Museums
Alaska Mining Hall of Fame
Check pricesA Fairbanks museum honoring Alaska mining pioneers, with inductee displays arranged by era and region.
Photo: Maureen amerune, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Museums
University of Alaska Museum of the North
A natural, cultural, and art history museum on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.
1962 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960 · Fairbanks, AK
About University of Alaska Museum of the North
The museum sits on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus and covers natural history, cultural history, and art. Wikipedia describes it as the only research and teaching museum in Alaska accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. Visitors can explore Alaska Native cultures, wildlife, Arctic dinosaurs, and centuries of Alaska art. The building also houses a planetarium that runs fulldome shows about the night sky.
- #natural history
- #cultural history
- #art
- #Alaska Native cultures
- #Arctic dinosaurs
What's around here?
The closest stops to University of Alaska Museum of the North, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
3.5 mi awayMore like this
- ShoppingQuirky Fun
Santa Claus House
No admission feeShop a Christmas store open all year, see live reindeer, and pose beside a 50-foot Santa statue in North Pole.
Transit: reachable by public transit
16 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping
- Sports & Outdoors
Chena River State Recreation Area
Check pricesA large year-round state recreation area along the Chena River, offering camping, river fishing, trails, and winter sled dog and snowmachine routes.
44 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
- Sports & Outdoors
Birch Lake State Recreation Site
Check pricesA state recreation site on a lake in interior Alaska, offering camping, boating, fishing, and winter ice fishing.
52 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
- AttractionsOutdoor Adventure
Chena Hot Springs Resort
Under $25Soak in an outdoor geothermal hot springs lake, tour an ice museum and watch for the northern lights overhead.
54 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
