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Brought to Alaska as a baby Asian elephant, Annabelle was the first animal of the Alaska Zoo. She died in 1997 from a foot infection.
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Alaska Zoo
- Address:
- 4731 O'Malley Rd, Anchorage, AK
- Directions:
- Alaska Zoo. SE side of city at Lake Otis Parkway and O'Malley Rd.
- Hours:
- Winter 10-5. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 907-346-2133
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
Outside a quaint little shop there are a bunch sculptures made of knotted, wood depicting animals. And in this case, a giant mosquito.
[Adam Scott Lankford, 07/20/2007]Wooden Skeeter Sculpture:- Address:
- 6565 Richardson Hwy, Salcha, AK
- Directions:
- Mile 31 Richardson Hwy, 16 mi. south of North Pole, AK.
- Phone:
- 907-488-3014
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
A roadside shop with a little bit of everything. Great place for tourists to stop and look, or grab some needed supplies. Very interesting! Human hand in a jar! All types of animal pelts and antlers.
[Derek, 09/06/2016]Human Hand in a Jar:- Address:
- 114.8 N. Parks Hwy, Trapper Creek, AK
- Directions:
- Wal-Mike's. On the northbound side of Hwy 3/N. Parks Hwy, just north of the Trapper Creek Inn and RV Park, at milepost 114.8.
- Phone:
- 907-733-2637
- Admission:
- Free to look.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
- Birmingham, Alabama - The Garage - Junk-Filled Eatery
There is a small restaurant/bar in the Southside of Birmingham, Alabama that is quite neat. It's called The Garage. It was a favorite after-dinner drinks spot for some friends and I. It's hard to describe the setup, but basically the inside is small and quaint, and the outside area in the rear is a 'museum' of junk. It is FULL of concrete statues (animals, urns, etc), old toilets and basins, wrought iron work, among other assorted stuff. Perhaps neatest of all, there is a series of "rooms" surrounding the outside area. They're locked - you can't go in the rooms, just window-shop. Each room is, once again, FULL of stuff. Lamps, tables, mirrors. Just about anything you can imagine. And lots of it. The Garage is especially nice in the summer, when the very old and gnarled wisteria vine is in bloom. The wisteria is the only shelter from the weather, so go on a nice day/evening.
I moved from Alabama in December 1998, so I don't know if The Garage is still open. It's very close to a classy restaraunt called Botegas (go down the side road next to Bottega, and you will see the one way road The Garage is located on).
[Amanda, 08/24/2000]Garage Cafe - Junk-Filled Eatery:- Address:
- 2304 10th Terrace South, Birmingham, AL
- Directions:
- North off 23rd St. S.
- Hours:
- Tu-Sa 11 am - til; Su-M 3 pm-til. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 205-322-3220
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