is dedicated to the history of the gold rush. A self-guided interpretive tour through the mine camp will teach you what it was like to live and work in one of Alaska's largest gold mining camps.
46.4 Miles
The Williwaw Campground is situated along the beautiful Williwaw Creek with prime fishing and very near the Williwaw Salmon Viewing Area and the Tail of Blue Ice, with great views of the Portage Glacier. RV and tent sites are available.
46.5 Miles
98%
251 votes
38100 W. Glenn Highway, Chickaloon, AK 99674
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NOVA, Alaska Glacier Hikes & Ice Climbing offer guided hiking day trips, on the Matanuska Glacier, providing many safe routes with spectacular views of crevasses, seracs, ice falls, moulins, caves and surface ponds. Suitable for a variety of ages, physical abilities and expectations, no experience necessary, an…
46.8 Miles
With a close-up view of and access to a glacier, the 1.4 mile Byron Glacier Trail provides a walk that is suitable for all ages. The trail features stones that children and adults can use for creative activities.
48.2 Miles
13-mile-long Russian River is a popular fishing area in the heart of bear country where you can fish for sockeye salmon, in mid-June and mid-July, rainbow trout and Dolly Varden Char in July and silver salmon in August. Access to the river is by hiking or a privately operated ferry.