Alaska is an adventurer's dream and there are few places in the United States where the Great Outdoors offers tourists quite so much. As one of the last refuges of unspoilt nature, Alaska represents all that is great in the American “Wild West”. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction to Alaska - Overview - Culture - Orientation & Location - Climate & When To Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Glaciers in Alaska - Glacier Bay - Other Glacier Sites - Bears Watching Destinations - The Kodiak Islands - Katmai National Park - Alaska Native Heritage Center - Earthquake Park - Oscar Anderson House Museum - The Ice Road Trucker Experience - Alaska Botanical Garden - Alaska Zoo - Fairbanks - The Aurora Ice Museum - Gold Dredge No. 8 - Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge - Recommendations for the Budget Traveler - Places to Stay - Anchorage Downtown Hotel - Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Anchorage Airport - Ramada Anchorage Downtown - America's Best Value Inn - Executive Suite Hotel - Best Western Plus Chena River Lodge - Places to Eat - The Falafel King - Moose's Tooth Pub and Pizzeria - Lucky Wishbone - Yak and Yeti Himalayan Restaurant - Lin's Asian Bistro - Places to Shop - The Ulu Factory - Santa Claus House - Once in a Blue Moose - Artique Ltd. - Shopping in Fairbanks