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Koots!   Anchorage

Koots!, Anchorage

 10 Reviews  If your looking for a nightclub with all kinds of people in a very rustic setting, then Koots is the place for you. You'll find all kinds of people from rednecks to pimps in fur coats! This is not an... 

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Village Bar   Kodiak

Village Bar, Kodiak

 3 Reviews  I've only lived in kodiak for 10 days now so I have yet to see all that it's nightlife has to offer. But the majority of night clubs are located in or near the mall - right by the small boat... 

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Humpys   Anchorage

Humpys, Anchorage

 5 Reviews  Humpy's has become a very popular spot the past five years or so. Very large on the inside, they have a great menu and a very wide selection of beverages. Live music most nights with a solo local... 

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Mecca   Kodiak

Mecca, Kodiak

 3 Reviews  Depending on who you are, there is a bar here for you. Some of the names you will hear include the Village (for Cowboys), Tony's (for Fishermen), the Mecca (for Fishermen, Coasties and anyone), the... 

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Snow Goose   Anchorage

Snow Goose, Anchorage

 3 Reviews  The Snow Goose Restaurant have live music all week long. It is a restaurant with it's own brewery. My favorite on a sunny summer day is a drink and a cigar on their open deck looking out over Sleeping... 

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Skinny Dicks Half Way Inn!: A "must see"

by livinmydreams

Sold by Skinny Dick in 2003; he passed away in 2008. Beloved assemblage of tackiness and crudity in the middle of no where. Bras and panites along with dollar bills were tacked up every place. I hear that the new owners have removed all of the items and kept the name.Address:Parks Hwy., Ester, AKDirections:At milepost 328 on the Parks Highway, roughly halfway between Fairbanks and Nenana.Dick sold it in 2003, died in 2008 and I hear it is not the same place. SO IF YOU STOP IN JUST KNOW IT'S NOT THE SAME OLD ALASKAN PLACE THAT IT USE TO BE. Once an Alaskan icon now just a bar with a unique name.

Alaska: Aurora Borealis

by MTrav

On a clear dark night, kick back and watch as charged particles from the sun slam into the atmosphere at a million miles per hour, and create dancing colors in the sky.Theres no cover charge and you can stay all night. (byob) Unfortunately for most visitors to Alaska, it is unlikely that you will see the lights between May and August, due to the lack of darkness. Its worth enduring a little cold to see the northern lights. Generally the further north, the better the chance of seeing the Aurora. The best shows, at least in interior Alaska, seem to be in the spring and fall. If youre lucky enough to find yourself in Alaska on a clear dark night, drive a few miles away from the city lights, and you may see a show you wont ever forget.Heres a forecast, courtesy of the Geophysical Institute in Fairbankshttp://www.gedds.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/ Anything you like, as long as its warm.

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Homer beach and lighthouse: Come on Girls...this is Homer Spit! :)

by Matyas

Homer is definitely not for party animals but if you're looking for young people bars and company you should go and check out the Spit! In good weather you will find lots of campers on the beach chatting and sitting around campfire. Many of them just travelers but I've met seasonal workers as well. If you're looking for a bar go and see the little lighthouse and ask someone for its history while drinking a beer:)

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Local Bars

by PA2AKgirl

In the cities and lots of smaller "towns", you should be able to find a great local hangout. I've noticed a popular name is usually "the Pioneer Bar" which is found in most towns. I'm not sure if they are related but they're all about the same (from what I've seen). Always a great local hangout, friendly people, music or sports (or both) and very laid back. Ordering wine is high class...most people drink beer.There's no impressing anyone here--people are just there to relax and enjoy their time off. It's also popular to name bars after the highway they're on or the latitude of where the town is located. There are clubs scattered around the state, too--the fancier ones being in the larger cities and the ones I like more, in the towns with less than 10,000 people (which are most places here in Alaska). Some of the bush villages do not have drinking but chances are if you just visiting the...

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Crow's Nest Lounge: Bar Hopping Cruise Ship Style

by karenincalifornia

Where else can you down your beer while wearing a tux and relaxing on a chaise lounge?This picture was taken in the ship's nightclub called the Crow's Nest. It was at the top of the ship at the bow, so it was the perfect place to come for a fantastic view of where we were going. These lounge chairs were in hot demand, too, so if we didn't get there by 7:30 pm, we were out of luck and had to sit at regular chairs.The dance floor is in the background in this photo. The same band played every night and they let us know at the beginning of the cruise that they would take all requests and in fact wanted them. So, one evening when I thought the music was too slow, I asked them to play "All I Wanna To Do" by Sheryl Crow. They said they couldn't because they were permitted only to play lounge music until 9:30 pm, but they would play it if we came back after that. We did...and we didn't even have...

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Piano Bar: Lounge Lizard

by karenincalifornia

Yet another bar on the ship is the piano bar. This is a smaller, more intimate bar for those who want booze but don't want to have to drink it with those rowdy revelers in the Crow's Nest. The centerpiece of this bar is a grand piano, surrounded by a lacquered wooden bar. In this photo, the Piano Bar was decorated for 4th of July.We stopped by briefly. I haven't spent much time in piano bars, so I was kind of expecting something like Bill Murray's lounge lizard act, but the Statendam's piano player wasn't that funny -- or that obscene.

