The Captain Cook hotel is an old time luxury experience. We had a corner room with separate living room, wet bar, huge bathroom. Outstanding service ...
We rented bikes from the Downtown Bike Rental and rode the Tony Knowles trail. It is about 22 miles round trip and it was just a bit much for us non regular bike riders. The bike shop is great and VERY helpful, but you might want to consider renting e-bikes if you are not a regular bike rider. That being said, still glad we did it. We were a little disappointed in the Anchorage Museum. It did ...
We spent the day in the Art Museum and the local WWII museum (a must see) which focusses on Alaska's role in the war effort. Walking around downtown Anchorage, we made sure to get our photo with the giant Yeti. The visitors center passes out post cards free of charge and has maps and other info for visitors. ...
Not that anyone asked, but we had a few things that we did that were thoroughly enjoyable. We spent a few hours exploring downtown. We went to the Zoo, which was quite nice, and highly recommended. We also drove North to Thunderbird Falls and hiked out to the waterfall. Pretty cool!
We drove south to Girdwood, and took the Tram at Aleyska resort to the top of the mountain. For $39 you get ...
We took the shuttle from the ship into downtown Anchorage, then picked up the Zoo shuttle to the Anchorage Zoo. They focus on animals that are adapted to the weather, so there are animals like, muskox, Siberian tigers, wolverines, bears, and more. The Zoo shuttle is free and the zoo reasonably priced. ...