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DENALI NATIONAL PARK
YUKON RIVER
NORTH POLE
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.
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.
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.
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, which support wild
and human life.
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.
F I V E
U N F O R G E T T A B L E P L A C E S
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