Locations

The Last Frontier. America's largest state spanning 663,000 square miles of Arctic tundra, temperate rainforest, volcanic islands, and glaciated mountains.

The Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska's fastest-growing region. Agricultural heartland known for giant vegetables, Hatcher Pass, and the Iditarod.

Alaska's largest city, home to 40% of the state's population. Urban center nestled between the Chugach Mountains and Cook Inlet, with world-class trails, dining, and arts.

Southwest Alaska, from the Alaska Peninsula to the Aleutian Islands. Home to Bristol Bay's world-class salmon runs, Katmai's brown bears, and the Ring of Fire.

Alaska's Golden Heart City in the Interior. University town, military hub, and gateway to the Arctic. Famous for northern lights, ice art championships, and midnight sun.

The Kenai Peninsula, Alaska's playground. World-famous salmon fishing on the Kenai and Russian rivers, Kenai Fjords National Park, and the towns of Soldotna, Homer, and Seward.

Southcentral Alaska, home to Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula, and Prince William Sound. The state's population center and transportation hub.

Interior Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Range to the Brooks Range. Home to Fairbanks, Denali, and extreme continental climate with 100-degree temperature swings.

Southeast Alaska's panhandle, a 500-mile archipelago of islands, fjords, and temperate rainforest. Connected by the Alaska Marine Highway, not roads.

Gold Rush city on the Bering Sea coast, terminus of the Iditarod Trail. A resilient Arctic community with deep mining history and proximity to Russia across the Strait.

Alaska's First City, first port of call for Inside Passage cruise ships. Known for totem poles, Creek Street, commercial fishing, and 160+ inches of annual rainfall.

Northwest Arctic Alaska, the Inupiaq homeland centered on Kotzebue Sound. Home to the Red Dog Mine, Kobuk Valley National Park, and traditional subsistence ways of life.

Alaska's Arctic North Slope, from the Brooks Range to the Beaufort Sea. Oil production hub at Prudhoe Bay and home to Inupiaq communities including Utqiagvik, the northernmost U.S. city.

A pristine glaciated fjord system east of Anchorage. Home to tidewater glaciers, humpback whales, sea otters, and commercial fishing communities of Cordova and Whittier.

Alaska's capital city, accessible only by air or sea. Nestled between mountains and the Gastineau Channel, home to Mendenhall Glacier and the state legislature.

Former capital of Russian America on Baranof Island. A fishing and tourism town surrounded by the Tongass National Forest and Sitka Sound's sheltered waterways.