Guidebook for Fairbanks
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Wood Center
505 S ChandalarStudent center for UAF.
Geophysical Institute
2156 Koyukuk DrMap office.
Head towards Denali for many views, then ski or hike along trails. Ice climbing or any adventure you want. In the summer Mount Healy is great though challenging hike.
McKinley Park Airport
Head towards Denali for many views, then ski or hike along trails. Ice climbing or any adventure you want. In the summer Mount Healy is great though challenging hike.
Essentials
Justa Store
446 Chena Pump RdNearest Convenience Store
Fred Meyer
3755 Airport WayMajor Grocery Store
Food Scene
Lemongrass Thai Restaurant
388 Old Chena Pump RdBest Thai Food in Town.
Great bakery, excellent bagels. It's a local hangout.
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LuLu's Bread and Bagels
364 Old Chena Pump RdGreat bakery, excellent bagels. It's a local hangout.
Best coffee nearby. Good brick oven pizza, good relaxing coffeeshop atmosphere.
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Alaska Coffee Roasting Company
4001 Geist RdBest coffee nearby. Good brick oven pizza, good relaxing coffeeshop atmosphere.
Good beer, higher end restaurant with good food.
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Silver Gulch Brewing and Bottling Co.
2195 Old Steese Hwy NGood beer, higher end restaurant with good food.
Arts & Culture
HooDoo Brewing Company
1951 Fox AveGood Beer.
Blue Loon
Movies, restaurant, bar, music. Good mix of stuff.
Sightseeing
Great trails for skiing (winter) or running (summer) all through here. In winter, this is a close good place for a wide open sky view for the aurora (go find the trail in the daylight first, though!)
Smith Lake
Great trails for skiing (winter) or running (summer) all through here. In winter, this is a close good place for a wide open sky view for the aurora (go find the trail in the daylight first, though!)
Large Animal Research Station
2220 Yankovich RdGotta check it out.
Nice to go for a day, tour the geothermal plant, hike or ski trails. Good views of the aurora away from the city. Lots of hiking or skiing trails along the road out to the Hot Springs too.
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Chena Hot Springs Resort
17600 Chena Hot Springs RdNice to go for a day, tour the geothermal plant, hike or ski trails. Good views of the aurora away from the city. Lots of hiking or skiing trails along the road out to the Hot Springs too.
Drive this direction for many beautiful views of the Alaska Range, wide-open river and boreal forest landscapes, starting just an hour or so south of Fairbanks.
Donnelly Dome
Drive this direction for many beautiful views of the Alaska Range, wide-open river and boreal forest landscapes, starting just an hour or so south of Fairbanks.
Drive up Murphy Dome (roads might have a lot of snow) for good views of the surrounding landscapes.
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Murphy Dome
Drive up Murphy Dome (roads might have a lot of snow) for good views of the surrounding landscapes.
The White Mountains have endless miles of trails to explore with hills that have nice views of the local landscape.
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Wickersham Dome
The White Mountains have endless miles of trails to explore with hills that have nice views of the local landscape.