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Things to do in Anchorage

Start with Anchorage Museum, Alaska Native Heritage Center and Alaska Zoo, then use the guides below to plan the rest of your time in Anchorage.

What is there to do in Anchorage?

Start with Anchorage Museum, Alaska Native Heritage Center and Alaska Zoo, then pick a neighborhood and stay a while. The guides on this page go deeper. Hours and prices change, so check each place's own site before you go.

For plans this week, see what's on in Anchorage. To explore by area, start with Anchorage's neighborhoods.

Start with these guides

Illustrated calendar of annual events in Anchorage with sled dogs, solstice sun and snow

Annual Events in Anchorage: A Month-by-Month Calendar

Illustrated map of things to do in Anchorage with mountains, floatplanes and a moose

The Best Things to Do in Anchorage, the Way a Local Would Plan It

Illustration of a family with kids at a zoo moose and museum, things to do in anchorage with kids

A Family Day in Anchorage: Where to Take Kids, and When to Leave

Illustration of free things to do in Anchorage: coastal trail, moose and floatplanes