
- 368 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Insight Guides Alaska (Travel Guide eBook)
About this book
Insight Guides Alaska Travel made easy. Ask local experts.
Comprehensive travel guide packed with inspirational photography and fascinating cultural insights. From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this guide to Alaska is all you need to plan your perfect trip, with insider information on must-see, top attractions like Glacier Bay National Park, Chena Hot Springs and Kodiak Island, and gems like the Alaska Railroad (used by locals to reach remote cabins), the sight of bears feeding on spawning salmon at Brooks River and Camp, and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, home to polar bears and the greatest biodiversity of any protected area in the Arctic. Features of this travel guide to Alaska:
- Inspirational colour photography: discover the best destinations, sights and excursions, and be inspired by stunning imagery
- Historical and cultural insights: immerse yourself in Alaska's rich history and culture, and learn all about its people, art and traditions
- Practical full-colour maps: with every major sight and listing highlighted, the full-colour maps make on-the-ground navigation easy
- Editor's Choice: uncover the best of Alaska with our pick of the region's top destinations
- Key tips and essential information: packed full of important travel information, from transport and tipping to etiquette and hours of operation
- The ultimate travel tool: download the free app to access this and bonus content from your phone or tablet
- Covers: Southeast Panhandle. Southeast Alaska: Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Sitka, Juneau, Haines, Skagway, Southcentral and Interior Alaska, Downtown Anchorage, Around Anchorage, Kenai Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna Valley and Palmer, Denali National Park and Preserve, Fairbanks, The Far North, Southwest Alaska and Kodiak Looking for a specific guide to the US's western national parks? Check out US National Parks West for a detailed and entertaining look at all the city has to offer. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.
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Table of contents
- How To Use This E-Book
- Alaska’s Top 10 Attractions
- Editor’s Choice
- Plan & Book Your Tailor Made Trip
- Introduction: The Last Frontier
- The Fragile Wilderness
- An Independent People
- Decisive Dates
- Beginnings
- The Making of Modern Alaska
- Visiting Alaska’s Natives
- Life in Winter
- Alaskan Wildlife
- Surviving in the Wilderness
- Cruising and Touring
- Alaska From the Air
- Introduction: Places
- Introduction: Touring the Southeast Panhandle
- Ketchikan
- Misty Fiords National Monument
- Wrangell
- Petersburg
- Sitka
- Juneau
- Glacier Bay National Park
- Haines
- Skagway
- Insight: The Great Klondike Gold Rush
- Yakutat
- Introduction: Southcentral Alaska
- Anchorage
- Chugach State Park
- Prince William Sound
- Wrangell-St Elias National Park
- Kenai Peninsula
- Matanuska-Susitna Valley
- Introduction: The Interior
- Denali National Park and Preserve
- The Alcan
- Fairbanks
- Insight: The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
- Beyond Fairbanks
- Introduction: The Far North
- The Arctic
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- Gates of the Arctic
- Cape Krusenstern
- Insight: Native Art and Artifacts
- Nome and the Seward Peninsula
- Insight: The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
- Introduction: The Southwest
- Kodiak
- Insight: A Serengeti of the North
- Lake Clark National Park
- Katmai National Park
- McNeil River State Game Sanctuary
- Remote Communities and Wildlands
- Transportation
- A-Z: A Handy Summary of Practical Information
- Further Reading