Culture and Heritage Itineraries
Alaska Native culture, gold rush history, farming colony beginnings and the life of an Alaska dog musher - as a young state Alaska history is still in the making, but the evolution is captivating.
Giant Cabbages and Colony Beginnings
The Mat-Su Valley is Alaska's agricultural heartland, with perfect conditions for the growing world-renown giant vegetables. Touring country roads around Palmer, visitors can learn about Matanuska Colony farmers who relocated to Palmer in 1935 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and share life experiences with their remaining descendants. View detailsAlaska Culture and History Museums
Alaska museums provide long-lasting impressions and knowledge of life in the "Last Frontier." Travelers seeking to experience Alaska Native culture, arts, Alaska history and the heritage of the early pioneers will enjoy the Mat-Su Valley's many museums. View DetailsDiscover Gold at Hatcher Pass and Independence Gold Mine
It was the lure of fortune that brought many of the first settlers to Alaska and the Mat-Su Valley during the Alaska Gold Rush era, and the Willow Creek mining district was one of the most prosperous. Learn about the Alaska Gold Rush while touring the abandoned Independence Mine. View details
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Festival
- 400 D Street, Suite 200
- Anchorage , AK 99501
- Phone: (907) 274-1177
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Anchorage Museum
- 625 C Street
- Anchorage, AK 99501
- Phone: (907) 929-9200
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A world-class museum in downtown Anchorage that explores 10,000 years of Alaska history as well as art of Alaska and the circumpolar north. A shop and restaurant also on site. more
Areawide Community Service Council Corp.
- Next to Mat-Su Visitor's Center, Mi
- Wasilla, AK 99654
- Phone: (907) 373-6150
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Location: Next to the Mat-Su Visitors Center, Mile 35.5 Parks Highway The "Veterans' Wall of Honor" is dedicated to honoring America's Veterans, men and women, living and deceased. Located at Mile 35.5 Parks Highway. Applications available at the Visitors Center or more
Denali Zipline Tours
- PO Box 221
- Talkeetna, AK 99676
- Phone: (907) 733-3988
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Dorothy Page Museum
- 323 N. Main Street
- Wasilla, AK 99654
- Phone: (907) 373-9071
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View exciting traveling exhibits; learn local history and walk through time in historic homes and buildings. The museum showcases gold mining, homesteading and Iditarod race exhibits. more
Friday Flings
- Downtown Palmer
- Palmer, AK 99645
- Phone: (907) 761-3500
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Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
- Mile 2.2 Knik-Goose Bay Road
- Wasilla, AK 99687-0800
- Phone: (907) 376-5155
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Iditarod Race Headquarters & Gift Shop/Museum. Yearround, M-F, 8-5. Summertime: 8-7, 7 days/week with dog-cart rides 9-5, 7 days/week. Mile 2.2 Knik-Goose Bay Road, Wasilla. more
Iron Dog, Inc.
- 7100 Old Seward Highway, Unit C
- Anchorage, AK 99518
- Phone: (907) 563-4414
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Helpful resources
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Maps and more
Find Alaska Highway maps and mileage chart for distances between destination points within the Mat-Su… More Info
Great outdoors
Discover more about boating, rafting, fishing, flightseeing and how to get into the backcountry of… More Info
Denali Flightseeing
Alaska's majestic scenery appears magnified from a Cessna window and the vantage point makes for good… More Info
glaciers
You can see a glacier just about anywhere in Alaska. But in the Mat-Su Valley, you can actually get out… More Info
Alaska Rafting
Uncover hidden jewels only accessible by boat. Hover in rapids through canyons, see glaciers calve fall… More Info
Dining in Mat-Su
Fine dining to cafes and everything in between. Don't be surprised if your portions are Alaska-sized.… More Info
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The Mat-Su Valley is your place for adventure. From flightseeing Mount McKinley to rafting the Matanuska River, excitement is right around every corner. Spectacular views abound, from mountains to glaciers to wildlife. Conveniently located 35 miles north of Anchorage, your Alaska experience begins when you get to the Mat-Su Valley. Spend a day exploring Hatcher Pass, test your luck fishing or take advantage of the bountiful hiking. The Mat-Su Valley - where Alaska comes to play!
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