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Alyeska, Alaska
Alyeska offers kayaking, paragliding, mountain biking and a luxurious rest at the only Alaska property to enjoy a place on
Condé© Nast's Gold List: the Alyeska Prince Hotel.
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Anchorage, Alaska
Shop for furs, soapstone carvings, gold-nugget and jade jewelry and Eskimoan arts and crafts. Cruise the calm protected waters of Prince William Sound and come face to face with the Ice Age.
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Dawson City, Yukon Territory
A Klondike National Historic Site, Dawson City brings the gold rush alive and opens the Heart of the Klondike to anyone lucky enough to venture here.
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Denali National Park and Preserve
Travel up to 62 miles into the park for excellent wildlife viewing. Watch for moose, sheep, caribou and bears; marvel at ice fields, ice bridges, glacial streams and Mt. McKinley.
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Fairbanks, Alaska
Restored by Holland America Line, the authentic Gold Dredge No. 8 provides a hearty miners' stew. Sail the sternwheeler Discovery III and meet Susan Butcher, four-time Iditarod champion, and her sled dogs.
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Gates of the Arctic National Park
Nature takes your breath away as she brings
mountains together into massive stone
"gates" and beckons beyond-into the
far-off horizon- where the Arctic Circle
lies.
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Glacier Bay National Park
Glide along and view the bay's magnificent glaciers and frozen rivers. With more calving glaciers than anywhere in the world, you'll experience what Alaskans call "white thunder" as they crash into the sea.
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Juneau, Alaska
For years Juneau's livelihood, like that of many cities in Alaska, was tied to mining. The city itself is built on tailings from the A-J mine whose shafts perforate the hillside above town.
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Kenai Fjords National Park
See more marine life in six hours than most
people see in a lifetime. Orca whales
breach, sea lions bark, sea otters sun
themselves and the tufted puffins play- all
as you draw near a glacier and feel the
temperature drop.
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Ketchikan, Alaska
In the heart of the Tongass National Forest, immerse yourself in Tlingit Indian culture and view the world's largest collection of totem poles; kayak the colorful waterfront and stroll the boardwalk that once led to Ketchikan's red light district.
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Kluane National Park
From wild to mild, your activity can fit your mood. Choose a full-day guided hike to the top of King's Throne or a moderate guided mountain bike trek through Alsek Valley bear country.
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Mt. McKinley
See the tallest mountain in North America with the steepest vertical rise of any in the world. Enjoy more time at Denali and take the comprehensive six-hour Tundra Wilderness Tour.
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Nome and Kotzebue, Alaska
Experience the beauty and solitude of the Far North. Walk on the spongy tundra of the vast Arctic Coastal Plain.
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Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
Marvel at the austere beauty of this remote location on the Arctic Ocean - the source of the oil fields that feed the TransAlaska pipeline. Sightsee along the Dalton Highway, the fabled Haul Road.
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Sitka, Alaska
Bald eagles perch in the spruce and cedar trees of Sitka-often several to a branch. Russian Alaska is enthusiastically represented in a lively performance by the New Archangel Dancers.
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Skagway, Alaska
The sidewalks are all but rolled up in Skagway come winter, so you can only imagine the frightful conditions endured by the gold propectors who passed through en route to the Yukon, with a mandatory ton of supplies to be hauled with them over the steep and treacherous Trail of '98.
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Tracy Arm & Twin Sawyer Glaciers
Experience the beauty and solitude of the
Far North. Walk on the spongy tundra of the
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Whitehorse
Experience Whitehorse where thousands
of Stampeders traveling down the Yukon
River to Dawson met the most treacherous
obstacle on the entire route - the
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The Yukon
Experience the shared natural history --
plate tectonics, volcanic upheaval and
glacial scouring -- of Alaska and the Yukon.
Visit historic Dawson and cruise the Yukon
River on the mv Yukon Queen II.
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