Anchorage Convention  &Visitors Bureau

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Besides being wrapped in Alaska-sized wilderness, Anchorage offers a lengthy list of cultural attractions. You can explore the state’s fascinating Native cultures, crafts and lifestyle traditions without leaving town at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Here you can move with Native dancers and talk with traditional carvers and weavers. Outside, you can follow a path that introduces you to five traditional village exhibits surrounding a lake.

You’ll step back into 10,000 years of Alaska history at the Anchorage Museum of History & Art. Informative dioramas, artifacts and full-scale displays lead you through Alaska, from before European discovery to modern day oil industry. Galleries also feature art of the north, from travelers, adventurers and Native artists.

While you’d expect Anchorage to have the best scenery in the world, did you know it attracts top names in the performing arts, too? Each year the city welcomes internationally-recognized performers such as Gregory Hines and Manhattan Transfer and productions ranging from “A Chorus Line” and “Fame! The Musical” to “The Barber of Seville.” Anchorage is home to the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, one of only 26 major multi-theater performing arts centers in the country.

Getting here is easy. More than 240 flights a day arrive at Anchorage International Airport, which is only six miles away from downtown. And once you're here, you’ll find Anchorage is a modern town where you can sample Alaska seafood, stay in four-diamond hotels and shop in a wide range of fine stores. Plus, there's no sales tax. 

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