I'm not a fan of touristy area's either, especially in Alaska. The main hotel area is definitely one of them outside of Denali. It's still in a scenic area and you can walk into the park if you so choose. And there isn't anything wrong with being a tourist (except driving too slow and stopping in the middle of the road to look at moose
.) A lot of people don't realize they can take a train to/from Denali and Fairbanks (and Talkeetna for that matter) and Kay_Jay was looking for suggestions. Just offering my help, obviously the OP can choose what they want to do and what suits them best ^