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Things to Do in Downtown
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Alaska Center for the Performing Arts
The distinctive stone-and-glass building overlooks an expansive... |
Arts / Performance Venues | Downtown |
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Alaska Public Lands Information Center
Stop here for information on all of Alaska's public lands, including... |
Information Centers | Downtown |
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Alaska Railroad Historic Depot
Totem poles and a locomotive built in 1907 are outside the station... |
Transportation Sites | Downtown |
Anchorage Museum
This is no just-in-case-of-a-rainy-day attraction. An extensive... |
Museums / Galleries | Downtown |
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Historic City Hall
Offices of Visit Anchorage now occupy this 1936 building. A few... |
Government Buildings | Downtown |
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Log Cabin and Downtown Visitor Information Center
Housed in a rustic log cabin, the center's sod roof is festooned... |
Information Centers | Downtown |
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Oscar Anderson House Museum
City butcher Oscar Anderson built Anchorage's first permanent... |
Museums / Galleries | Downtown |
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Resolution Park
This tiny park has a cantilevered viewing platform dominated... |
Parks | Downtown |
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Ship Creek
The creek is dammed right downtown, with a footbridge across... |
Bodies of Water | Downtown |
Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
Strollers, runners, bikers, dog walkers, and in-line skaters... |
Trails | Downtown |
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