Kirsten’s Guidebook for Anchorage, AK
Food scene
This local bakery is a foodie's bakery dream. It's a 5-minute drive from the house.
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Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop
718 K StThis local bakery is a foodie's bakery dream. It's a 5-minute drive from the house.
Hearth Artisan Pizza
1200 W Northern Lights BlvdGreat gourmet pizzas here.
The Crow's Nest restaurant at the Captain Cook Hotel has lovely views from the top floor, and a beautiful dining room and bar.
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Hotel Captain Cook
939 W 5th AveThe Crow's Nest restaurant at the Captain Cook Hotel has lovely views from the top floor, and a beautiful dining room and bar.
49th State Brewing Co - Anchorage
717 W 3rd AveGreat beer!
This is my favorite restaurant in Anchorage. Try the achar!
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Bombay Deluxe Indian Restaurant
555 W Northern Lights BlvdThis is my favorite restaurant in Anchorage. Try the achar!
Peter's Sushi Spot
3020 Minnesota DrGreat sushi here.
A fantastic casual yet elegant chicken-feasting experience! They make their own mayo and the desserts are good too.
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Chicken Shack
1443 W Northern Lights BlvdA fantastic casual yet elegant chicken-feasting experience! They make their own mayo and the desserts are good too.
Sightseeing
This is one of the classic hikes for visitors to Anchorage. A moderate trail brings you to a majestic view of all of Anchorage.
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Flattop Mountain
This is one of the classic hikes for visitors to Anchorage. A moderate trail brings you to a majestic view of all of Anchorage.
This public greenhouse is a nice spot very close to the house- escape the winter cold!
Mann Leiser Memorial Greenhouses
1321 Lidia Selkregg LnThis public greenhouse is a nice spot very close to the house- escape the winter cold!
This park is within walking distance from the house and has a huge network of amazing lighted trails, as well as quiet, wooded trails frequented by moose and birds.
Russian Jack Springs Park North
801 Pine StThis park is within walking distance from the house and has a huge network of amazing lighted trails, as well as quiet, wooded trails frequented by moose and birds.
A great place for skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. Favorite spots here include Jack Sprat restaurant and Girdwood Brewing. The hotel has a great sushi restaurant, and you can take the tram to the top of the mountain and have a Fizz at the Seven Glaciers. The Winner Creek Trail has a cool hand trolley over a stream in a gorgeous ravine and there are lots of music festivals here in the summer. The town has a great thrift store too; it's got a whole room full of old records.
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Girdwood
A great place for skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. Favorite spots here include Jack Sprat restaurant and Girdwood Brewing. The hotel has a great sushi restaurant, and you can take the tram to the top of the mountain and have a Fizz at the Seven Glaciers. The Winner Creek Trail has a cool hand trolley over a stream in a gorgeous ravine and there are lots of music festivals here in the summer. The town has a great thrift store too; it's got a whole room full of old records.
This spot has access to the coastal trail, a paved trail that's popular among bicyclists and pedestrians.
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Coastal Trail - Elderberry Park
This spot has access to the coastal trail, a paved trail that's popular among bicyclists and pedestrians.
Eagle River Nature Center has access to hiking trails that are particularly beautiful.
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Eagle River Nature Center
32750 Eagle River RdEagle River Nature Center has access to hiking trails that are particularly beautiful.
Arctic Valley Ski Area is a close-by mountain with ski lifts but no grooming. In the summer, locals go here to pick berries and hike around in a lovely valley with great visibility.
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Arctic Valley
18800 Arctic Valley RdArctic Valley Ski Area is a close-by mountain with ski lifts but no grooming. In the summer, locals go here to pick berries and hike around in a lovely valley with great visibility.