Guidebook for Anchorage

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Guidebook for Anchorage

Food Scene

Nearby restaurants/bars
Alaska style breakfast, lunch, dinner with full bar.
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Gwennie's Old Alaska Restaurant
4333 Spenard Rd
45 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Alaska style breakfast, lunch, dinner with full bar.
Upscale pizza pub for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Lunch and dinner are upscale comfort food. Beer and wine bar. Has good coffee and pastries for breakfast.
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Rustic Goat
2800 Turnagain St
124 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Upscale pizza pub for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Lunch and dinner are upscale comfort food. Beer and wine bar. Has good coffee and pastries for breakfast.
Hotel, restaurant breakfast, lunch, dinner, good bar. Great deck on float plane lake when weather is good.
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The Lakefront Anchorage
4800 Spenard Rd
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hotel, restaurant breakfast, lunch, dinner, good bar. Great deck on float plane lake when weather is good.
Hidden local gem. Terrific Italian food and best whiskey selection in Anchorage.
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Fiori D'Italia
2502 McRae Rd
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Hidden local gem. Terrific Italian food and best whiskey selection in Anchorage.
Su and her husband run a lovely little place with terrific food. Take out available.
Thai Siam
3801 Lois Dr
Su and her husband run a lovely little place with terrific food. Take out available.
Fast, good Mexican food. Eat in, drive through or delivered.
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Taco King
2001 E 88th Ave
26 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fast, good Mexican food. Eat in, drive through or delivered.
Across Spenard St from condo, tasty, good service, beer, sake.
Jinmi Korean Restaurant
4505 Spenard Rd
Across Spenard St from condo, tasty, good service, beer, sake.

Parks & Nature

Great 15 minute self-guided tour of plaques of the 1964 earthquake in Anchorage. Along the Tony Knowles coastal trail, great spot to walk or bike.
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Earthquake Park
5101 Point Woronzof Rd
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Great 15 minute self-guided tour of plaques of the 1964 earthquake in Anchorage. Along the Tony Knowles coastal trail, great spot to walk or bike.
Just past the south end of Anchorage on Seward Hwy, Potters Marsh is nesting sanctuary for migratory birds of all sorts.
58 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Potter Marsh Wildlife Viewing Boardwalk
2999 E 154th Ave
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Just past the south end of Anchorage on Seward Hwy, Potters Marsh is nesting sanctuary for migratory birds of all sorts.
Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, AK, EE. UU.

Essentials

Speedway Express across from condo towards Spenard, convenience store, liquor store, gas.
2GO Tesoro
4608 Spenard Rd
Speedway Express across from condo towards Spenard, convenience store, liquor store, gas.
Potshop across from Lakefront Hotel. What else is there to say?
Catalyst Cannabis Co. Spenard
Potshop across from Lakefront Hotel. What else is there to say?

Sightseeing

Drive or bike, 4 miles one way. Exciting to stand on the bluff above Knik arm and watch airplane traffic of international airport.
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Point Woronzof
Point Woronzof Road
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Drive or bike, 4 miles one way. Exciting to stand on the bluff above Knik arm and watch airplane traffic of international airport.
Lake hood, you’re looking at it. About 2 miles around. Busiest float plane base in the world. Please don’t touch aircraft. Small planes using roads around Lake Hood have the right of way. Stop, make eye contact with pilot.
Lake Hood Seaplane Base, Anchorage, AK 99530, EE. UU.
Lake hood, you’re looking at it. About 2 miles around. Busiest float plane base in the world. Please don’t touch aircraft. Small planes using roads around Lake Hood have the right of way. Stop, make eye contact with pilot.
15 min drive NE of downtown anchorage. Wonderful historical displays and full size recreations of Alaska’s Indigenous peoples homes and lifestyles.
176 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Alaska Native Heritage Center
8800 Heritage Center Dr
176 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
15 min drive NE of downtown anchorage. Wonderful historical displays and full size recreations of Alaska’s Indigenous peoples homes and lifestyles.
Just across the lake, has lots of cool aviation stuff and history.
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Alaska Aviation Museum
4721 Aircraft Dr
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Just across the lake, has lots of cool aviation stuff and history.
10 min drive to downtown anchorage. Great walking district with uniquely Alaska shops, museums, eateries and bars.
Downtown Anchorage
10 min drive to downtown anchorage. Great walking district with uniquely Alaska shops, museums, eateries and bars.
Alyeska lodge is in Girdwood, 45 min drive. Take the tram to top of ski hill for wild views of turn again arm or have a bite and a look around.
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Alyeska Resort & Hotel Alyeska
1000 Arlberg Ave
133 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Alyeska lodge is in Girdwood, 45 min drive. Take the tram to top of ski hill for wild views of turn again arm or have a bite and a look around.
A short hour south on the way to Whittier. Lots of Alaska critters, self guided driving tour. Great gift shop.
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Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
43520 Seward Hwy
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A short hour south on the way to Whittier. Lots of Alaska critters, self guided driving tour. Great gift shop.
1.25 hr drive to Whittier tunnel. It’s one lane and opens 1/2 past each hour. Whittier is the gateway to Prince William Sound. The whole town lives in one building. Tunnel out of Whittier opens on the hour. Hanging glaciers, lots of marina activity and tourism stuff. Go on a kayak, fishing or jet ski tour. 26 Glacier cruise departs from here.
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Whittier
73 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
1.25 hr drive to Whittier tunnel. It’s one lane and opens 1/2 past each hour. Whittier is the gateway to Prince William Sound. The whole town lives in one building. Tunnel out of Whittier opens on the hour. Hanging glaciers, lots of marina activity and tourism stuff. Go on a kayak, fishing or jet ski tour. 26 Glacier cruise departs from here.
Impressive way to see Denali. Talkeetna air is the local provider and service is custom and personal.
30 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Denali National Park and Talkeetna Air Taxi
14212 E 2nd St
30 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Impressive way to see Denali. Talkeetna air is the local provider and service is custom and personal.