Whether you find yourself coming in summer or winter, Fairbanks has a lot to offer for such a small community. Despite the endless daylight of summer, there never seems to be enough time to take in everything that is going on in the summer.
No matter when you come, please visit our seasonal suggestions so you can plan enough time to experience some of what Fairbanks has to offer.
Tours/Attractions
Boarding the Discovery
Day-time museums
Salmon Bake
after 5pm
Palace Saloon
Show 8:15 pm
40 Below Fairbanks
Museums/Informational
University Museum
UAF Museum
Open 9 am to 9 pm; $10.00
Dynamic Aurora film; $5.00
Visitor Center
Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor Center
Open 8 am to 9 pm; Free
(free films 10/Noon/12)
Visitor Information Center
Public Lands Information Center
Historic Gold Dredge
Gold Dredge # 8
Lunch and self-guided tour 11:15-1:15; $15.00
Shops
Santa Claus House
Daily 8 am to 8 pm; free
Knotty Shop
Daily 9 am to 8 pm; free
Downtown Gift shops and Galleries
Fairbanks Ice Museum
open 10-5; $10.00
Fbks Community Museum Mon-Sat 10-6; free
Yukon Quest Store
open 10 am-6 pm
Local and Regional Attractions
Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Fox Visitor Center
10 mile Steese Highway; free
Chena Hot Springs
Chena Hot Springs
Open Daily : pool (bring towel!); $10.0
Aurora Ice Museum
11,1, 3, 5, 7 pm; $15.00
Geothermal Tour & Renewable Energy; free
Creamer’s wildlife refuge
Creamer’s Field
(migratory birds) Trails open; Visitors Center 10 -5; free
Antique Car & Auto Museum
Sun-Thurs 11-10pm; Friday/Sat 11-6pm; $8.00
Brewery and Local Night Life
Silver Gulch Restaurant and Brewery
Day Trips
Arctic Circle
Northern Alaska Tour Company (call for tour options and pricing)
Trans Arctic Circle Treks (call for tour options and pricing)
Delta Junction
Check out the bison or Rika’s Roadhouse
Denali National Park
Hiking info, bus schedules
Abbey Archway Inn
4316 Birch Lane, Fairbanks, AK, 99709, USA
Tel: 9074797300
info@abbeyarchwayinn.com