Kurt Or Colleen’s guidebook
Food scene
Locally owned restaurant - they serve absolutely great meals breakfast through dinner.
60 locals recommend
The Cookie Jar Restaurant
1006 Cadillac CtLocally owned restaurant - they serve absolutely great meals breakfast through dinner.
Fuji Japanese Restaurant
3535 College RdOur favorite sushi in town.
Chowder House
206 Eagle AveA favorite of locals for a quick nutritious and affordable lunch.
Our favorite Italian food in town, it's very good, but never order a salad dish at an Italian restaurant.
15 locals recommend
Geraldo's Italian Restaurant
701 College RdOur favorite Italian food in town, it's very good, but never order a salad dish at an Italian restaurant.
Sightseeing
We love going to the hot springs in winter - when it's coldest! If you forgot to bring your swim trunks visit Walmart for a cheap pair, and bring a bottle of water to sip on in the springs. The restaurant food is very good, locally grown veges year round from geothermal greenhouses, and reasonably priced too! It's a scenic 1 hour drive away, you don't have to stay overnight to enjoy a dip in the Hot Springs.
221 locals recommend
Chena Hot Springs Resort
17600 Chena Hot Springs RdWe love going to the hot springs in winter - when it's coldest! If you forgot to bring your swim trunks visit Walmart for a cheap pair, and bring a bottle of water to sip on in the springs. The restaurant food is very good, locally grown veges year round from geothermal greenhouses, and reasonably priced too! It's a scenic 1 hour drive away, you don't have to stay overnight to enjoy a dip in the Hot Springs.
Worth your time, take an hour or so to drop in and see unique presentations of Alaskan native culture. Did you know Inupiat's are the only Alaskan people with their own words in Webster's dictionary? That's how singularly unique their culture is.
114 locals recommend
Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center
101 Dunkel StWorth your time, take an hour or so to drop in and see unique presentations of Alaskan native culture. Did you know Inupiat's are the only Alaskan people with their own words in Webster's dictionary? That's how singularly unique their culture is.
It's just a 20 minute drive to see an engineering marvel - the Alaska Pipeline.
50 locals recommend
Alyeska Pipeline Viewing Point
1671 Steese HwyIt's just a 20 minute drive to see an engineering marvel - the Alaska Pipeline.
Neighborhoods
The river walk downtown is worth your time. There is free parking in back of the court house, and by the Morris Thompson Cultural center. Be careful if you park in a metered space downtown - they aggressively patrol and ticket.
Downtown Area
Outdoor gear & clothing
Locally owned with decent prices. There's just about everything you would need to enjoy the outdoors, that you may have forgotten to bring.
Frontier Outfitters
250 3rd StLocally owned with decent prices. There's just about everything you would need to enjoy the outdoors, that you may have forgotten to bring.