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Fairbanks Alaska Attractions, Museums
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Alaskan Tails of the Trail with Mary Shields
Share a personal home visit with Mary Shields, celebrated Alaskan musher and author, and her sled dogs. Informative summer dog sled tour with light refreshments in Mary's cozy log home. 2-hour tour.
El Dorado Gold Mine
Ride the train. Pan for gold. Strike it rich! A two-hour guided tour takes you through a permafrost tunnel where Alaska's history comes alive. Walking tour of a mining camp. Meet and talk with Alaska miners.
Fairbanks Ice Museum
Larger than life ice sculptures on display daily in summer. View live-sized ice sculptures carved by local artists.
Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum
A 30,000 square foot museum displaying classic examples of American motor history. One-of-a-kind, sole-surviving and showcase autos fill the museum along with electrifying Alaska photographs lining the walls and vintage fashions surrounding the autos and video exhibits.
Georgeson Botanical Garden
Nationally recognized botanical garden and a member of a national network of educational and research institutions. See what grows under the midnight sun. Giant vegetables, flowers and more.
Gold Dredge No. 8
Only authentic dredge open to the public. Tours include a short video presentation of dredge life, a guided tour inside the dredge, and then guests proceed to the panning area to pan for guaranteed gold.
Large Animal Research Station
Public tours of animal enclosures during the summer months allow the visitor a closer view of the muskoxen, caribou and reindeer maintained at LARS for research and education. Gift shop, quiviut.
Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center
Visitor center on the banks of the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks. Introduces visitors to Interior Alaska and the people who live there.
Pioneer Park
Historic theme park on Alaska's gold rush era. Pioneer Park is a 44 acre historic theme park located on the Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska. Visit the many merchants that reside in historical cabins.
Santa Claus House
Home of the Original Letter from Santa and deed to one square inch of North Pole. Christmas and Alaskan gifts, toys, souvenirs, and collectibles. Visit Santa's reindeer. Open year round.
Tanana Valley Farmers Market
Tanana Valley Farmers Market showcases a wide variety of Alaska Grown produce and plants and Made in Alaska and Silver Hand arts and crafts. Alaskan grown produce, art, baked goods and crafts.
University of Alaska Museum of the North
Stunning architecture and award winning exhibits. Inspired by Alaska. Discover fascinating stories about Alaska's people, places and wildlife. Multimedia summer programs, audio guide, museum store.
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