Alaska Cities, Towns & Rivers
Choose from our list of fascinating cities and
regions to learn more about their culture, industries, history
and present ways of life in Alaska.
Anchorage:
Home of the Good Friday Earthquake of 1964, read all about the
largest city in Alaska.
Bethel:
The "Hub" of the Kuskokwim-Yukon Delta.
Cordova:
Once the "razor clam capital of the world" visit the
history of Cordova, Alaska.
Homer:
Where's lands end? in Homer! Explore the halibut fishing capital
of Alaska.
Kenai:
Land a big one in Kenai, home of the world record King Salmon.
Learn more about the history of this old city.
Kuskokwim
River: Read about the wild salmon harvest and
the history surrounding this beautiful region of Alaska.
Nome:
Over 23,000 tourists a year; See why everyone's visiting this
great Alaskan city.
Seward:
Find out why Seward has been voted an "All American City"
three times now!
Sitka:
Read about the largest incorporated borough in the U.S., one of
Alaska's hidden treasures.
Soldotna:
Twin city to Kenai, Soldotna is a tourist haven, drawing hundreds
of thousands of people to its world class fishing holes.
Juneau:
Alaska's Capital City! Discover Alaska's governmental hub!
Fairbanks:
Since gold was found in the summer of 1902 this city has been
growing.
Dillingham:
Home of the largest red salmon run in Alaska!
Adak:
The military bases abandoned by the government are now a quaint
city nestled in the Aleutian Chain.
Valdez:
Find out more about the city that gets over 325 inches of snow
yearly!
Palmer:
Alaska at its best! An agriculture city nestled in the Matanuska
Valley.
Wasilla:
A brief history on the town named after the Athabascan Indian
Chief, Wasilla.
Ketchikan:
A small island city that was Alaska's First City.
Kodiak:
Well known for being Alaska's Emerald Isle. Discover the U.S.'s
second largest island.
Unalaska
- Dutch Harbor: A brief summary on one of Alaska's
Aleutian islands notorious for its bounty of salmon and for salmon
processing.
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