Alaska's largest museum focusing on art, history, science and culture of Alaska.See more..
5.0Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum(1.799 reviews) - Fountainhead Auto Museum is a Fairbanks Gem! Saturday: Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
*** Starting on Sept. 21, 2022, we will switch to winter hours - 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Sundays and Wednesdays *** Come one, come all! We look forward to your visit! This unexpected gem at Wedgewood Resort is one of Alaska's favorite attractions. The museum features a remarkable collection of antique cars paired with stunning historic fashions, plus entertaining displays of Alaska's motoring history. The museum's automobile collection features over 100 pre-WWII American-made vehicles, including beautifully restored horseless carriages, nickel touring cars, rakish speedster, elegant classics, and early racecars. From rare marquees like Compound and Argonne to well-known names like Packard and Stutz, visitors will be amazed at the beauty, innovation, and history of these rolling masterpieces. All but a few of the automobiles are driven throughout the year, making this a true "living museum.See more..
4.0Aurora Ice Museum(979 reviews) - Must see if you get to Chena Hot Springs Resort Saturday: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums
Chena Hot Springs Resort is home to the world’s largest year-round ice environment, the Aurora Ice Museum!See more..
Called in here a for a bite and beers after doing the white pass train ride. Had to wait a short while for a table as the place was very busy. What a fun place. Out waitress was excellent, friendly and efficient. Food was good, beer was tasty and the reindeer fart cocktails went down well. Every 30 minutes they offer a tour of the old brothel museum for an additional fee. Didn’t do this so can’t comment. Small gift shop in here as well.See more..
4.5Alaska State Museum(593 reviews) - Excellent museum Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Historic Sites • History Museums
The Alaska State Museum is located at the Fr. Andrew P. Kashevaroff (APK) building in downtown Juneau. Visit us for a uniquely comprehensive view of Alaska’s history and diverse cultures including fine art, mining, fishing, forestry, tourism, Russia-America, and World War II. There is a room with a climb-aboard replica of an early sailing ship and fun activities for all ages. Museum admission is $9 for adults 19 to 64, $8 for seniors 65 and older, and youth up to 18 years old are free.See more..
4.5Iditarod Headquarters(447 reviews) - Amazing Museum that must be seen Speciality Museums
Headquarters site for the Iditarod dogsled race.See more..
4.5Pratt Museum(397 reviews) - A Must See! Speciality Museums
This boutique size, award-winning regional museum is home to exhibits, programs, events - as well as an historic homestead cabin and forest trails - that explore learning and stewardship in science, art and culture of the Kachemak Bay region. In 1982, the Pratt was accredited by the American Association of Museums, becoming Alaska’s first private museum to receive this national honor. Today it continues to be recognized as a leading cultural and educational institution in Alaska.See more..
The museum is located in downtown Fairbanks and parking is difficult, even more so for us driving a 25 foot RV. We dropped in to see if there was a time opening. We were allowed to join in on the tour that just started. After watching a film you were invited backstage to see many small ice sculptures. The backstage is kept at 20 degrees to keep the ice from melting. And they have parkas available to use so we were comfortable. We even rode the sled down a small ice slide. Afterwards, we watched a short demonstration in ice carving—and we were amazed at the beautiful work the artists can do. Wow! When you can’t be in Fairbanks to see the making of the BIG sculptures in the winter, this summer tour is beautiful. But for the $15 entrance fee, you would expect a little more.See more..
This is a really cool museum! The history of Dolly and her life is really fun to learn about. After hearing Dolly's story from an employee, you can do a self guided tour through her house. "Only at Dolly's can you get hammered and nailed for $3." See more..
5.0Sheldon Jackson Museum(284 reviews) - Alaskan Native Art & Culture Saturday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Speciality Museums
This small museum contains the collections assembled during the late 1800's of the various Alaskan tribes. The glass cased displays contain the larger items from native life. The real treasure can be found in the drawers below the display cases. Here you see, up close, the items from daily life. The staff is extremely knowledgeable. The most interesting fact is the silverware was created by reshaping Russian coins. There is no local silver in Alaska. The Russians initially couldn't figure out how their currency was disappearing.See more..
4.5Hammer Museum(185 reviews) - Much More Interesting Than Expected! Saturday: Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums
What is a hammer? Can a fist be a hammer? Does it have to hit a nail? Stop in and explore our collection of 2,500 hammers and see the many uses of this diverse and long-lived tool. Although we see a lot of visitors from the trades, you don't have to be a hammer enthusiast to enjoy this unique museum. Hammers do more than hit things, they also tell stories about the people who use them. You may enter bewildered but you'll leave with a newfound appreciation for the hammer!See more..
