10 Best Things To Do In Anchorage, Alaska

10 Best Things To Do In Anchorage, Alaska | Day Trip Ideas!

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Join us as we travel and spend one week in Anchorage, Alaska. In this video, we countdown our top 10 things to do in Anchorage, which includes day trip ideas. Anchorage is the northernmost city in the U.S. with a population of over 100,000. Alaska can receive up to 22 hours of daylight during the summer. We visited Anchorage in mid August.
This was our first time visiting the "Last Frontier" and was full of adventure. We explored places in town, as well as a few hour drives. The highlights include hiking in Denali State Park, a glacier boat tour from Seward, Alaska into Kenai Fjords National Park, salmon fishing on the Kenai River, and riding jet skis to stunning glaciers of Blackstone Bay in the Whittier, Alaska wilderness.
00:00 Traveling to Anchorage, Alaska
03:15 Anchorage Museum
04:48 Anchorage Breweries and Places to Eat
06:40 Lake Hood Seaplane Base
07:20 Alaska Railroad Train
07:49 Crow Creek Mine
09:35 Talkeetna, Alaska
12:09 Denali State Park and Curry Ridge Trail
13:24 Curry Ridge Trail
16:22 Salmon Fishing on the Kenai River with King of the River Guides
19:22 Kenai Fjords glacier boat tour
20:16 Glacier JetSki Adventures
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@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

After a month off, we are happy to back with our videos! We have a couple more Alaska videos to share and then we will share our Peru series. Please let us know if you have any questions about Anchorage, AK! Cheers ✈

@ashleyk324 Жыл бұрын

Another great video! Can’t wait to see the next one! Beautiful scenery, awesome adventures!

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was a beautiful area despite all the rain. Apparently they have a short Summer. We were there just after mid august and all the locals were calling it fall 😅 We were getting very confused

@travelingcpachick Жыл бұрын

I need to learn more about these priority pass dining credits, you guys are travel hacking pros! Loved seeing your journey.

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

We are always happy to chat!! Reach out any time. Would love to also get to know other travel loving couples. Thanks for watching

@greenlightmediaweddings Жыл бұрын

Looks great! So many memorable experiences

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We recommend a trip there between June and July for the best weather. August is apparently a rainier month and the locals kept calling it gal 😆😅

@roymeetsworld1 Жыл бұрын

Great and informative video, I cant wait to go to Alaska someday soon!

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Roy! You will love it! I feel like we barely scratched the surface. One week is not enough 😆 Hope you’re having some fun adventures!

@dianawiggins3791 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for this great info.

@HelenandTimTravel 10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!! ☺️

@eprohoda Жыл бұрын

loove it! so good . fellow.

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! More Alaska videos on the way 🏔👍🏽

@michaelcoonce6694 7 ай бұрын

Was there last month and fully enjoyed it

@HelenandTimTravel 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Any top highlights from the trip?! ☺️

@vernvartdal6479 Жыл бұрын

So good to see you in Anchorage and now the results of your trip. Rich will be jealous of the Puffins. We looked for them, but never saw them. His wife wanted a pic. I really liked the ridge hike. We had it penciled in but had pretty bad weather our 2 times through the area. Love the channel!

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Vern! We enjoyed seeing you in Anchorage and Rich's recommendation on the seaplane port. Our next video, we will have more on our glacier boat tour and plenty of puffin sightings. We were glad to have done the Denali State Park hike since we didn't have too many windows of sun. We were definitely chasing it. Bummed we didn't have time to see the national park, but another reason to return in the future to explore more report areas of Alaska. Appreciate you watching!

@MENSA.lady2 5 ай бұрын

I went to Anchorage in order to get an endorsement on my pilots licence so I can fly a float equipped aircraft from a water runway. Did it at Lake Hood alongside the airport. Great fun, had a blast, and I love the Alaskan "Can do" attitude to life. Yes, I do plan a return visit.

