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Elevate your Anchorage experience with a glacier and wildlife scenic 1.5-hour flight.

Spectacular scenery and ‘deer dawgs’: Nine highlights of Anchorage, Alaska

This scenic city is so much more than just a cruise pitstop.

  • by Julia D'Orazio
Glacial flightseeing with Wings Airways lets you soar over the region’s five glaciers.

Nine must-do highlights of Juneau, Alaska

It’s Alaska’s capital but with a population of just 33,000, Juneau feels like one big neighbourhood and is easily accessible on foot.

  • by Kate Armstrong
The Queen Elizabeth, belittled by ice in Glacier Bay, Alaska.

The Alaskan glacier that makes Game of Thrones’ Wall seem feeble

Alaska’s Inside Passage is a remarkable 1600-kilometre-long network of fjords and forested islands.

  • by Kate Armstrong
The waterways around Sitka.

Fishing nirvana delivers unexpected ‘Alaska moment’

On a Cunard cruise, an attempt at fly-fishing comes with a revelation, but it isn’t what was initially imagined.

  • by Kate Armstrong
Ouch factor: a contestant in the Ear Pull.

The alternative Olympics you never knew existed

Despite featuring an ear tug-of-war, a fish filleting contest and a blanket toss, this event has been allowed to use the fiercely protected Olympic name.

  • by Julia D'Orazio
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The nothern lights: Why you should always get a window seat if you're flying over or near the Arctic.

Alaska, US: Here's what it is like to fly beneath the northern lights

Here's why you should always get a window seat when flying over or near the Arctic Circle.

  • by Matthew Cappucci
A ranch reindeer.

Running Reindeer Ranch, Alaska: The US state where you can hang with adorable reindeer

Walking with a herd of reindeer is both weird and wonderful.

  • by Katrina Lobley
MV Tustumena arriving at Kodiak Island.

Slow travel to Alaska's Kodiak Island along Alaska Marine Highway

There's an easy way to reach Kodiak Island, home to the world's second-largest bears. But why not take the adventurous route instead?

  • by Katrina Lobley
Photogenic: Petersburg, Alaska.

Photography cruise ship tour of Alaska's Inside Passage: Snap frozen

From evening talks to walks through bear country, our photographer guide offers technical tips and insights into what it takes to tell a compelling travel story through photos.

  • by Kerry van der Jagt
Some of the letters that arrive at Santa Claus House will break your heart.

Santa Claus House, North Pole, Alaska: The Christmas shop that took over a town

Alaska's Santa HQ and "dear Santa" letters to break your heart.

  • by Katrina Lobley