The wild, remote location of Anchorage is exhilarating, but so too is the discovery of a sophisticated city with great dining and museums and friendly people.

And speaking of wild critters, make sure you take the kids to The Alaska Zoo, located just off O’Malley Road in South Anchorage. Open daily and featuring a wide variety of mammals and birds ...

(Mile 79 of the Seward Highway, Portage) Alaska Zoo (Anchorage): Started in 1969 with just Annabelle, an elephant won by a local grocer in a contest, the zoo now includes more than 100 animals ...

Alaska Zoo features animals such as polar bears ... Seward too has some scenic hiking. Anchorage meanwhile has more than 200 kilometres of cycle ways, the best of which is the 11-kilometre ...

Around Anchorage there are brown bears (including grizzlies, a subspecies), and black bears. The bears were still hibernating when we were there, but nonetheless, Alaska Zoo officials warned us to be ...

The fourth of May, colloquially known as “May the fourth be with you,” is a special day at the Alaska Zoo. Brian Peterson - ...

This park on the southern end of Anchorage is just as good for quieter outings, too. The views of Cook Inlet can’t be matched and a wide variety of wildflowers bloom here in summer, including the ...

The center is one of the best day trips from Anchorage, set an hour south of town. Also, consider the Alaska Zoo for a more close-at-hand attraction featuring animals. This aquarium in Seward is a ...