Seward is a small port town on the Kenai Peninsula, about 120 miles south of Anchorage, best known as the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park. Getting There The drive from Anchorage takes roughly 2.5 hours via the Seward Highway, one of Alaska’s most scenic drives, running alongside Turnagain Arm before crossing into the Kenai […]
Alaska has a reputation for being expensive, and for good reason: distances are long, most goods travel a long way to get there, and much of the state is only reachable by plane, ferry, or boat. Costs vary enormously depending on how you travel, though, so a rough budget trip and a cruise-and-lodge trip can
Alaska’s size and extreme seasonal swings mean the “best” time to visit really depends on what you want to do. A trip built around wildlife and glaciers looks very different from one built around the Northern Lights. Summer (May to September): Peak Season Most visitors come during summer, when the days are longest and nearly
Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city, home to roughly 290,000 people, about 40% of the state’s total population. Located in south-central Alaska on Cook Inlet and ringed by the Chugach Mountains, it’s the state’s main air gateway and the starting or ending point for most visitor itineraries. Getting There Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is
Kodiak Island sits off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula and is best known for the Kodiak brown bear, one of the largest bears in the world, along with a large commercial fishing fleet and deep Russian and Alutiiq history. Getting There Kodiak has no road connection to the rest of Alaska. Most visitors