4.5American Bald Eagle Foundation(162 reviews) - Go See The Birds!!!! Saturday: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
The American Bald Eagle Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization located in Haines, Alaska. Since opening in 1994, our aim is to educate and inspire guests from around the world about the American bald eagle and interconnected species through our natural history museum and raptor center. Anyone who passes through our doors will take a walk through the cultural and natural history of Southeast Alaska. Let our staff guide you to understanding and appreciating the ecology of our unique region.See more..
In May 2015, Sealaska Heritage Institute opened the Walter Soboleff Building—our Box of Knowledge. This cultural and research center is dedicated to the sharing and study of the ancient Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska. It is owned and operated by Sealaska Heritage Institute, a Native American nonprofit conceived by clan leaders, traditional scholars, and elders and founded in 1980. Its mission is to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures. The institute has been on the forefront of documenting and revitalizing endangered languages and cultural traditions and pioneering programs that promote cultural diversity and cross-cultural understanding. The facility is a special place for Southeast Alaskan Natives, and a place where everyone--Native and non-Native alike--can feel welcome and learn something about their heritage. The Soboleff building is like a traditional bentwood box in that it holds our at.oowu--our treasures. In addition to housing our administrative offices, the building contains our climate-controlled archives, our classrooms, the Sealaska Store and our public exhibit, which we call out True Southeast experience. A work of art in its own right, the building contains space for art demonstrations and exhibits, as well as a traditional clan house clad in hand-adzed cedar. It features large-scale work by some of the best artists of our time. Each tribe is represented in monumental art, which includes the installation “Greatest Echo,” huge formline panels on the exterior by the Haida master artist Robert Davidson; an enormous painted-and-carved house front in the entry by Tsimshian master artist David A. Boxley; and—in the clan house inside the building--the largest glass house screen in the world by Tlingit master artist Preston Singletary. The exterior awnings feature formline designs by Steve Brown, and the interior is clad in cedar that was hand adzed by the Tlingit master artist Wayne Price.See more..
4.5Wrangell Museum(141 reviews) - EXCELLENT Museum in Wrangell, Alaska! Speciality Museums
This is a really GREAT museum in Wrangell close to the harbor! Entrance fee was very reasonable at $5.00 per person for Seniors (60+).,,See more..
5.0Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum(104 reviews) - Don't leave Valdez without stopping by Saturday: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
This is a great little museum with wonderful displays. Best part is it's also free and better than the paid museum in town. #BobtheMooseSee more..
4.0Pioneer Air Museum(91 reviews) - Interesting exhibits Speciality Museums
This museum tells the story of Alaska's air pioneers. There are many interesting exhibits to enjoy. It's not a big museum, but you will find plenty to keep you interested. For example, they had a plane built by a college engineering student so he could fly home on weekends.See more..
4.5Indian Valley Mine, National Historic Site(89 reviews) - RECOMMEND STOPPING AND VISITING THIS HISTORIC SITE Saturday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Speciality Museums • Historic Sites
The main cabin, which contains the gift shop, and the assay building at Indian Valley Mine has some of the oldest structures built on the Turnagain Arm, and are listed as a National Historic Site. Indian Valley Mine offers visitors the opportunity to learn gold panning and browse through two historic cabins built in the early 1900's a small museum and gift shop, or simply sit back on one of our benches and take in the panoramic view of the Turnagain Arm.See more..
4.5Prince William Sound Museum(72 reviews) - Great Hidden Gem Saturday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Speciality Museums
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We had the pleasure of touring with Sunrise Kilcher (sister & historian) of the Kilcher Homestead… who did an amazing, heartfelt guided.She’s an incredible credit to her family for being such a great representative / ambassador for the Kilcher family. The views were spectacular! Narrated beautifully!! I have no doubt that others contemplating doing the Kilcher Homestead tour, will NOT be disappointed and will love it as much as we did. Thank you Sunrise – you ROCK!! See more..
4.0The Baranov Museum(65 reviews) - Kodiak in a different time Saturday: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums
The Kodiak History Museum is a center of the community, where people come together to celebrate our culture through the eras and share Kodiak’s stories. This place is for anyone who lives in or loves this place. Initially known as the Baranov Museum, the museum's name was changed in 2019 to the Kodiak History Museum to better serve its mission to preserve and share all of Kodiak’s history.See more..
Combination museum/gift shop contains detailed account of Alaska's history.See more..
4.0Fairbanks Community Museum(57 reviews) - Really nice museum illustrating the history of Fairbanks Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums
Museum features exhibits on the Klondike Gold Rush, Early Fairbanks, The Great Flood of 1967, Winter in Fairbanks and The Driving Spirit Dog Mushing Museum which features a detailed history of the use of sled dogs in the Far North. Admission is free, however donations are greatly appreciated.See more..
