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Get ready to snuggle up!!!
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    • Aurora907
  • By Aurora907 on December 9, 2004
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    • Dragon House - Fairbanks
    Dragon House
    by Aurora907
    During the month of March, it is still pretty cold out, yet it's perfect to view the World Ice Art Championships. Competitors come from all over the world to compete in single or multi block carvings. Be sure to bring warm accessories as temperatures could be 20 degrees below zero F. Also, if you come during the daylight, be sure to come back at night (get your hand stamped) for other awesome photo opportunities!!!

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  • Address: Philips Field Rd. Fairbanks
  • Directions: Near the Comfort Inn
  • Website: www.icealaska.com
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    Glow in the Dark Mini Golf...in Fairbanks, Alaska!
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  • By Aurora907 on October 24, 2005
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    • Photo courtesy of the Glow Putt website! - Fairbanks
    Photo courtesy of the Glow
    Putt website!
    by Aurora907
    This is a great activity to do year-round, no matter what age you are. Local weatherman Mike Shultz and his business partner Darwin have created a fun environment for miniature golf enthusiasts, in the heart of downtown Fairbanks.

    The price is affordable, there's music, and party rooms are available. The glow in the dark paintings are great and were accomplished by the wonderful wives of these 2 entrepreneurs.

    Click on the link, or follow my contact information.

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  • Address: 610 Cushman Street
  • Phone: (907) 374-4965
  • Directions: At Sadlers Mall
  • Website: http://glowputtalaska.com/
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    Dog Mushing Museum
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    • Stephen-KarenConn
  • Updated By Stephen-KarenConn on August 20, 2004
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    • Sleds in the Dog Mushing Museum - Fairbanks
    Sleds in the Dog Mushing
    Museum
    by Stephen-KarenConn
    The Dog Mushing Museum is the most comprehensive dog mushing exhibit in the world. It is housed in Fairbanks Historic City Hall, along with the Fairbanks Community Museum, and was organized in 1987, by a group of people interested in the documentation and sharing of the historical importance of mushing. Today mushing (dog sledding) is Alaska's state sport, but in pioneer times it was a vital means of winter transportation.

    In the museum is a 15-panel display called "The Driving Spirit: A Salute to Our Dog Sled Tradition." There are also actual dog sleds (pictured) and other mushing equipment. One can enjoy an interesting film about mushing and explore the multi-media library which includes back issues of Mushing Magazine, Schlittenhund, Team & Trail and Northern Dog News.

    I have never owned a dog nor am I particularly fond of them, but I still found the museum absolutely fascinating.

    Hours of Operation
    June - August
    Monday - Saturday: 10 am - 6 pm

    September - May
    Tuesday - Saturday: 10 am - 6 pm

    Admission is free but donations are appreciated.

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  • Address: 410 Cushman Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
  • Phone: 907-456-6874
  • Directions: Downtown Fairbanks, at the corner of 4th and Cushman Streets.
  • Website: www.museumsusa.org/data/museums/AK/81394.htm
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    Pioneer Air Museum
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    • Stephen-KarenConn
  • Updated By Stephen-KarenConn on August 20, 2004
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    • Pioneer Air Museum - Fairbanks
    Pioneer Air Museum
    by Stephen-KarenConn
    One of my favorite spots in Pioneer Park, and Fairbanks for that matter, was the Pioneer Air Museum, operated by the Interior and Arctic Alaska Aeronautical Foundation. On display beneath the gold dome of the museum are 14 historic aircraft of a wide assortment and 31 piston aircraft engines. Exhibits tell the story of early day cold weather flying as well as picture stories of the bush pilot. There are also hundreds of pictures, models and many World War II Artifacts.

    The museum is open daily, Memorial Day through Labor Day, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

    Admission
    Per Adult $2.00
    Per Family $5.00

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  • Address: P.O. Box 70437, Fairbanks, AK 70437
  • Phone: 907-451-0037
  • Directions: In Pioneer Park: Corner of Airport Way and Peger Road, Fairbanks, Alaska.
  • Website: www.akpub.com/akttt/aviat.html
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    Georgeson Botanical Garden
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    • Scandic
  • Updated By Scandic on October 31, 2003
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    • Fairbanks Things To Do
    by Scandic
    Many travelers miss Georgeson. Locating at UAF, it is easy to visit there at the same time as you go to museum.

    There is lots of things to do:
    -Discover the diversity of native and introduced plants growing under he Midnight Sun.

    -Observe Alaska’s world famous giant vegetables.

    -Learn cultivation techniques for some of the world’s hardiest plants.

    -Participate in tours and classes.

    -Observe wildlife, birds, plants insects that life in Alaska’s Great Interior.

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  • Address: At UAF area
  • Directions: Season: May through September Hours: 7 am– 10 pm daily Admission: $1.00 donation requested Guided Tours: Friday 2 pm ($2.00 donation)
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    Denali - Mt. McKinley
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    • Scandic
  • By Scandic on October 30, 2003
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    • So dangerous, so beautiful - Fairbanks
    So dangerous, so beautiful
    by Scandic
    This is not Fairbanks trip, neither Anchorage on. But once you have traveled up to Alaska, Denali is those places, which you don't want to miss.
    Being the highest mountain of North America, Mckinley goes up to 20 000 foot. And even it is 125 miles from UAF to Denali, I see the moutains from my window.

