Guidebook for Anchorage
Food Scene
This place is great! Handcrafted pizza AND beer? What else could you want?
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Moose's Tooth Pub & Pizzeria
3300 Old Seward HwyThis place is great! Handcrafted pizza AND beer? What else could you want?
These are the same owners that own the Moose's Tooth. They have some of the same pizzas, but they also have entree style dinners (and a cheap movie theater)!
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Bear Tooth Theatrepub
1230 W 27th AveThese are the same owners that own the Moose's Tooth. They have some of the same pizzas, but they also have entree style dinners (and a cheap movie theater)!
Samurai Sushi
1265 Muldoon RdI've been to Japan and this is one of the most authentic sushi places in Alaska.
Don't waste your time at ANY of the other shops in town. this place is the best (if you can catch them when they're open LOL)! They're local, they make everything fresh daily, and they're family owned.
They will ruin donuts for you. You will only want to buy them from these guys for the rest of your life.
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Golden Donuts
2213 E Tudor RdDon't waste your time at ANY of the other shops in town. this place is the best (if you can catch them when they're open LOL)! They're local, they make everything fresh daily, and they're family owned.
They will ruin donuts for you. You will only want to buy them from these guys for the rest of your life.
Giant portions of your favorite greasy breakfast foods. Plus some Hawaiian-based ones.
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Kava's Pancake House
100 Muldoon RdGiant portions of your favorite greasy breakfast foods. Plus some Hawaiian-based ones.
Good God Almighty! Make a stop here.
Just be warned: it's a small place and it fills up fast. They also close at some weird random time (and I forget what it is, so make sure to Google it).
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Snow City Cafe
1034 W 4th AveGood God Almighty! Make a stop here.
Just be warned: it's a small place and it fills up fast. They also close at some weird random time (and I forget what it is, so make sure to Google it).
Upscale and unique food options. Great date night idea.
Might put you into debt with their prices, though.
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Ginger
425 W 5th AveUpscale and unique food options. Great date night idea.
Might put you into debt with their prices, though.
Paul and Shawna will forever continue to argue about this one.
Paul likes it, but thinks they're over-priced. Shawna doesn't like it and gets social anxiety from the massive amount of people stuffed into the restaurant. She does NOT think it's worth putting it on the to-do list.
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Glacier Brewhouse
737 W 5th AvePaul and Shawna will forever continue to argue about this one.
Paul likes it, but thinks they're over-priced. Shawna doesn't like it and gets social anxiety from the massive amount of people stuffed into the restaurant. She does NOT think it's worth putting it on the to-do list.
Great bar food, great locally made beers. Sometimes they have live music too.
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Humpy's Great Alaskan Alehouse
610 W 6th AveGreat bar food, great locally made beers. Sometimes they have live music too.
Shawna's favorite restaurant. We go there only for the most special of the date nights.
They offer French/Continental style food, and boy are they expensive! Be prepared to drop somewhere around 2 bills.
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Jens' Restaurant
701 W 36th AveShawna's favorite restaurant. We go there only for the most special of the date nights.
They offer French/Continental style food, and boy are they expensive! Be prepared to drop somewhere around 2 bills.
Wow! Just WOW!
Go here with friends and share ALL THE FOOD! No utensils are provided.
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SILK Restaurant and Sushi Bar
500 East Benson BoulevardWow! Just WOW!
Go here with friends and share ALL THE FOOD! No utensils are provided.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a great bar, and they have great food too.
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Humpy's Great Alaskan Alehouse
610 W 6th AveThis is a great bar, and they have great food too.
Sightseeing
This is really a beautiful place to explore. I love going here.
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Tony Knowles Coastal Bicycle Trails
Tony Knowles Coastal TrailThis is really a beautiful place to explore. I love going here.
Closest glacier to our house. Walkable in the winter and access via boat in the summer
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Portage Glacier
Closest glacier to our house. Walkable in the winter and access via boat in the summer
Everything Else
You don't even have to hike up the mountain to see a beautiful view of the city. If you want to, though, it's about a 2-4 hour hike.
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Flattop Mountain
You don't even have to hike up the mountain to see a beautiful view of the city. If you want to, though, it's about a 2-4 hour hike.
There's lots to do around here. It's absolutely stunning in the winter, and you can play disk golf in the summer.
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Kincaid Park
9401 Raspberry RoadThere's lots to do around here. It's absolutely stunning in the winter, and you can play disk golf in the summer.
It's like a zoo, but better! They only have Alaskan animals here, and they work on rehabilitating them. Definitely worth the money.. and the drive!
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Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
43520 Seward HwyIt's like a zoo, but better! They only have Alaskan animals here, and they work on rehabilitating them. Definitely worth the money.. and the drive!
Skiing and snowboarding in the winter, and disk golf in the summer. Plus, they have a tram that will take you to a posh restaurant way up on a mountain.
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Alyeska
Skiing and snowboarding in the winter, and disk golf in the summer. Plus, they have a tram that will take you to a posh restaurant way up on a mountain.
Hilltop Ski Area
7015 Abbott RdGreat for beginners and it's in town!
Arts & Culture
This is a fun place to go. It's sort of like a museum, but they have living areas set up outside so you can see how each tribe lived.
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I-Alaska Native Heritage Center
8800 Heritage Center DrThis is a fun place to go. It's sort of like a museum, but they have living areas set up outside so you can see how each tribe lived.
A good overview of native and local art.
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Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
625 C StA good overview of native and local art.
Parks & Nature
Most likely to see wild animals in the wild and less than an hour drive from Anchorage. *Watch out for bears*
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Eagle River Nature Center
32750 Eagle River RdMost likely to see wild animals in the wild and less than an hour drive from Anchorage. *Watch out for bears*
Shopping
Alaska Mint
429 W 4th AveBest prices on real native art. No 'made in China' stickers here.