One of the places where you can pick up a few brochures on local things to see and do on Alaska's public lands. Other than that it was kind of useless as the attendants were not very knowledgeable. More

This was probably the best "bargain" in Anchorage. They show several free movies that focus on different aspects of Alaska. There is material from different public lands (parks, etc.) and a small gift shop. No charge unless you want to buy stuff. More

It's a bit annoying to go through the security (deducted 1 dot), but worth it to get to a LOT of information, both printed and from the employees. They had complete answers to all our questions and a lot more, I'm sure. I particularly recommend watching "The Day the Earth Shook" about the 1964 earthquake. I was in college at... More

This building is conveniently located kitty corner to where the visitor centre is on 4th street, also where you pick up the trolly and free shuttles to Native Centre and Zoo. What a fantastic resource. FIrst off it is FREE....I know....how good is that. During the day - they show a number of movies every half hour or so -... More

There are displays, a theatre and, of course, a gift shop. The film about the 1964 earthquake, shown just once daily when we were there (May 2009) was better than the one shown down the street at the Alaska Experience, for which you had to pay. This is a government building so you need to go through a metal detector... More