When the travel bug bites this summer, consider visiting the top locales in Alaska listed by Todays World Travel.

1. TOP PLACES TO VISIT IN
ALASKA THIS SUMMER
WHEN THE TRAVEL BUG BITES THIS SUMMER, CONSIDER
VISITING THE TOP LOCALES IN ALASKA LISTED BY TODAYS
WORLD TRAVEL.

2. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE
• GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE
THAT PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN
ALASKA. GETTING A FRESH
SEAFOOD DINNER IS EASY IN THIS
SCENIC LITTLE TOWN KNOWN AS
THE “SALMON CAPITAL OF THE
WORLD.” SEE THE LARGEST
COLLECTION OF TOTEM POLES
FOUND ON THE PLANET AND
TAKE A TOUR OF THE MISTY
FJORDS NATIONAL MONUMENT.

3. ANAN BEAR AND WILDLIFE OBSERVATORY
• LOCATED SOME 30 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF WRANGELL, THIS GEM IS ONLY
ACCESSIBLE BY BOAT OR
FLOATPLANE. ALTHOUGH NOT ON
THE BEATEN PATH, THIS HIDDEN
TREASURE IS HOME TO ONE OF THE
LARGEST PINK SALMON RUNS IN THE
REGION. TODAYS WORLD TRAVEL
ADDS THAT VISITORS MAY SEE NATIVE
WILDLIFE LIKE BLACK BEARS, HARBOR
SEALS, BROWN BEARS AND BALD
EAGLES.

4. DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND RESERVE
• THIS PARK HOUSES THE
LARGEST MOUNTAIN IN
NORTH AMERICA, MT. DENALI;
IT FEATURES SIX MILLION
ACRES OF LAND IN SOME OF
THE MOST SCENIC SETTINGS
IMAGINABLE. HIKE, CAMP,
BIKE, BACKPACK AND TAKE
PHOTOS OF THE INCREDIBLE
LANDSCAPE. DON’T FORGET
TO VISIT THE ONSITE SLED
DOG KENNEL.

5. THE HALIBUT FISHING CAPITAL OF THE
WORLD
• CALLED “THE HALIBUT FISHING
CAPITAL OF THE WORLD,” THIS
TOWN SITUATED ON THE KENAI
PENINSULA IS SOMETHING TO
BEHOLD. TODAYS WORLD TRAVEL
EXPLAINS, SUMMER MONTHS ARE
IDEAL FOR TAKING BOAT TOURS
THROUGH THE MAJESTIC KENAI
FJORDS NATIONAL PARK AND
EXPERIENCING ALL THIS AREA
OFFERS.

6. GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK
• THIS PICTURESQUE PARK IS LOCATED
IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF ALASKA
NEAR JUNEAU. A LONGTIME FAVORITE
STOP AMONG CRUISE SHIPS, GLACIER
BAY IS A DELIGHT FOR THOSE WHO
APPRECIATE THE OUTDOORS, WILDLIFE
AND NATURE IN GENERAL. GO
RAFTING, MOUNTAINEERING, HIKING
AND FISHING AND PREPARE TO SEE
WOLVERINES, MOUNTAIN GOATS,
BROWN BEARS, WOLVERINES, WOLVES
AND MORE.