Entertainment Districts in Anchorage

Alaska Native Heritage Center presents traditional dance performances and cultural exhibits from all Alaska Native peoples.

Alaska Zoo presents native Alaska wildlife including moose, bears, and wolves in Anchorage.

Anchorage Museum presents Alaska art, history, and Smithsonian Arctic Studies exhibits in downtown Anchorage.

Delaney Park Strip presents downtown Anchorage's central greenspace hosting festivals and markets.

Downtown Anchorage is Alaska's most vibrant entertainment district — a 4th Avenue corridor where outstanding restaurants, bars, galleries, and the Anchorage Museum create the most complete urban entertainment experience in the 49th state. Its extraordinary Alaska Native art galleries (Anchorage has the largest concentration of Alaska Native art galleries in the world), outstanding seafood restaurants, and vibrant nightlife create an entertainment district that consistently surprises visitors with its sophistication.

Earthquake Park presents interpretive trails at the site of catastrophic 1964 earthquake ground failure in Anchorage.

Flattop Mountain Trailhead presents the most-climbed peak in Alaska overlooking Anchorage.

Ship Creek presents urban salmon fishing in downtown Anchorage each summer.

Spenard is Anchorage's most authentically Alaskan entertainment neighborhood — a funky, eclectic corridor home to Chilkoot Charlie's, Bear Tooth Theatrepub, and an outstanding collection of independent restaurants and bars. Spenard's genuine eccentric character (it was Anchorage's original entertainment district, built on what was literally a swamp) and its extraordinary collection of independently owned establishments create a neighborhood entertainment experience of genuine Alaskan character.

Tony Knowles Coastal Trail presents 11 miles of scenic biking and views of the Chugach Mountains along Cook Inlet.