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Alaska Exhibiton Center
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    • Scandic
  • By Scandic on January 27, 2004
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    • This was the one of the worst tourist traps I have been in. I can blaime myself to choose a bad movie there, but there is not excuses for a horrible tourist shop as well.
    First of all, even as an idea this is an interesting place just in downtown, easy to reach. And they might have some nice movies there too, like good nature films of Alaska, but unfortunately I choose a very bad one. It was pose to tell about Good Friday Earthquake in Anchorage at 1964, which interests me a lot. But what I got?
    The ticket was overpriced, 6.50$ The 'movie' lasted 20 minutes and it was a)old b)bad quailty c) too short , basicly a bad piece of an interesting story.
    Plus this 'theater', which should give you an attitude how it is to feel a 'real' earthquake...oh yeah, the chairs moved a little bit. I admit that you cannot compare that anything like a real earthquake...:( I feel sorry people who has really experienced that big quake and really knows how it is to feel a terrible nightmare, earthquake / tsunami.

    Choose your move wisely, for example 'The spirit of Alaska' is a very good and enjoyable one.

    Instead of this place, I would recoomend a museum and Erathquake Park as well as normal Tourist Information Center.

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    Reindeer
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    • frankcanfly
  • By frankcanfly on September 4, 2003
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    by frankcanfly
    Located in the same complex as the Chocolate Waterfall and 'Dusty Sourdough', you can find these trained Reindeer.

    They sit back in their hutch, but come out when they see you putting a quarter into their feed machine.

    For their sake, I hope they never release these guys into the wild

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    The Adventures of Dusty Sourdough
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    • frankcanfly
  • By frankcanfly on August 30, 2003
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    by frankcanfly
    Also located adjacent to the Sourdough Mining Company restaurant, this guys gives a little talk and show about Alaska history.

    I think if I lived here, I'd take visitors here (as I snuck out the back) so they could learn a little bit about Alaska's Gold Rush history.

    Ever see 'Toy Story 2'? This guy reminds me of "The Prospector" in the box.

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    Chocolate Waterfall
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    • frankcanfly
  • By frankcanfly on August 30, 2003
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    • enough for a chocolate coma - Anchorage
    enough for a chocolate coma
    by frankcanfly
    oh jeeze..... they wasted nearly 3,000 lbs of chocolate to create this fountain and waterfall. It's kept at 90 degrees F to keep everything flowing. All part of a ploy to get you into the gift shop here, located across from The Sourdough Mining Company restaurant.

    eeek. If you're thinking about sticking your finger in here... don't. They only change the chocolate once every four years.

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    The welcome wagon at the Heritage Center.
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    • Grazina
  • Updated By Grazina on February 27, 2003
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    • Being greeted by friendly natives. - Anchorage
    Being greeted by friendly
    natives.
    by Grazina
    If you take the local tolley car into the Heriage Center your only allowed 3 hours to walk around and learn about the Natives of the land. To me not enough time, I didn't want to leave just yet, but I had to or I would have had to hitch-hike back to the main center of town.

    Just go with the flow and enjoy your time there. Be friendly to the Natives and buy their art stuff.

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    Dance before the Creator.
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    • Grazina
  • By Grazina on February 27, 2003
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    • Disco here, disco there. - Anchorage
    Disco here, disco there.
    by Grazina
    Learn to dance, and if you don't know how to dance Native then just follow the main guy with the feather in his hand.

    Don't worry, don't be scared or stage fright, do your best to follow the leader, and it will be over before you know it.

    You just have to make it fun, I enjoyed just talking to the local natives and enjoyed the history of how they came to be, myth it's always myth on how we came to be on this earth. But believe me I think you'll enjoy it.

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    Cook Inlet: the ultimate tourist trap
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    • spintobecca
  • By spintobecca on March 3, 2003
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    • It's not water under the ice...a deadly mudflat - Anchorage
    It's not water under the
    ice...a deadly mudflat
    by spintobecca
    Many hotels situated in DownTown Anchorage offer superb views of Cook Inlet. Some views are so inspiring, travelerish wish to walk out onto the beach of the inlet... unfortunately there is no beach. Local legend tells of a pair of newlyweds walking out unto the inlet on their wedding night, only to have the groom trapped in the mud, dying as he is sucked down from his new bride.
    DO NOT try to walk into the Inlet.

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    Alaska Native Heritage Center vs. salmon fishing.
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    • Grazina
  • By Grazina on January 22, 2003
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    • This dwelling looks like Navajo hogan (home). - Anchorage
    This dwelling looks like
    Navajo hogan (home).
    by Grazina
    When leaving Page Arizona, everyone that knew of my travel to Alaska would ask "Did you go Salmon fishing". Of course my answer was NO!!! I travel 3 States and 1 country to visit the Natives of Alaska. So if you are like me, then this is the place to be "Alaska Native Heritage Center", it was a place where I reconnected to my Native Roots. Like Ariziona being the Native American State so is Alaska is a land of many Native Peoples.

    This place will show you unique experience to learn and explore the traditionaol ways of Alaska Native cultures.

    When your there this center has 26-acre site that you can stroll the compound and see all the different varity of Native home structure of each tribes and the story telling in each house. And right in the middle of the compound is a beautiful Tiulana Lake. When you enter the main building you'll see,
    1. Gathering Place
    2. Information kiosk
    3. Culture Crafts Gift Shop
    4. Theater
    5. Hall of Cultures...galleries & studios.
    6. Feature Walls...stories from the land.
    7.Studio Workshop...langusges, arts and history

    Will, although this would seem like a tourist trip, I would think it would be important to know and learn what you can from the locals. That way you not putting you foot in you mouth...as sometimes I have done.

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    Chilkoot Charlie's- locals talk trash about it
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    • goingsolo
  • Updated By goingsolo on September 24, 2002
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    • tourist pick up spot - Anchorage
    tourist pick up spot
    by goingsolo
    Koots, as its called by the locals, usually with disdain, is the large Anchorage pickup bar. Supposedly world famous, with five or six different dance floors with different music, it would seem to be the place to go. According to the locals, it is not. As one Anchorage resident put it, "do us a favor and DON'T write about that place!"

    if you have to go and check it out, get a couple of shots at the bar and check out the scene from a distance. Or, better yet, just check out the website: www.koots.com, and then head elsewhere

    downtown Anchorage is better for nightlife. There are numerous bars (see nighlife tips) which are crowded but not as packed.

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    Self Proclaimed Trap
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    • kaloz
  • By kaloz on November 3, 2002
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    • Heavy Petting Zoo - Anchorage
    Heavy Petting Zoo
    by kaloz
    This isn't a trap, just a way to get you to visit!! This sign appears in Darwin's Theory a local bar which is filled with no-nonsense drinkers.
    See more on nightlife tips.

    Visit the heavy petting zoo!! Add some romance to your travels by becoming one of the exhibits.

    Become a Darwin Chicken (ladies only). See the bar tender for more information.

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