Frommer's Alaska 2011 (Frommer's Color Complete)

✍ Scribed by Charles P. Wohlforth

• Publisher: Frommers
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 644
• Series: Frommer's Color Complete
• Edition: 6
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Hundreds of color photosFree pocket map inside,plus easy-to-read maps throughoutExact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical informationCandid reviews of hotels and restaurants,plus sights, shopping, and nightlifeItineraries, walking tours, and trip-planning ideas Insider tips from local expert authors

✦ Table of Contents

Frommer's Alaska 2011......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 5
LIST OF MAPS......Page 9
ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 10
CHAPTER 1: THE BEST OF ALASKA......Page 13
THE BEST VIEWS......Page 15
THE BEST ALASKA CRUISES......Page 18
THE BEST GLACIERS......Page 19
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DRIVES & TRAIN RIDES......Page 20
THE BEST FISHING......Page 22
THE BEST BEAR VIEWING......Page 23
THE BEST MARINE MAMMAL VIEWING......Page 24
THE BEST ENCOUNTERS WITH NATIVE CULTURE......Page 25
THE BEST MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES......Page 26
THE BEST WINTER DESTINATIONS......Page 27
THE BEST HOTELS......Page 29
THE BEST WEBSITES......Page 30
CHAPTER 2: ALASKA IN DEPTH......Page 32
ALASKA TODAY: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ALASKAN......Page 34
ALASKA’S POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE......Page 42
NATURAL HISTORY: ROUGH DRAFTS & ERASURES......Page 46
HISTORY: SCENES ON AN OVERSIZE STAGE......Page 57
THE IDITAROD......Page 59
BOOKS, FILM & TV......Page 63
ALASKA CUISINE: FRESH FISH SPECIAL......Page 65
CHAPTER 3: PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO ALASKA......Page 67
WHEN TO GO......Page 68
ONLY-IN-ALASKA EVENTS......Page 74
ALASKA CALENDAR OF EVENTS......Page 75
MONEY & COSTS......Page 77
NATIVE ART: FINDING THE REAL THING......Page 78
GETTING THERE & GETTING AROUND......Page 80
ALASKA BY THE NUMBERS......Page 82
ESCORTED TOUR OR DO-IT-YOURSELF?......Page 84
PLANNING AN OUTDOOR VACATION......Page 88
A SALMON PRIMER......Page 93
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS......Page 96
TRAVEL & RENTAL-CAR INSURANCE......Page 98
HEALTH & SAFETY......Page 100
CHAPTER 4: SUGGESTED ALASKA ITINERARIES......Page 106
SOUTHEAST ALASKA IN 1 WEEK......Page 108
2 NATIONAL PARKS IN 1 WEEK......Page 111
A 2-WEEK GRAND LOOP......Page 115
A WEEK IN ALASKA WITH KIDS......Page 118
A WEEK OF ALASKA WINTER SPORTS......Page 121
CHAPTER 5: CRUISING ALASKA’S COAST......Page 124
WEIGHING YOUR CRUISE OPTIONS......Page 127
THE BEST CRUISE EXPERIENCES IN ALASKA......Page 130
BOOKING YOUR CRUISE......Page 134
THE SMALL-SHIP CRUISE LINES......Page 139
THE BIG-SHIP CRUISE LINES......Page 142
CHAPTER 6: SOUTHEAST ALASKA......Page 151
EXPLORING SOUTHEAST ALASKA......Page 154
KETCHIKAN: ON THE WATERFRONT......Page 162
FAST FACTS: KETCHIKAN......Page 167
MAJESTIC MISTY FJORDS......Page 174
WRANGELL......Page 181
FAST FACTS: WRANGELL......Page 184
PETERSBURG: UNVARNISHED THRESHOLD TO THE OUTDOORS......Page 194
FAST FACTS: PETERSBURG......Page 196
SITKA: RICH PRIZE OF RUSSIAN CONQUEST......Page 206
FAST FACTS: SITKA......Page 210
JUNEAU: FOREST CAPITAL......Page 224
FAST FACTS: JUNEAU......Page 228
WALKING TOUR: JUNEAU......Page 232
REMOTE CABINS ON FOOT......Page 244
A DAY TRIP TO TRACY ARM......Page 246
QUICK BITES IN JUNEAU......Page 255
GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK......Page 256
GUSTAVUS: COUNTRY INNS & QUIET......Page 261
HAINES: EAGLES & THE UNEXPECTED......Page 266
FAST FACTS: HAINES......Page 269
SKAGWAY: AFTER THE GOLD RUSH......Page 277
