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University of Alaska Museum of the North
2,432
"The museum is a fascinating and well curated trip through Alaska’s
natural history
, ethnography of its Native peoples, and more recent history from Russian settlers to the Gold Rush, and a candid look at WWII and..."
"On the second floor, there was a
sound room
which was different, as well as numerous art displays."
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Running Reindeer Ranch
1,201
"Truly enjoyed our time...family of reindeer loved by Jane, Doug, and Alex. Hard to decide best part: Walking with the fall leaves, petting the reindeer, learning all 11 of their names, or the yummy
cookies
at the..."
"... with the young reindeer while Jane shared refreshments and gave an interesting and educational talk about reindeer~ this was both enlightening and heartwarming, her love of these
beautiful animals
is evident."
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Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum
1,296
"We loved looking at the
beautiful cars
and as a bonus the fashion display was just as beautiful!"
"Friendly, knowledgable volunteers and staff ready to answer all questions regarding the extensive collection of antique cars,
period clothing
, historic pictures,with great background music too!"
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Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center
1,669
"It is a
great place to start
your visit to Fairbanks to get information on everything in the area."
"This information center goes well beyond a place to pick up brochures on
local attractions
."
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Alyeska Pipeline Viewing Point
602
"This is great for a quick
roadside stop
."
"Great view of the Alaska Pipeline - up close and personal!! From the
above ground
to the below ground - as the pipeline delivers oil to Valdez, AK"
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Pioneer Park
1,219
"Old mining equipment, historic log cabins and homes, some of which can be toured, an
aviation museum
, Indian village and a small train that circles the park."
"it is rare to see that much histoy in one place,any thing from steamboats trains to an
air museum
gold mining history and plenty of shops for gifts for family and friends I like the experience and its a self tour..."
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Aurora Ice Museum
900
"Fun,
cool experience
."
"
Beautiful sculptures
, must see!"
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Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
499
"Lovely preserve to do some
bird watching
."
"Enjoyed watching the sandhill cranes for a while and then did the
Boreal Forest
walk."
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University of Alaska Fairbanks
245
"Great exhbites, nice theater to watch films on the
northern lights
and the other film on extreme weather."
"An
excellent museum
on campus--Museum of the North which has beautiful architechture."
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Large Animal Research Station
224
"It’s also beneficial to watch an online video of what the staff of the
LARS
actually do so you can better appreciate the tour."
"A private tour around this facility is wonderful If you are fascinated about
musk ox
and reindeer it’s a must see A group tour is $10 pp Private tour $250 - worth every cent if it’s in your budget Sarah was the st..."
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Fairbanks Ice Museum
307
"Ice sculptures are interactive so
great photo opportunities
, loved that ice slide!"
"For 15 minutes, we were free to play, sit, post,
take pictures
with the ice sculptures."
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Antler Arch
186
"Interesting story and nice area to stroll along side the
Chena River
and the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center."
"This is a good photo opportunity stop as one strolls along the Chena River on the walk/bike path in the park (Very near the
Morris Thompson
Cultural and Visitor Center--which is good to explore too)."
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Chena River State Recreation Area
240
"
Beautiful area
, great camp sites at Grand Tors campground."
"pretty drive good road further out lots of water,
moose
birds and at the end of the road les than 601 miles is Chena Hot Springs"
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Angel Rocks Trail
100
"Definitely saw some
wildlife
since the trail was pretty quiet and untraveled during the marginal weather."
"It is a 3.5
mile loop
trail leading up to Angel rocks."
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HooDoo Brewing Company
104
"This intimate brewery has been expanded with an
outdoor space
complete with attractive fireplaces."
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The Palace Theater
117
"
Talented cast
, great music, and lots of laughs."
"Musical comedy show of
Fairbanks history
"
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Georgeson Botanical Garden
141
"Rather unexpected to find so many
pretty flowers
so far north."
"There is also a
Children's garden
area in the back with a small pond and waterfall; there were small children wading here when we visited."
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Steese Highway
165
"Beautiful
scenery
."
"Steele Highway is very easy to travel and gives you easy access to most of Fairbanks, Chena Hot Springs, overlooks to easily view the Northern Lights, University of
Alaska
and much more."
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Hoarfrost Distilling
74
"We loved the
earl grey martini
and the soft landing drink with their house made choke cherry liquor."
"Such a great experience, the owner gives us a tour of his
distillery
with all the explanations that goes with it."
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Golden Heart Plaza
75
"Ducks are in the river and the
clock tower
chimes on the hour."
"It's a
nice plaza
on the river right downtown."
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Wedgewood Wildlife Sanctuary
74
"It's a nice place for a
nature walk
and birdwatching, close to town and in the safe area."
"There is a
trail
map provided which is very easy to follow with key places in the Sanctuary & the adjacent Wedgewood Resort clearly marked."
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Downtown Area
194
"We stayed downtown at the
Springhill Suites
and thoroughly enjoyed walking around downtown."
"Everything is within walking distance Nice path to
walk along the river
."
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Pioneer Air Museum
87
"Spend a
couple of hours
here after working on our airplanes."
"A very nice local air museum with a
nice collection
of aircraft."
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Elliott Highway
42
"Saw caribou herds,
moose
, and Alaskan birds along Dalto portion of roads."
"I wanted to "see"
Alaska
and this accommodated that purpose."
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Two Street Gallery LLC
57
"Great variety and
beautiful pieces
."
"There are very unique and beautiful pieces of work, from oil paintings,
pottery
, handmade jewelry, carved mammoth tooth, etc."
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The Fairbanks Alaska Public Lands Information Center
38
"This is a nice stop right downtown to get a feel for what's available in the area and they have nice
displays
to give a good overview of the history of the area."
"At the conclusion of our trip I felt the only thing missing was more people like this with intimate knowledge of the
history
and current activities throughout the year."
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Tanana Valley Farmers Market
26
"Coming from California, we were very impressed at the variety of fresh fruits/veggies, homemade pickles/jams/fermented goodies, coffee and cakes, and
handmade crafts
that we found here."
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Noel Wien Public Library
32
"The
art
work through out is awesome, they have all kinds to appeal to a wide range of tastes."
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Fairbanks Community Museum
51
"another of my favourite types of place
local history
and local knowladge in the one place always look out for them in america and canada as they fulfull there promise"
"It is located in
Pioneer Park
which is a nice place to hang out in."
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Birch Hill Recreation Area
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