Top Anchorage Art & Culture

Explore Alaska’s largest city while learning about the Dena’ina Athabascan people’s rich cultural heritage. Begin with a downtown tour seeing where Anchorage started along Ship Creek, then visit the Alaska Art Alliance to observe Alaska Native artists practicing traditional carving techniques with ivory, whale bone, and baleen—skills passed down through generations. Continue to the Alaska Native Heritage Center, Alaska’s premier cultural institution, where you’ll explore exhibits, walk among traditional dwellings around Lake Tiulana, and experience live cultural demonstrations including storytelling, traditional dancing, and Native Games. This immersive journey provides authentic insights into both contemporary and traditional Alaska Native cultures. After exploring the Native Heritage Center, you will take the short trip back downtown.

Set out on a nocturnal adventure in search of the elusive northern lights with this photography-focused tour departing from Anchorage. Get picked up at your hotel and go in search of the aurora borealis with a small group. Learn new photography skills and try your hand at capturing the dazzling light show of the northern lights with your camera.

Explore Alaska's Matanuska Glacier without the hassle of navigating unfamiliar roads or finding a mandatory guide. This small-group tour from Anchorage includes a guided hike across the surface of the glacier to see its otherworldly formations up close while learning about its history, size, and scope.

Let an insider lead the way around Anchorage on this half-day, small-group tour of the city, featuring stops at must-see attractions including Ship Creek and Alaska Wild Berry Products. Gain a deeper understanding of local culture as you learn the history and folklore behind key Anchorage attractions. With both walking and driving components, you get to stretch your legs and rest. Sample reindeer sausage, smoked salmon, and other local treats.

Discover the charming city of Anchorage and its cultural heritage during a relaxed small group tour around its key landmarks and points of interest. Highlights include an Alaskan ulu knife making demonstration at the Ulu Factory, sampling chocolate at the Anchorage Chocolate Factory, home to the world’s largest chocolate waterfall, and discovering Earthquake Park, famously formed by the 1964 Alaska earthquake.

Explore the history, traditions, and heritage of Alaska’s Indigenous cultures at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Journey through 10,000 years of culture as you experience art, dance, demonstrations, exhibits, traditional Indigenous dwellings, films, and more.

Hop aboard a red trolley in downtown Anchorage during this deluxe city tour, focused on local culture and history. See top landmarks including Earthquake Park, Lake Hood Harbor, and the Alaska Railroad Depot. Get off the trolley at designated photo stops and ask your guide questions to learn more. Watch seaplanes land on Lake Hood and keep an eye out for wildlife like moose during the tour.

Punchbowl Glacier is only accessible by helicopter—and combining an aerial approach with a dog sledding session on the snowfield below, plus the chance to drive the sled yourself, is an experience that can't be replicated independently. This tour covers the helicopter flight to the glacier, a sled dog run across the alpine snowfield, and a guide who covers the history of the Iditarod Trail throughout.

Experience Anchorage through its local flavors on this small-group food and sightseeing city tour. Taste a sampling of some of the best dishes that Alaska has to offer while learning about the history of this great state and its hardy people and soaking up the best views in Anchorage.

Travel along the Turnagain Arm on a round-trip journey from Anchorage to Seward aboard the Coastal Classic Train. Make the most of your chance to admire the rugged coastline, Chugach Mountains, river canyons, glaciers, waterfalls, and backcountry wilderness on one of the Alaska Railroad's most scenic sections. Enjoy free time in Seward before the return ride in the evening.

Join this small group walking tour for a great overview of Anchorage, learn about its history, and taste some of the local flavors, too. You’ll keep costs down by booking this small group tour, but still have plenty of personal attention from your local guide. Ask plenty of questions while you walk and sample Alaskan foods.

Discover the beautiful scenery of Alaska's North Anchorage area during this helicopter and dogsled tour. Soar over the Church Range and Knik Glacier in a helicopter as you make your way to the Troublesome Glacier. Here, a team of sled dogs is waiting to transport you across the glacier for a true Alaskan experience. Keep an eye out for native animals such as moose and mountain goats throughout your tour.

