Seward
Seward is one of Alaska's most popular towns for scenery, wildlife and fishing. Out-of-state visitors and Alaskans alike enjoy this Kenai Peninsula town's port ambiance, and it's a short 2.5-hour drive from Anchorage on one of the country's most beautiful highways. In summer, Seward is busy with visitors delivered by cruise ships and the Alaska Railroad.
Anchorage
From its early days as a railroad camp in a spruce and birch forest, Anchorage has grown into Alaska's largest city and the gateway for many visitors. Anchorage is a modern city in a beautiful setting -- laid out between the Chugach Mountains and Cook Inlet, and within sight of Mount McKinley, the continent's tallest peak. The city has its share of asphalt and tall buildings, but nature still runs wild. Spawning salmon migrate up Anchorage's streams, and anyone walking through the woods may come face to face with a moose.
Juneau
Juneau, the capital of Alaska, bursts during the summer with hundreds of thousands of cruise-ship passengers. Twelve decades ago, the young city was swamped with prospectors.Juneau was founded as a gold-mining camp in 1880. It became Alaska territorial capital in 1900, home of the Legislature in 1912 and Alaska state capital in 1959 upon statehood. There's no highway access to rest of Alaska or to Canadian provinces. It's the home of University of Alaska Southeast.
So Come to Alaska and visit the Denali, Glacier Bay, Kenai Fjords, and all the wildlife!
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