Alaska Travel

There is no place like The Last Frontier! Our family has traveled to Alaska together four times, in 2007, 2011, 2016, and 2022, all aboard Princess Cruises. You can read about our 2022 cruise starting here. If you are looking for culture, beauty, and nature at its finest, go to Alaska! You really can't go wrong with any activities in Alaska. Below are some of our favorites.

Juneau:

• Sled Dog Discovery and Musher's Camp
• Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center and Trails
• Alaska State Museum
• Glacier Gardens Rainforest Adventures
• AJ Gold Mine and Gastineau Mill Tour 
• Juneau-Douglass City Museum
• Alaska State Capitol (free!)
• Eagle Beach State Recreation Area (free!)

Sitka:

• Alaska Raptor Center
• Sitka National Historic Park

Ketchikan:

• The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show
• Southeast Alaska Discovery Center
• Creek Street (free!)
• Tongass Historical Museum 

Icy Strait Point:

• Hoonah Packing Company Museum (free!)

Skagway:

• Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park (free!)

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Can't travel to Alaska anytime soon? Try these recipes and crafts inspired by Alaska! Just click the link under a photo to go to the tutorial.

    

* Cardboard Tube Totem Poles * Jello Igloo * Bald Eagle Mystery Graph *

    

*Moose Silhouette Painting * Craft Stick Bald Eagle * Construction Paper Walrus *

    

* Life-Size Grizzly Bear Paws * Northern Lights Painting * Standing Cardboard Tube Moose *

    

* Wood Slice Ornament * The Colors of Alaska * Painted Dragonflies *

* Perler Bead Forget-Me-Not *