<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JSD:
eastwest, as a native, do you have any recommendations for what to do with only 1 day in ANC? Its my first time in the city - I'll be staying at the Sheraton, which I assume is somewhere near downtown. I'll probably rent a car - are there any short driving trips around the city that are worthwhile? Any interesting areas within the city that you would recommend?</font>
Yep, the Sheraton is downtown. I know you addressed this to eastwest.. but here are a few suggestions:
1. The Alaska Native Heritage Center -
http://www.alaskanative.net/
(Not far from downtown)
2. Museuem of History and Art -
http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/
(In downtown)
3. Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum -
http://home.gci.net/~aahm/
(Near the airport)
4. Public Lands Information Center -
http://www.nps.gov/aplic/about_us/aaplic.html
(In downtown)
5. Eklutna Village -
http://www.alaskaone.com/eklutna/
(About a half hour north of Anchorage)
Also, if you were going to have another day (or if you dared sacrafice the Mini-Do!) you could go on the 26 Glacier Cruise from Whittier, about 60 miles south of Anchorage by train or car.
-Robert