@HelenandTimTravel 5 ай бұрын

Congrats on the endorsement and pilots license. What a great experience to fly at Lake Hood. So cool to see the floats land and take off. The Alaska is quite a beautiful frontier. We hope to visit again and explore more of Denali National Park. Hope you can get back out there soon!

@phatty122222 Жыл бұрын

Great work guys!

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Kartikey. Thanks for watching!

@kknenglois9185 Жыл бұрын

Wow amazing place to doing the 10 things 🥰🥰🥰🥰 Greetings from Pacific

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Where are you based in the pacific? Cheers! 🏔️🥾

@thetravelingstewarts Ай бұрын

Very cool you got to see Anchorage! It’s my husband’s hometown! I’ve only been there in the winter so it was nice to see it in a different season, in your video.

@HelenandTimTravel Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! That’s cool that’s your husbands hometown. Sounds cold in the winter 🥶 Hope you both are well!

@kelleyjohnson4044 Жыл бұрын

I should have told y’all to stop at “My Mom's Thai Tastes” in Talkeetna! It was so good. I had the same ice cream on our visit and the marshmallow top is a must!

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

Yum! We love Thai food and can eat it all the time. We did go to a Thai place in the Kenai but it wasn’t that great. We thought about buying a little torch to toast our own marshmallow toppings at home 😆.

@JimmyxMelanie Жыл бұрын

Looks like you guys had a great time! Hope to make to Alaska one day. Have to stop going on surf trips lol.

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

It was a fun trip! We need to take more surf trips!!! Portugal and Costa Rica are high on the list. We can make them hike + surf trips 🤙🏽🌊🏄🏻‍♀️😅😆

@MENSA.lady2 5 ай бұрын

Good news. visit Alaska between July and September and the climate is better than you expect. Factor 20 sunscreen will suffice.

@HelenandTimTravel 5 ай бұрын

@MENSA.lady2 Definitely heard the weather is much nicer in parts of June and July!

@MENSA.lady2 Жыл бұрын

I visited Lake Hood in July 2019 to get a float plane rating on my pilots licence, loved it, great experience. Now I'm planning a winter visit to add Ski landing experience.

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

Wow! That sounds like quite the accomplishment. Congrats, Ian! We would love to hear how your winter ski landing goes.

@MENSA.lady2 Жыл бұрын

@@HelenandTimTravel I'll let you know in due course. Only problem is I live in England. We don't get enough snow to make it useful here.

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

We would love that! Sounds like you’ll have to travel to some snowbound places 😉 sure can get can to a lot of cool places. We can picture you landing in Norway ❄️

@MENSA.lady2 Жыл бұрын

@@HelenandTimTravel Is there anywhere in Norway, or in Scandinavia I can get a snow rating . might be cheaper than flying to Alaska.

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

We aren’t sure about that, but I’m sure there is a resource online (maybe Reddit?) to ask about that. We did a quick KZfaq search and there seems to be a lot of videos under “seaplane landing Norway.”

@daphneburgess8642 Ай бұрын

Hi, we plan to be in Alaska later this year and you have given us some great ideas for things to do.

@HelenandTimTravel Ай бұрын

Wonderful to hear the video was helpful! Let us know how you like Alaska. 🙌 Have a great trip

@RoKom10 Ай бұрын

You should go down to Seward just to check out the Alaska sea life center and there’s a lot of shops that have a lot of handmade local stuff and you should check out eagle river and hike mount baldy or flattop they are great hikes

@RoKom10 Ай бұрын

Seward also has great halibut fishing guides if you want to check that out

@HelenandTimTravel Ай бұрын

@Robert-xs4dl that sounds fantastic! We had halibut while we were there and it was so good ☺️

@louherring Жыл бұрын

Great video. Who was the fishing guide you used? My brother and I are going to Alaska in June and a fishing trip would be lots of fun. (Never mind. Watched your video again and got the name. Many thanks.)

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Lou. Great to hear you got the name. You will love fishing with King of the River! They were great 🎣☺️Have a fun trip!

