WHY IT RATES: Railbookers has a collection of eight brand-new itineraries to The Land of the Midnight Sun featuring two classes of passenger service on Alaska Railroad's Denali Star and Coastal ...
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How to Spend a Weekend in Anchorage, Alaska

Set against the backdrop of spellbinding winter scenes and lively summer exploits, Anchorage is a gem distinct from other U.S ...
Anchorage visitors venturing beyond city limits will find a scenic escape via the Seward Highway, a spectacular route with a surprising number of roadside diversions that culminates in a storied ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Florence Murray lives in Rochester and took a cruise to Alaska. I grew up always thinking of Alaska, our 49th state, as the land of ice and snow, Eskimos, igloos and polar bears rather ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's arguably no mode of transportation as iconic—and nostalgic—as train travel. You can cover hundreds of miles from the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a recent trip to Alaska, I booked a cabin on an overnight ferry to see the Inside Passage. Unlike mega cruise ships on the same ...