Originally Posted by
AvroFan
Hi,
I'm just planning a semi-mileage run that would also take me to Alaska for one day or one and a half day in the first week of October. I looked around and found quite some interesting things among the hints you gave - but it seems they all stop operations in September.
Now I'm questioning if it's worth going up to Anchorage for this short time and what I could do there. Are any tours operating which I just haven't found, maybe some flightseeing? Or would you just recomment the city itself?
I'd hate to skip the city as I'm not going to the USA that often...
Any help is much appreciated
Honestly, I'm not sure what touristy things operate here in the wintertime. The answer is: not much. However, there certainly isn't a dearth of things to do, especially if you're into winter sports.
If you're only here for a really short time, however, I'm not sure how much of that you could take advantage of.
The benefit of coming up here in the wintertime is that the cost of visiting Alaska drops to probably 30% of what it is in the summer.
There MAY be some flightseeing options available in the winter. The Anchorage museum downtown is worth a stop and is open year-round.
One of the many sources I've found helpful is
http://www.alaska.org. I think they even have a helpline you can call, so if you don't hear from anyone here, try calling them and asking what's available in the winter. It's a nonprofit organization, so I would trust their advice as a bit more impartial than a tour wholesaler.