Chugach State Park Welcome to the fourth largest state park in the United States, the 495,000-acre park in south-central Alaska known as the Chugach State Park. This massively gorgeous wilderness area is considered to be a huge local park, containing rugged landscape, waterfalls, lakes, mountains, trails, and camping grounds. The 700 square miles of wilderness…
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Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
Tony Knowles Coastal Trail Start your Alaskan journey by taking a stroll down one of the most beautiful trails in the whole nation, the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail. This trail is the most popular in Anchorage by far and runs 11 miles from downtown Anchorage to the chalet at Kincaid Park. The trail was named…
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Free Time in Girdwood
Free Time in Girdwood [caption id="attachment_30881" align="alignright" width="425"] Photos Matt Hage Girdwood MH2010AKSKI20110207321.jpg[/caption] Girdwood is a small Alaskan mountain town about 36 miles south of Anchorage. Both Girdwood and Anchorage are both extremely beautiful and rugged cities in Alaska. Unlike Anchorage, however, Girdwood strives to provide a small town vibe and takes pride in allowing…
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Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Race
Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Race [caption id="attachment_30851" align="alignright" width="250"] Start of the 2011 Iditarod Race in downtown Anchorage, Alaska March 2011.[/caption] Get ready for this once in a lifetime opportunity to view the beginning of “The Last Greatest Race on Earth”, the Alaska Iditarod. This race pits man and animal versus nature as they travel…
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Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Festival
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Festival [caption id="attachment_30825" align="alignright" width="250"] Finish line, Iditarod dog sled race near Nome Alaska[/caption] Welcome to the nation’s premier winter festival, the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Festival, often times referred to as the Fur Rondy or just Rondy. This nationally and internationally renown festival began in 1935 as a sports tournament, including skiing,…
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On Location Tours NY
On Location Tours NY Have you ever wanted to follow in the footsteps of some of your favorite movie or tv stars? What about seeing the very spots where your latest Netflix binge-series was filmed, or where iconic movie shots have been created? Well with On Location Tours, that’s exactly what you will get to…
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Skeletons: Animals Unveiled
Skeletons: Animals Unveiled There’s a new attraction sweeping museum-goers across Florida by storm, the new Orlando feature known by the name of Skeletons: Animals Revealed. This informative attraction is owned by Skulls Unlimited, a company which started out in Oklahoma and brought its special form of osteopathic interactive museums to Orlando last year. Located right…
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The 13 Most Haunted Tours in the U.S
Halloween is right around the corner, which means costume-clad trick or treaters will roam the streets, ghost stories will become the norm, and students will have many more unique and historical education opportunities (that's not what you expected, is it?). Now that the season is turning scary teachers and students alike actually have a great…
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Top 11 Sights to See in Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska, is one of the most naturally beautiful cities in the entire United States, the whole area sparkling with snowy mountain tops, glacial rivers and streams, and seemingly endless forest-filled wilderness. Not only does this arctic paradise hold all these natural wonders, but it is also chock-full of cultural, educational, and regional delights, from…
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Automobile Driving Museum
Automobile Driving Museum [caption id="attachment_39069" align="alignright" width="425"] Automobile Museum LA Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] The Automobile Driving Museum, or ADM, is located in the Los Angeles suburb of El Segundo and is a highly unique museum experience that any fan of classic cars, mechanics, and/or the history of transportation will enjoy. Found only in the hidden…
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