Uniquely Alaskan, this log cabin with its grass-covered roof houses the largest variety of visitor brochures, free guides and information in Anchorage. Stop in and visit with its mostly senior volunteer staff. With an informative Web site and free magazine style visitor's guide (it can be mailed on request), this place makes it possible for you to plan your entire trip before you get here. The charming building is surrounded by a flowering park, and has a notable post listing the mileage to many international cities.
A fun indoor playground for kids aged up to seven! Where kids can play, explore, and connect with others!
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Established in 1989, Alaska Center for the Performing Arts is a nonprofit organization governed by the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. The center has more than 176,000-square-foot facility, which houses over four performance spaces and spacious lobbies, including Atwood Concert hall, Discovery and Sydney Laurence theaters, Voth hall, and support areas. It is a multivenue performing arts center that hosts several programs, such as trade shows, lecturers, conventions, weddings and banquets, ballet and jazz, comedy shows, and classical music programs, drawing more than 240,000 children and adults every year. Alaska Center for the Performing Arts offers a variety of other services, such as scheduling space use in the building, production management and technical expertise services, selling tickets, and also provides its facility on rent. It additionally offers parking and restaurant services to its customers, and is located in Anchorage.
The Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center is a massive conference facility spread over 200,000 square feet. The sprawling center is used to host business events like conferences, exhibitions, conventions, trade shows, meetings and other events. The venue is also well-equipped to host a wide range of cultural events including music concerts and shows. Check website for more details.
The Dome
Set in the neighborhood of Campbell in Anchorage, The Alaska Dome is a large indoor sports complex. It features a large field and a running track that runs around the field. Several games like baseball, soccer, rugby, table tennis, badminton, volleyball and spike ball are played here. They also offer facilities for fitness activities like yoga, free weights, stretching and more. Sports enthusiasts can partake in the yearly sports camps that are conducted here.
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With free summer concerts held in front of the building at noon (Wednesday's & Friday's) and the Log Cabin Visitor's Center just next door, this old City Hall is frequently bustling with activity. Housing the office of the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau, the building, originally built in 1936, is a two-story structure that served as the city's first government seat. The lobby holds a permanent exhibition of photographs and artifacts of early Anchorage. It is open year round.
