FAIRBANKS
Home to 100,000 Alaskans, the de facto capital of the Far North thrives with restaurants, museums and shops. Discover Gold Rush history (and pan for gold), explore the Museum of the North, and learn about Athabascan culture at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center.
HOT SPRINGS
At Chena Hot Springs, fight winter's cold with a soak in a rock-lined pool warmed by natural hot springs, then chill out with a cocktail at the Aurora Ice Museum. Or drive the Elliott Highway
to Manley Hot Springs, and soak amid the grapes in a greenhouse.
DENALI NATIONAL PARK
Visitors come here for mountains, so high that their peaks are often lost in the clouds. But there's so much more than summits to experience here: see boreal forest and arctic tundra, rich glacial valleys and a world of animals large and small.
YUKON RIVER
The 2,000+ mile-long Yukon River is the third longest river in North America, and it's always been a highway. Miners used it to seek their fortunes during the Gold Rush and the continent's first people likely traveled along it. Today, it's still the
route traveled by salmon, who support wild and human life.
NORTH POLE
Ever wanted to see where your letters to Santa go, or stroll down a real Santa Claus Lane? North Pole is Christmas every day of the year. Come meet the big guy, or do a little holiday
shopping.