    Denali is open all year long.

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  • Directions: Check out governments web pages. They are really good ones.
  • Website: http://www.nps.gov/dena
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    Aurora Borealis - Northern Lights
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    • Scandic
  • Updated By Scandic on November 6, 2004
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    • Auroras above the Bartlett hall. - Fairbanks
    Auroras above the Bartlett
    hall.
    by Scandic
    Most tourist visit in Alaska at summer time, when it is light and warm. But there is a one thing in the winter time that really shines, auroras. The town of Fairbanks is quite small, so there is not city lights to disturb the views to the sky. So in the clear night, there is no reason that you won't see the auroras.
    And if some reason or another you'll miss them, wonderful sky full of star can compare it. Big Dipper which exists also in the Alaska's State Flag is pretty 'near' here.

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  • Directions: From the university it is easy to see auroras in a clear fall/winter night.
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    University of Alaska Museum of the North
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    • Stephen-KarenConn
  • Updated By Stephen-KarenConn on August 20, 2004
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    • Bown Bear at the Museum of the North - Fairbanks
    Bown Bear at the Museum
    of the North
    by Stephen-KarenConn
    This is a wonderful museum, and has consistently been rated by visitors, including myself, as the best museum in Alaska. Founded in 1929, the University of Alaska Museum of the North is the state's only research and teaching museum.

    The museum houses and displays more than 1.3 million objects and specimens representing the biological diversity and cultural traditions of the North, in a state-of-the-art facility. Five galleries give an overview of Alaska's five major geroraphic regions: Southwest, Western Arctic Coast, Interior, South Centeral and Southeast. In each you will find exhibits that highlight the people, the wildlife, the geography and the history of that region. Displays include everything from polar dinosaurs to contemporary Alaska Native art.

    The museum also contains a fine gift shop.

    Summer Hours
    May 15 - September 15
    Daily: 9 am - 7 pm

    Winter Hours
    September 16 - May 14
    Weekdays: 9 am - 5 pm
    Weekends: Noon - 5 pm
    (Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and Jan. 1)

    Admission
    Adult $5.00
    Senior (60+) 4.50
    Youth (7-17) 3.00
    Children Free

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  • Address: P.O. Box 756960, Fairbanks, AK 99775
  • Phone: 907-474-7505
  • Directions: Yukon Drive, on the Campus of the University of Alaska, just off University Avenue and Farmers Loop Road
  • Website: www.uaf.edu/museum
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    Pioneer Park
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    • Stephen-KarenConn
  • Updated By Stephen-KarenConn on August 20, 2004
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    • Entrance to Pioneer Park - Fairbanks
    Entrance to Pioneer Park
    by Stephen-KarenConn
    Billed as Alaska's only pioneer theme park, Pioneer Park is a 44-acre facility filled with Alaska's history. It was originally built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the purchase of Alaska from Russia, and it continues to operate today as a historical site and community park.

    I spent an afternoon at Pioneer Park and wished I had had more time there. Things to see and do include:


    Gold Rush Town
    Alaskaland Mini-golf
    Tanana Valley Railroad Engine #1
    Information Center (Pioneer Walking Tours)
    Palace Theater and Saloon
    Canoe, Kayak and Bike Rentals
    Dance Hall
    Pioneer Air Museum
    Pioneer Hall
    Judge Wickersham House
    Kitty Hensley House
    President Harding Railroad Car
    Sternwheeler Nenana National Historical Landmark
    Native Village Museum and Kashims
    Bear Art Gallery
    Alaska Salmon Bake
    Playground and Picnic Shelters
    and more.

    Pioneer Park is open daily year round. Admission to the park is free, although some of the individual attractions within it require an admission charge.

    For some of these I will list a separate tip on the next few pages.

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  • Address: P.O. Box 71267, Fairbanks, AK 99707
  • Phone: 907-459-1087
  • Directions: Corner of Peger Road and Airport Way, Fairbanks, Alaska.
  • Website: www.co.fairbanks.ak.us/Parks&Rec/PioneerPark/
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    President Warren G. Harding Railroad Car
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    • President Warren G. Harding Railroad Car - Fairbanks
    President Warren G. Harding
    Railroad Car
    by Stephen-KarenConn
    The last trip Warren G. Harding made as President of the United States was to the interior of Alaska to dirve the Golden Spike commemorating the line of the Alaska Railroad, which joined Alaska's two major cities, Fairbanks and Anchorage, July 15, 1923. The spike was at the end of 702-foot Myers Memorial Bridge, at Milepost 413.7. Shortly after he returned to Washington, President Harding died suddenly of a heart attack on August 2, 1923.

    President Harding's Railroad Car, "Denali", is on the National Register of Historic Places and will be of special interest to all railroad and history buffs.

    Admission is free.

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  • Phone: 907-459-1087
  • Directions: At Pioneer Park: Corner of Airport Way and Peger Road, Fairbanks, Alaska.
  • Website: www.alaskarails.org/ARR-spike.html
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