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Interior Alaska

Geographic region

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Overview

Interior Alaska is in the center of Alaska.

Regions

Fairbanks North Star Borough
the "Golden Heart of Alaska"

Getting there and around

Getting there

If you are flying to Alaska, you will probably at least land in Anchorage. From there you can get a local flight to many other smaller towns, a rental car, bus tour, or a ticket for the Alaska Railroad.

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Getting around

Fairbanks is Alaska's second largest city, but only has around 40,000 people. You can easily bike around town if you have a bike with you, and there are lots of bike paths to help with that.

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Airports and nearby hotels

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Indian Mountain LRRS Airport

Utopia Creek · Regional · UTO

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Cities

Chicken

a popular rest stop on the Taylor Highway in Alaska

Circle

an old gold rush settlement on the Yukon River

Delta Junction

the northwestern terminus of the Alaska Highway, it meets the Richardson Highway

Eagle

many of the buildings from the Gold Rush years are preserved as part of the Eagle Historic District, a National Historic Landmark district

Fairbanks

home of the University of Alaska

North Pole

a summertime attraction for tourists visiting nearby Fairbanks and those traveling to and from the Alaska Highway and Valdez

Tok

there are a number of state parks in the vicinity of Tok

Denali National Park

dynamic glaciated landscape supports a diversity of wildlife with grizzly bears, caribou, wolves, Dall sheep and moose

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Dalton Highway

The James W. Dalton Highway (Alaska Route 11, the "Dalton Highway", "the Dalton", or the "Haul Road") is a 414 mi (666 km) road traversing central and northern Alaska. It is one of only two roads in North America (the other being the Dempster Highway in Yukon, Canada) that cross the Arctic Circle and connect to the rest of the North American road network.

Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve

geology, cultural history, remnants of the last great gold rush, wildlife and scenery. But, best of all, solitude

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UnderstandThe greater Fairbanks area is a strange place. Fairbanks proper is like a lot of towns in the lower 48 states. There's a Wal-Mart, a Home Depot and a McDonald's. Don't let this fool you.

Get inIf you are flying to Alaska, you will probably at least land in Anchorage. From there you can get a local flight to many other smaller towns, a rental car, bus tour, or a ticket for the Alaska Railroad.

Get aroundFairbanks is Alaska's second largest city, but only has around 40,000 people. You can easily bike around town if you have a bike with you, and there are lots of bike paths to help with that.

SeeThe scenery in Alaska's interior speaks for itself. In any weather or season, it is always breathtakingly beautiful.

DoChena Hot Springs, about an hour's drive from Fairbanks, is one of the best attractions in the interior of Alaska. The hotel is run almost entirely on geothermal energy, and the greenhouses grow food for the restaurant.

EatOne of the best things about Fairbanks is that it's home to so many locally owned, mom-and-pop shops that big chain restaurants just don't flourish.

Stay safeAlaska is a land of extremes, so be prepared. While Alaska may be known for the cold, summer temperatures in the interior can reach into the s and even s.

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