94 SOUTHCENTRAL • ANCHORAGE AREA ANCHORAGE THINGS TO DO Museums/Arts/History Museums/Arts/ History, cont. Various Activities GIRDWOOD THINGS TO DO Flightseeing ANCHORAGE MUSEUM anchoragemuseum.org ANCHORAGE FUR RONDY furrondy.net The premier winter festival of North America (Feb. 22–March 3, 2024). This 12-day-long celebration features more than 45 events, including Alaska Native arts market, fireworks, snow sculpting, fur auctions, musical performances & more. Highlights include Running of the Reindeer, 3-day Open World Championship Sled Dog Race & parade all downtown. For events & festival information visit our website. ALASKA BOTANICAL GARDEN alaskabg.org Experience the beauty of Alaska’s peak bloom season, featuring cultivated flowers, native plants, & art in 110 acres of boreal forest. Explore different gardens & trails while delighting your senses with fragrant peonies, blue poppies, & stunning garden landscapes with sculptural art installations. Just a 15-minute drive from downtown: 4601 Campbell Airstrip Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507. 907-770-3692. Experience Alaska and life in the North through art, history, culture and science. Appreciate the diversity of Alaska Native cultures, including masterworks of Alaska Native art and design from the Smithsonian. Four levels of world-class museum to explore, including: a hands-on science center, planetarium, outdoor sculpture garden, museum store and dining. Gallery tours change seasonally. ALPINE AIR ALASKA alpineairalaska.com The highlight of your Alaska vacation. Join us for a scenic flight, glacier landing, or summer glacier dogsledding adventure. Get away from the crowds on a smaller, more intimate tour. Land on a glacier, step out on the ice. Experience Alaska’s incredible, immense backcountry, or ride on a dogsled ride on the snow. Make memories that will last a lifetime. Book online or call us today: 907-783-2360. PORTAGE THINGS TO DO • Wildlife Viewing/Birding THINGS TO DO • Nightlife/Shopping Oomingmak Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center Oomingmak Musk Ox Producers Co-Op is an Alaska Native owned Co-op. Members handknit items out of qiviut in village patterns inspired by Native arts. qiviut.com 907-272-9225 Select 51 on TravelAlaska.com/BRC Come meet the locals! Bears, bison, moose, muskox, reindeer, wolves, lynx and others that call the AWCC home. Non-profit sanctuary open year round. alaskawildlife.org 907-783-0058 Select 52 on TravelAlaska.com/BRC ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTER
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