Insight Guides Alaska (Travel Guide eBook)
eBook - ePub

Insight Guides Alaska (Travel Guide eBook)

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

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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Information

Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781789198713
eBook ISBN
9781839053023
Edition
12
Subtopic
Travel

Table of contents

  1. How To Use This E-Book
  2. Alaska’s Top 10 Attractions
  3. Editor’s Choice
  4. Plan & Book Your Tailor Made Trip
  5. Introduction: The Last Frontier
  6. The Fragile Wilderness
  7. An Independent People
  8. Decisive Dates
  9. Beginnings
  10. The Making of Modern Alaska
  11. Visiting Alaska’s Natives
  12. Life in Winter
  13. Alaskan Wildlife
  14. Surviving in the Wilderness
  15. Cruising and Touring
  16. Alaska From the Air
  17. Introduction: Places
  18. Introduction: Touring the Southeast Panhandle
  19. Ketchikan
  20. Misty Fiords National Monument
  21. Wrangell
  22. Petersburg
  23. Sitka
  24. Juneau
  25. Glacier Bay National Park
  26. Haines
  27. Skagway
  28. Insight: The Great Klondike Gold Rush
  29. Yakutat
  30. Introduction: Southcentral Alaska
  31. Anchorage
  32. Chugach State Park
  33. Prince William Sound
  34. Wrangell-St Elias National Park
  35. Kenai Peninsula
  36. Matanuska-Susitna Valley
  37. Introduction: The Interior
  38. Denali National Park and Preserve
  39. The Alcan
  40. Fairbanks
  41. Insight: The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
  42. Beyond Fairbanks
  43. Introduction: The Far North
  44. The Arctic
  45. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
  46. Gates of the Arctic
  47. Cape Krusenstern
  48. Insight: Native Art and Artifacts
  49. Nome and the Seward Peninsula
  50. Insight: The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
  51. Introduction: The Southwest
  52. Kodiak
  53. Insight: A Serengeti of the North
  54. Lake Clark National Park
  55. Katmai National Park
  56. McNeil River State Game Sanctuary
  57. Remote Communities and Wildlands
  58. Transportation
  59. A-Z: A Handy Summary of Practical Information
  60. Further Reading