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Tours every hour. 20 minute video about ice sculpture competitions. Go inside a frozen oasis of sculptures. Ride down a slide of ice. See a carved bar, log cabin, dogsled team, snowmobiles, gold panning old man, animals and more.
[Derek Tellup, 06/26/2017]Fairbanks Ice Museum:- Address:
- 500 2nd Ave., Fairbanks, AK
- Directions:
- At the corner of 2nd Ave. and Lacey St., in the old Lacey Street Theatre,
- Hours:
- May-Sep. daily 10-8 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 907-451-8222
- Admission:
- Adults $15.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
"The Official Greeter of Juneau, Alaska" was a bull terrier pup named Patsy Ann, who began her volunteer work in 1929 and didn't quit until she died 13 years later.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
- Address:
- Marine Way, Juneau, AK
- Directions:
- At the wharf looking out into Gastineau Channel, between Marine Park and the library/parking garage.
Hawks Greenhouse completely shuns North Pole's Christmas theme and instead displays enormous planters shaped as a dinosaur, bonnet-bearing pioneer ladies, and a horse. The ladies and horse symbolize Alaska's pioneer settlers and the dinosaur reminds us all that even large reptiles could not survive such harsh winters.
These sculptures are planted with flowers during the summer, so be sure to visit then to see their more colorful version.
[Kate Schwarz, 09/10/2013]Dinosaur, Horse, Lady Greenhouse Planters:- Address:
- 2260 Old Richardson Hwy., North Pole, AK
- Directions:
- Hawks Greenhouse. Just west of town off AK-2.
- Hours:
- Closed seasonally, figures visible. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 907-488-6119
"Alaska's history is presented in 24 realistic dioramas, featuring life-sized figures and sounds. The museum, housed in a historic railroad building, has exhibits on homesteading, prospecting, wildlife and famous characters."
On my visit the entrance was an innocuous flight of stairs blocked with a rope. Had to ask at the sales counter to gain entry. The description above is from the tourist brochures, but don't let its banality discourage you from visiting. This is one of the rare Alaskan Roadside America "must see" attractions, in my opinion!
[Andrea Egger, 07/08/2008]Museum of Northern Adventure - Dioramas:- Directions:
- Across from the Post Office.
- Hours:
- Destroyed in 2012 flood.
- Status:
- Closed
Taxidermied Togo, unsung sled dog blizzard-busting hero of the 1925 diptheria epidemic.
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Iditarod Trail Race Headquarters
- Address:
- S. Knik-Goose Bay Road, Wasilla, AK
- Directions:
- South of town, on the north side of S. Knik Goose Bay Rd, at milepost 2.2.
- Hours:
- Summer Mid-May-Sep Daily 8-7, Winter M-F 8-5. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 907-376-5155
- Admission:
- Free.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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August 2014: Andrea updates: "Sadly, the dioramas were destroyed when Talkeetna was flooded two years ago [September 2012]."