ascho Posted June 16, 2019 #1 Share Posted June 16, 2019 I am starting a Denali excursion from Anchorage prior to my cruise and have 1 free day in Anchorage. Any suggestions or must see excursions? We arrive in the middle of the night so we will probably need to sleep in a little that morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mrell345 Posted June 16, 2019 #2 Share Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, ascho said: I am starting a Denali excursion from Anchorage prior to my cruise and have 1 free day in Anchorage. Any suggestions or must see excursions? We arrive in the middle of the night so we will probably need to sleep in a little that morning. where are you coming from, dont forget the time zone change, we are coming from Eastern timezone so 4AM in Anchorage will feel like 8AM back home. We are doing the Spencer Glacier tour. http://www.alaska.org/detail/spencer-glacier http://www.alaska.org/detail/chugach-adventures-spencer-lake-iceberg-float Edited June 16, 2019 by mrell345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascho Posted June 17, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted June 17, 2019 We are also coming from the eastern time zone. Thank you for the suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare karatemom2 Posted June 17, 2019 #4 Share Posted June 17, 2019 The Alaskan Native Heritage Center in Anchorage is definitely a worthwhile place to spend some time. https://www.alaskanative.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted June 17, 2019 #5 Share Posted June 17, 2019 If you have a car, check out Hatcher Pass and Independence Mine State Historical Park - http://www.alaska.org/detail/independence-mine-historical-state-park. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltcruzer Posted June 17, 2019 #6 Share Posted June 17, 2019 (edited) If you have a car, a drive down the Seward Highway could be a good idea. Several places along the way to pull off and take pictures and take in the scenery, plus you could go down to the Alyeska resort and take the tram, or a little further to the Wildlife Conservation Center or Portage Glacier (about an hour from downtown Anchorage) The Native Heritage Center someone earlier recommended is great too. Obviously there are plenty of spots for hiking if you wanted to do something more active. If the timing works, the sunsets in Anchorage are incredible. We went to Point Woronzof, but I'm pretty sure any of the parks along the water on the west side of anchorage would be great. As the sunset time neared, dozens of people kept arriving to come see the Midnight Sun go down. If you want to sleep in this wouldn't work, but one morning out of Anchorage we took the train down to Seward and got on a 6 hour Kenai Fjords cruise tour, then took the train back that evening. It was incredible. The train itself has amazing scenery, and the Kenai Fjords area has so much wildlife, glaciers calving... tied at the top (with glacier landing) for my favorite part of my Alaska trip. Very early morning and late night, but totally worth it. Edited June 17, 2019 by cltcruzer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascho Posted June 17, 2019 Author #7 Share Posted June 17, 2019 These are all great suggestions. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterdrago Posted June 17, 2019 #8 Share Posted June 17, 2019 You did not mention dining but I will very highly recommend Simon and Seaforts. The view across Cook Inlet is pretty awesome if the weather cooperates. You can see the south end of the Alaska Range a 100 miles west. Someone here on CC recommended it to us and I'm glad we went. The food is terrific as is the service. Priced accordingly. It's in a "hi-rise" office building on L street at 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascho Posted June 18, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Thanks. We already have reservations for the Haute Quarter Grill. They both look great. Maybe lunch at Simon and Seaforts for the view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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