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in popular places especially: Not so casual what comes to ID's

by Scandic

I was a bit suprised about this in Alaska. My International Driving License was not a valid ID in many bars. It shoould be, but these places follow thier own policy. It is interesting, because there are those places in Alaska, where nobody cares how old u are or do you have a prrof of your age. Then there were these places, where they didn't accept a valid European ID. They demanded me to bring my passport with me, which is a bit insane especially when your visa is attached to it...but that was what they wanted.My European Union Drivers License has been valid everywhere else in Lower 48 where I have been, in CA, NY, FL...but not in funny small places in Alaska. I haven't even got in! :) So my suggest is that carry a copy of your passport together with DL for example. If they don't let u in without a real passport, skip the place.I do think it is very important the the age is checked and...

Be aware: They drink and drive...

by Scandic

This is something I wouldn't like to tell you, because I love Alaska from the bottom of my heart, but still, i do not accept this anyway. So Alaskans are very carefree what comes to driving under alcohol's (or weed's) influence.I know that people over all States do it, but in Alaska it is somehow accepted. Or let's put it this way. You are in the party. People come to party by car (sure they do, there aren't really public transportation there) and they drink and leave by car. In Scandinavia the general attitude would be like, hey man you are drunk, do not drive. Or I cannot imagine any of my friends daring to drink and drive in public. So please, be aware. After party or bar night, check out who offers you a drive. The slippery roads and mooses make situation even worse there. Of course there are people who are very careful, but to me, this came as a surprise, the attitude among old and...

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Northern Lights: Northern Lights

by goingsolo

Its not exactly a nightlife activity, but its an unusual Alaska experience. The northern lights, otherwise known as Aurora Borealis, are a series of lights that appear in the night sky. The lights are generally yellow green in color, but can be pink, red, blue or purple. The best viewing time is Sept through April and the best chance of seeing the lights is away from Anchorage, since the city lights interfere with the view. The lights appear in the sky in the area above the Alaska Range into the Arctic.

The Aurora Borealis........phenomenon*: Northern Lights

by Sassy417

Near the poles, you can witness a very beautiful, dynamic, luminous displays seen in the night sky called "Northern Lights".The aurora display is a very large-scale phenomenon encircling the entire polar regions, but when one views a particular display from the ground only a very small portion is visible, in the northern and southern latitudes.If you live near the northern aurora oval, you will often see aurora along the northern horizon early in the evening, and the aurora will gradually move south. The gradual southward movement is caused by your location on Earth rotating under the thicker part of the aurora oval. If you live farther south, look for aurora during periods of known high solar activity late at night or in the early morning hours, about 10 PM to 3 AM. Solar activity is currently on the increaseThe northern lights are a permanent feature of the Earth. The lights are...

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Nightclubs and bars in Alaska

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Hotel Captain Cook  Anchorage

 9 Reviews and 246 Opinions  Excellent amenities, with an excellent outlook. The higher the room the better the view, always ask... 

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Westmark Baranof Hotel  Juneau

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Sophie Station  Fairbanks

 1 Review and 93 Opinions  We stayed at Sophie Station as part of our package tour and one night before the tour. It was clean... 

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Nightlife: Cities in Alaska
  1. Anchorage Nightlife
  2. Denali National Park and Preserve Nightlife
  3. Fairbanks Nightlife
  4. Juneau Nightlife
  5. Nome Nightlife
  6. Barrow Nightlife
  7. Kodiak Nightlife
  8. Ketchikan Nightlife
  9. Seward Nightlife
  10. Dutch Harbor Nightlife
  11. Skagway Nightlife
  12. Sitka Nightlife
  13. Homer Nightlife
  14. Girdwood Nightlife
  15. North Pole Nightlife
  16. Talkeetna Nightlife
  17. Soldotna Nightlife
  18. Chena Hot Springs Nightlife
  19. Valdez Nightlife
  20. Haines Nightlife
  21. Kenai Nightlife
  22. Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Nightlife
  23. Dillingham Nightlife
  24. Unalaska Nightlife
  25. Chicken Nightlife
  26. Eagle River Nightlife
  27. Tok Nightlife
  28. Coldfoot Nightlife
  29. Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park Nightlife
  30. Healy Nightlife
  31. Seldovia Nightlife
  32. Buskin River State Recreation Site Nightlife
  33. Kake Nightlife
  34. Petersburg Nightlife
  35. Point Hope Nightlife
  36. Kotzebue Nightlife
  37. Kachemak Bay State Park Nightlife
  38. Ninilchik Nightlife
  39. Chitina Nightlife
  40. Near Island Nightlife
  41. Whittier Nightlife
  42. Selawik Nightlife
  43. Woody Island Nightlife
  44. Akutan Nightlife
  45. Hyder Nightlife
  46. Chignik Nightlife
  47. Wasilla Nightlife
  48. Sand Point Nightlife
  49. Clam Gulch Nightlife
  50. Nenana Nightlife

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Q:  Hello, I am thinking about flying to Fairbanks the long weekend 2/18-2/20/12 to view the northern light. Anyone has been... 

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A: The moon phases will be in your favour; new moon is on Feb 23. You have to be out of town and away from "light pollution", and of course there has to be good weather... 

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