Embark on a captivating journey along the Turnagain Arm scenic drive, where opportunities to spot Dall sheep and Beluga whales abound. Capture stunning photographs as you immerse yourself in the beauty of Alaska's landscape. Visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center to encounter and learn about remarkable Alaskan wildlife. Continue to Portage Glacier Lake for additional scenic views and potential surprise stops for lunch. Conclude your adventure with a delightful wine tasting experience back in Anchorage before returning to your hotel. - Scenic drive featuring potential wildlife sightings along Turnagain Arm - Visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center for a close encounter with local wildlife - Photo opportunities at Portage Glacier Lake and surprise stops along the route - Tour duration is approximately 5-6 hours, with longer options for wildlife sightings

Join us for a photographic exploration of the stunning coastal and mountain landscapes as we explore the highlights of the Turnagain Arm. Your itinerary includes Turnagain Arm, Chugach National Forest, and Chugach State Park, with the opportunity to photograph mountain streams, waterfalls, coastal mudflats, glaciers, and both the Chugach and Kenai mountains. Depending on the season, wildlife opportunities may include bears, moose, Dall sheep, Bald eagles, and Beluga whale. Unlike other Turnagain Arm tours available in Anchorage, our tour does not go to well-known, crowded locations. Our objective is to take you off the beaten path to explore unique photo locations that provide great photo opportunities. Throughout the tour, you’ll be offered creative and technical support by your Alaska Photo Treks guide. It’s a great way to see the sights while honing your photography skills. Book it at the start of your Alaska trip and you’ll take home your best travel photos yet!

This tour offers the thrill of using an e-bike, the scenery of mountains, forests and ocean, and presentations at works of public art. You will gain a better understanding of Alaska and of Anchorage through experiencing its art and natural beauty. The e-bike offers pedal-assist, making the pedaling near effortless. From this tour you will get to see a wide swath of the city...without breaking a sweat. Our tour offers a unique experience by combining the beauty of both nature and art. You'll get the historical and cultural information of a museum while surrounded by Anchorage's best scenery.

Experience the top attractions of Anchorage through the eyes of a local on this private guided tour. Soak up spectacular views of Anchorage from Earthquake Park and watch pilots expertly land their floatplanes on Lake Hood. At Beluga Point, watch for whales and eagles. Check out Potter’s Marsh and a wildlife refuge, and enjoy more panoramas from Flattop Mountain.

Follow the story of the Mat-Su Valley from mountain pass to hometown streets on this relaxed heritage day trip. Travel from Anchorage into Hatcher Pass to explore the preserved Independence Mine and hear how mining and early settlement shaped the region. Then return to downtown Palmer to slow down over lunch at Palmer Alehouse, with an included tasting flight (or a non-alcoholic option). With scenic views throughout and time to enjoy each stop, this tour blends history, landscape, and local flavor in one easy day.

Experience Alaska’s wildlife and landscapes without planning a complex route from Anchorage on your own. This group tour combines glacier views, mountain scenery, wildlife encounters, and historic stops into one well-rounded day through Chugach National Forest and beyond. Along the way, your guide shares local insight and photography tips to help you get more out of the experience and your photos.

A stroll along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail is a great Anchorage outdoors activity, but you can cover much more ground on a bicycle. This small-group guided bicycle tour begins at Kincaid Park and shows you the beauty of the Cook Inlet, with views of Denali and, possibly, moose along the way.

Be awed by supersized glaciers and the hardy wildlife of the tundra on this full-day tour through the rugged Alaskan wilderness. Departing from Anchorage, drive along a scenic byway to the Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet, framed by the dramatic Chugach and Kenai mountain ranges. Cruise on the lake that laps against the ancient blue ice of Portage Glacier, stop for lunch at a cozy lodge, and get an up-close look at Alaskan wildlife such as caribou, musk ox, and lynk at a conservation center.

Explore the wilderness outside Anchorage with a local guide who knows where to spot wildlife and gain the best views throughout the year. Enter the Chugach National Forest to search for moose, bear, and other native wildlife. You’ll also visit Glacier Valley, home to several “hanging” glaciers and a lake of pure glacier water.

North to Alaska! We are the northernmost state, the state with the largest coastline of any state, and the largest (by far) in terms of land. We are a unique breed up here, but we still love to have fun! Come sip and savor some Alaska-made hooch. Alaskan Spirits encompasses your Authentic Alaskan Vibe, while offering a unique "speak easy" feel in the tasting room. The tour is great for groups, and we are not limited to only adults (bring your kids - although you must be 21 to drink). On sunny days, there is life-size Jenga and cornhole to play after your tour.

The Turnagain Arm in the Gulf of Alaska boasts abundant Alaskan wildlife within easy access of Anchorage. Learn about the local ecosystem from a guide with extensive knowledge of the area as you drive down the peninsula, with opportunities to spot wild animals in their natural environment as you go. Includes a visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center and a drive past the glaciers on Portage Glacier Road.