Best Western - Kodiak, AK

Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Alaska

While in Alaska, you might enjoy a visit to:

A large hammer stands at the entrance to the Hammer Museum.

Since 1967, a tribute to the men and beasts of dog mushing tradition.

At the tippy-top of frosty Alaska, a Inuit totem pole on a US Air Force Base.

The two died in a plane crash in the vicinity.

Five-person teams push homemade wooden outhouses across the ice at this annual festival.

Taxidermied Togo, unsung sled dog hero of 1925 diptheria epidemic.

Worth the drive?

Consider the folly of building a four-story igloo in Alaska to attract tourists.

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