@pranayedula4316 Жыл бұрын

Hello liked your trip video!!! Very excited for when we can visit Alaska next. During which time of August did you make this trip? Do you suggest a particular month for the trip

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

Hello Pranay! Glad you liked the video ☺️ we went mid August and that was considered the start of rainy season and we didn’t know and close to the end of their summer weather season. Our fishing guide said mid/end of June through July are the most ideal times to visit for more consistent weather. Excited you’re planning this trip!

@MENSA.lady2 4 ай бұрын

If you do visit Lake Hood then the museum there is worth a visit and I suggest the Lakefront Hotel for food. Not cheap but by far the best in the area.

@HelenandTimTravel 4 ай бұрын

That’s a great recommendation! Thanks for sharing this info ☺️

@VoyagezAvecMoi8890 Жыл бұрын

Vidéo top❤❤ Bienvenue sur la chaîne🥰🥰

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@bakarka 2 ай бұрын

This is great--- I haven't been to Alaska yet and am turned off by the big cruises and tour groups. I'd like to do an independent trip and it looks like a great idea to use Anchorage as a base. Thanks for the great ideas! (And I bet Tim would say, "Why are you always 20 steps behind me?" LOL).

@HelenandTimTravel 2 ай бұрын

Alaska is an amazing place! So much left to explore. We love being able to be on our own time though the glacier cruises look cool, but I think booking a boat tour for the glaciers from land is just as amazing. You’re welcome! Yes, will forever be behind Tim 🤣😆 -Helen

@robertstatile343 Ай бұрын

@@HelenandTimTravel because he wasnt properly trained.. I absolutely hate men walking in front of their ladies.. Its low class!!!

@HelenandTimTravel Ай бұрын

@robertstatile343 any suggestions?! 😆 It is frustrating for sure -Helen

@robertstatile343 Ай бұрын

@@HelenandTimTravel Stop allowing it!! Put your foot down! Tell him to start acting like a gentleman!! Walk behind to protect, walk on the outside of a sidewalk to protect!! I cant believe how many women I see walking behind like a lap dog!! This generation doesnt even know why men carry a handkerchief for Christ sake.

@HelenandTimTravel Ай бұрын

@robertstatile343 he definitely does all of that off camera ☺️ don’t want to not give him credit. Maybe I’ll just get a new husband? 😉 in a seriousness thanks for the input.

@bigthings 6 ай бұрын

What day during the summer were you guys for the Denali hike? The weather looks great.

@HelenandTimTravel 6 ай бұрын

We were there around the end of August in 2022 ☺️ It was the only non rainy day north of Anchorage we had so we made the drive. Many locals we talked to recommended visiting mid May to July for less rain and longer days. They kept calling August, “Fall” which we were confused by 🙃🤣

@bigthings 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@tacrewgirl Жыл бұрын

You guys didn't spend enough times in Talkeetna. It was so rushed. 😢 How many days were you in Alaska?

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

We didn’t at all! We were working full time at the time and only had a week to explore. Would love to go back in the future. We hope to go back to explore more of Denali one of these days

@littlebit725 Жыл бұрын

Too bad you weren't able to get some salmon that night. I bet it would be pretty darn good being that fresh! And there is just something poetic about eating ice cream in Alaska. (I don't know why food is on the brain while I make this comment.) Sorry about the shenanigans and tomfoolery that happened while you were there. I suppose there are scoundrels and rapscallions even in the most unexpected place. Looks like it was a great trip otherwise!

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

Your comment always are super entertaining. Maybe more than our videos 😆🤣 “poetic” and “ice cream” seem very fitting. The fresh salmon thing would’ve been clutch! Airbnb break in was a real damper on day 2. Maybe that’s why it took us so long to get to these videos. It was a fun adventure otherwise.

@frederickong6568 8 ай бұрын

Does it really take 4 hours from Anchorage to Kenai Fjord? Google map says 2.5 hours?..

