Pioneer Park, Alaska, United States
4.0 (1.262 reviews) Spent Ranking #14 in Fairbanks Amusement & Theme Parks
Worth to see
Built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the purchase of Alaska from Russia, this theme part includes a mock gold-rush town with authentic pioneer log cabins, mining equipment, musems, a replicated Native American village and a huge, drydocked sternwheeler open for tours.
Address
2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701-4014
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Website
http://www.co.fairbanks.ak.us/
Current local date and time now
Friday, May 10, 2024, 1:53
User Ratings
4.0 based on (1.262 reviews)
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Reviews
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5jeff r 5:00 PM Mar 14, 2023
Very Interesting Place, Will Have to Go Again
This place would be an awesome place to visit when everything is open. We walked around to see some of the exhibits that were not open due to the fact it was wintertime. The Denali train car, airplane exhibit, and other places would certainly require a second look.
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3veryuniquetraveler 5:00 PM Aug 30, 2022
family friendly
Park has an assortment of various museums about Alaska history. It also has a big playground and a few rides. Unfortunately, the railroad is closed for repairs this year. We were also very disappointed that the riverboat museum is not open for tours at this time. It was interesting to see the Harding Presidential railcar, but disappointing that it was not restored to it's original condition as the Roosevelt railcar was we saw at another museum previously. It was interesting to see the Wickersham House and the Kitty Hensley House and hear the historical tales by their interpreters. There are a lot of historical cabins in the park moved there from across the city, so it was nice to see how the original settlers lived, too bad a lot of them were not open, it would make a more interesting experience if they all had some sort of exhibit in them. There are also several small gift shops. There are a few larger museums to tour if you have a lot of time and an art gallery. Most of it is free except for a show at one of the museums, so it is very budget friendly. The park is home to the Salmon Bake. I tried salmon at several places across the state and was disappointed with most of it and was a bit leery of it at this point. I was also afraid it would be overrun with tour buses and I didn't want to deal with a crowd. Overall, we were very tired at that point and just wanted to relax. It sounded like you would have to stand in line at several places to get all your food and was a bit of a confusing process, so we decided we just wanted to go where we could have a sit down meal. We had also planned to see the show at the Palace Theatre but were too tired and decided to skip it also.