THE GOLD RUSH IN CONTEXT......Page 278
FAST FACTS: SKAGWAY......Page 284
CHAPTER 7: ANCHORAGE & ENVIRONS......Page 294
ESSENTIALS......Page 299
FAST FACTS: ANCHORAGE......Page 305
WHERE TO STAY......Page 306
WHERE TO DINE......Page 314
WALKING TOUR: DOWNTOWN ANCHORAGE......Page 321
GETTING OUTSIDE......Page 336
SHOPPING......Page 346
ANCHORAGE NIGHTLIFE......Page 348
SIDE TRIPS TO TURNAGAIN ARM & PORTAGE GLACIER......Page 349
TIDAL WAVE......Page 352
SIDE TRIPS TO GIRDWOOD & MOUNT ALYESKA......Page 356
SIDE TRIP TO THE MATANUSKA & SUSITNA VALLEYS......Page 361
CHAPTER 8: THE KENAI PENINSULA & PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND......Page 365
EXPLORING THE KENAI PENINSULA & PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND......Page 367
THE SEWARD HIGHWAY: A ROAD GUIDE......Page 371
A SIDE TRIP TO HOPE......Page 374
WHITTIER: DOCK ON THE SOUND......Page 381
SEWARD: GATEWAY TO RESURRECTION BAY & KENAI FJORDS......Page 387
FAST FACTS SEWARD......Page 390
KENAI FJORDS NATIONAL PARK......Page 398
COOPER LANDING: ROAD MEETS RIVER......Page 406
KENAI, SOLDOTNA & STERLING: GIANT SALMON......Page 409
FAST FACTS: KENAI & SOLDOTNA......Page 410
KENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE......Page 416
HOMER & KACHEMAK BAY: COSMIC HAMLET BY THE SEA......Page 419
FAST FACTS: HOMER......Page 423
A DAY TRIP TO HALIBUT COVE......Page 431
GETTING YOUR FISH HOME......Page 432
VALDEZ......Page 440
FAST FACTS: VALDEZ......Page 443
CORDOVA: HIDDEN TREASURE......Page 450
FAST FACTS: CORDOVA......Page 453
CHAPTER 9: THE DENALI NATIONAL PARK REGION......Page 461
PLANNING A VISIT TO THE PARK......Page 464
THE DENALI HIGHWAY:THE DRIVABLE DENALI......Page 466
PARK ESSENTIALS......Page 468
TRAIN CHOICES......Page 470
DENALI BY SHUTTLE BUS......Page 474
DENALI PARK ROAD BUS FACTS......Page 477
THE ALASKA-OHIO NAME GAME, NEXT GENERATION......Page 481
DENALI ON FOOT: DAYHIKING & BACKPACKING......Page 482
ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE PARK......Page 486
ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE PARK......Page 488
WHERE TO STAY......Page 490
WHERE TO DINE......Page 495
DENALI WILDERNESS LODGES......Page 498
TALKEETNA: BACK DOOR TO DENALI......Page 499
FAST FACTS: TALKEETNA......Page 501
CHAPTER 10: THE ALASKAN INTERIOR......Page 506
EXPLORING THE INTERIOR......Page 508
FAIRBANKS: ALASKA HEARTLAND......Page 509
ALASKA’S HIGHWAYS A LA CARTE......Page 512
FAST FACTS: FAIRBANKS......Page 516
SEEING THE AURORA BOREALIS......Page 519
THE ROSTER OF RURAL ROADS......Page 538
CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD......Page 541
THE DALTON HIGHWAY......Page 546
THE ALASKA HIGHWAY......Page 552
DAWSON CITY & EAGLE: DETOUR INTO HISTORY......Page 554
FAST FACTS: TOK......Page 556
FAST FACTS: DELTA JUNCTION......Page 558
THE GLENN HIGHWAY......Page 560
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY & COPPER CENTER......Page 563
WRANGELL—ST. ELIAS NATIONAL PARK & KENNECOTT......Page 564
CHAPTER 11: THE BUSH......Page 574
EXPLORING THE BUSH......Page 577
KODIAK: WILD ISLAND......Page 579
FAST FACTS: KODIAK......Page 581
KATMAI NATIONAL PARK......Page 589
FAST FACTS: KATMAI & REGION......Page 591
UNALASKA & DUTCH HARBOR: ALEUTIAN BOOMTOWN......Page 594
FAST FACTS: UNALASKA & DUTCH HARBOR......Page 596
THE ALEUTIANS: THE QUIET AFTER WAR......Page 598
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS: BIRDER’S PARADISE......Page 601
NOME: ARCTIC FRONTIER TOWN......Page 602
FAST FACTS: NOME......Page 605
BARROW: WAY NORTH......Page 610
FAST FACTS: BARROW......Page 613
PRUDHOE BAY: ARCTIC INDUSTRY......Page 616
FAST FACTS: ALASKA......Page 620
AIRLINE, HOTEL & CAR-RENTAL WEBSITES......Page 625
INDEX......Page 627