@HelenandTimTravel 8 ай бұрын

It depends on where you go in the Kenai fjords. Which part are you wanting to get to? Getting from Seward round trip was around 4 ish hours.

@frederickong6568 8 ай бұрын

@@HelenandTimTravel Got it. Appreciate very much your reply. Safe travels! Will be watching more of your videos. 😀

@HelenandTimTravel 8 ай бұрын

You’re going to have a blast! It’s so beautiful out there. Look forward to having you along for the ride

@jamesabbott9301 Жыл бұрын

Anchorage 290,000. Residents

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info ☺️✌🏽 we aren’t perfect that’s for sure

@vickyshort5682 Жыл бұрын

Total spent? How many days?

@HelenandTimTravel Жыл бұрын

We were in Alaska for 7 days in August 2022. We were there with 4 people total. Got a 3 bedroom Airbnb found around $1300 USD. Car rental for a week was $700 & meals were average $20 to $25 person person for dinner, and grocery shopped for breakfast and lunch. Activities varied, but our glacier jet ski tour was $340 a person, Kenai half day fishing trip was $170 per person. Other activities ranged from free to $35 like the Anchorage museum and gold panning. Kenai State Park was free except you need to pay for an parking pass at certain lots. Also, train rides can vary depending on location and class of ride. Anchorage to Seward same day round trip on Adventure Class Alaska railroad was around $200 per person. For flights we used our Alaska credit card and got a buy one get one companion pass plus fees. So we paid around $500 for round trip flights Hope that helped!

@robertk.9591 3 ай бұрын

If you want to experience the REAL Alaska, the best thing to do is get out of Anchorage as fast as possible. Not much "Alaska" left within 100 miles or so of there. Maybe Talkeetna? Most of Alaska that is reachable by road is no different from any other place in the lower 48 now. Stay away from any cities. The building boom has encroached everywhere!

@HelenandTimTravel 3 ай бұрын

It was our first time and we had one of our parents so kept it simple 😃 In the video we do highlight and visit Talkeetna and enjoyed our time there and exploring Denali State Park. Good tip for the future

@robertk.9591 3 ай бұрын

@@HelenandTimTravel Glad you had fun. When I was living up there in the 80's my parents flew up to visit for a week. We went to several "scenic" spots. Eklutna Lake, Thunderbird Falls, Portage Glacier (you could actually still see it back then), Matanuska Glacier, and of course, Denali. It was in July, and we even went golfing! It was nice being able to show them around at things they never saw before.

@HelenandTimTravel 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like an awesome time! Thanks for sharing. Living in Alaska would be quite the adventure. We can’t even imagine how much more solitude there would have been back in the days 🏔️

@RoKom10 Ай бұрын

Yea I agree but you could go to eagle river and get great views if you hike baldy or flattop

@HelenandTimTravel Ай бұрын

@Robert-xs4dl we didn’t have a chance to do that since Tim’s parents were with us. Next time!

@RoKom10 Ай бұрын

In Alaska everything is more expensive so you can’t really eat out for 2 under like 30 bucks for and actual meal it’s annoying

@HelenandTimTravel Ай бұрын

We did found it quite spendy. It’s much harder to get everything they need perhaps. Even the pizzas were expensive! Can’t imagine with inflation and higher food costs now 😅

@placeholder8319 11 ай бұрын

Full of ad placements and promotions. Very less about achorage itself

@HelenandTimTravel 11 ай бұрын

Purely our recommendations for things to do in anchorage…no ads except for the ones KZfaq runs ☺️ We have skipped ads if you don’t want to watch them

@littleminion5433 Ай бұрын

They have 4k subs what kind of sponsorships do you think these ppl are getting 😂

@HelenandTimTravel Ай бұрын

That’s not a nice thing to say ☺️ We are work optional, worked hard to save money, and taking a couple years off from work to travel, so we don’t need to rely on sponsorships and ads Life isn’t about pleasing others and going for likes and subscribers. We edit these videos for our memories and if others can enjoy and feel inspired to go on their travels, that’s our only goal 🤙🏽