Originally Posted by CPRich

I'll concur with the Talkeetna and HQ recommendations. Talkeetna's a great little town for a stopover, with a neat little museum and eateries. Taking a Denali flight, especially with a glacier landing, is a tremendous amount of fun, though it is pricey. The first time we did it, MrsCP and I went on different flights as the little one was only 15 months old. (we took our 12/8-yrs olds with us last summer and they had a blast).

The Iditarod HQ isn't much to see, but is certainly worth a few minutes detour. For kids, the Reindeer Farm in Palmer was a big hit, and only a 15 minute detour total. The musk ox farm is also in Palmer.

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I would agree that the Wildlife Conservation Center would take precedence of the Reindeer Farm and Iditarod HQ, if it's an either/or. But HQ and Reindeer Farm shouldn't take more than 90-120 minutes total, including the detour drive time. We spent several hours at the WCC. We also took a couple of hours to go up the Alyeska tram and do a bit of hiking.
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