5.0Soldotna Historical Society & Museum(56 reviews) - Delightful Surprise Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums • History Museums
Soldotna Historical Museum, located on Centennial Park Rd, features a wildlife museum and historic log village. Among the log buildings is the last territorial school built in 1958, where students studied by the light of gas lanterns, still hanging in the school. Soldotna's founding settlers arrived in 1947. The "habitable dwellings" which entitles two of these first homesteaders to 160 acres from what is now mid-town Soldotna are part of the village. How the latter-day pioneers lived is revealed in a collection of homestead artifacts and photos in the former Chamber of Commerce log tourist center. Damon Hall, a large building constructed for the Alaska Centennial, features an outstanding display of wildlife mounts with a background mural of these species' natural habitat. The museum is open May 15-Sept 15 of each year. There is free admission. The museum is operated by the Soldotna Historical Society & Museum, Inc.; a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the early history.See more..
This museum has both indoor and outdoor exhibits. I saw the car President Harding used when he visited the territory in 1923. Outdoors, there are many different forms of transportation on display, some of which are in need of restoration or repairs. It's a nice place to spend an hour enjoying the diverse means of transportation used in Alaska.See more..
Wasilla Museum and Visitor Center is located in downtown Wasilla on Main Street. We offer tours, activities and access to learning about the people and landscape of Wasilla, Alaska.See more..
This is a partially restored train station that serves as a museum of how trains / stations worked. The individual working there was extremely knowledgable and eager to share his knowledge of the station. The upstairs, which was the station masters family residence, has been converted into a very nice airbnb.See more..
We made a stop here en route from Denali to Fairbanks. There's an interesting museum, gift shop, and coffee shop. The surrounding area is interesting as well--nice views of truss bridges over the Tanana River.See more..
4.5Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center(27 reviews) - Unique opportunity to learn more of indigenous culture Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
We really enjoyed our trip to the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center. The four clan houses built inside were beautiful and fascinating to see, and we were fortunate enough to arrive in time to hear some of the stories that had been passed down through the generations. There was a lot of road construction on the road leading to the center, which will likely last for another year or two. But if possible, it is worth the trip.See more..
4.5Tanana Valley Model Railroad Display(23 reviews) - Every train station should wish to have something this cool! Saturday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums
We did not expect this exhibit. We had no idea that this was part of the train station. This is a very well managed exhibit. The local model train group designed the exhibit and they have an attendant in the room to discuss and share about what you are seeing. The exhibit replicates sections of the rail between Fairbanks and Denali and offers an interesting insight into what is to come as you travel south.See more..
4.0The Mascot Saloon(22 reviews) - Awesome place Saturday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 AM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums • History Museums
If you are interested in history this is a good place stop in and see. There are no tours but there is plenty to see and read, self guided I guess. Was nice for a break from the business of the streets.See more..
4.0Clausen Memorial Museum(15 reviews) - This is an EXCELLENT Museum! Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums
We really enjoyed our time at this museum! They have a wonderful video giving the fascinating history of this old Norwegian settlement in the Territory of Alaska and we were amazed to read the story and see the exhibit of the 126.5 pound WORLD RECORD King Salmon that was caught in a fish wheel nearby in 1939...See more..
5.0Seldovia Visitor Center & Museum(8 reviews) - Interesting and Fun Museum and Visitor Center with Gift Shop Visitor Centers • Speciality Museums
Great museum in an excellent location in Seldovia. The Visitor Center contains a very informative museum with the history of the local area. Nice artifacts are on exhibit and it is clean and very well maintained. There is a nice authentic souvenir shop in the center and the staff is very friendly and helpful. Definitely worth a visit if you are spending some time in Seldovia.See more..
4.5Ilanka cultural center(5 reviews) - small but important Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums
This very small "museum"/gift store/cultural center offers a unique look into the four native peoples who populated this area before discovery by various Europeans. There are some artifacts including the last carved out cedar canoe that exists along with other explanatory placards and artifacts. The most interesting was to talk to the docent who was a member of Supiak group of native persons. She was able to discuss the effects of the earthquake in 1964 on the way of life and how the area looked totally different before that as well as to talk about efforts to save the Eyak language now that the last native speaker died. Truly interesting and worth a visit.See more..
5.0Kenai Historical Society(4 reviews) - Excellent history site and outstanding tour guide Saturday: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums • History Museums
Kenai Cabin Park is an interactive museum featuring five original Historic Cabins preserved and relocated to tell the story of the people and way of life of Kenai, Alaska prior to statehood in 1959. The Park provides a local and knowledgeable tour guide. Each cabin is also fitted with an electronic audio narration for a self guided tour. Free to public.See more..
