View from Mount Alyeska in Girdwood, Alaska. A tram is located at Alyeska Ski Resort at the end of the Alyeska Highway, 90 miles south of Anchorage on…
The view of Margerie Glacier, located in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, is stunning from the water. Glacier Bay is accessible from Gustavus—the nearest community. Photo Courtesy…
Visitors enjoy a swim in the hot springs at Chena Hot Springs Resort on a sunny summer day. Chena Hot Springs is located at the end of Chena…
A motorcyclist poses in front of colorful Downtown Chicken. The town of Chicken is accessible from the scenic Klondike Loop route. Photo by Kelley and Milton Barker We…
Rafting on the world-famous Kenai River, accessible from the Sterling Highway in Southcentral Alaska. Photo by Patrick J. Endres We want to hear from you. Let us know…
The Dempster Highway ends at Inuvik, the largest Canadian community north of the Arctic Circle. Photo by George Fischer/Spectacular Northwest Territories We want to hear from you. Let…
A humpback whale flukes in Glacier Bay, one of Southeast Alaska’s most dramatic attractions. Visitors can visit by cruise ship or tour boat out of Gustavus to visit…
It is common to see musk-oxen on the Dalton Highway. Travelers on this route might also spot grizzly bear, moose, caribou, Dall sheep, and the ubiquitous Arctic ground…
Exit Glacier flows out of the Harding Ice Field in Kenai Fjords National Park on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. The Exit Glacier Nature Center, located at the end of…
The 2020 Milepost photo contest winners in each of our four categories, life on the road, adventure, scenic, and wildlife.
If you’re road tripping on a budget between Valdez and Fairbanks there are plenty of free attractions on the Richardson Highway.
Swanson River Road leads north from the Sterling Highway to what Alaska magazine calls “a world-class canoe trail system.”
