The community of Haines in Southeast Alaska has many notable landmarks but there’s one you might not expect. It’s a 20-foot hammer meant to welcome visitors to the world’s first hammer museum.
Kent Larson’s business Zen Bathworks features beautiful wooden hot tubs and Japanese soaking tubs called ofuros that are made by hand in his Haines studio.
The sisters grew up on commercial fishing vessels, started a business in their dorm, and opened a CONEX box gift shop, which grew into a real gift shop.
Found at the end of the Sterling Highway and at the head of Kachemak Bay, the quaint Alaska town of Homer can offer a lot, including some unusual sights.
Joe Cadotte and photojournalist Kim Daehnke went straight into the middle of active beehives to do a story about the love and dedication that goes into producing raw and pure Alaskan honey.
The spa is nestled under the forest canopy, adjacent to the Alyeska Tram. It proved to be a destination for relaxation and healing with a time to connect.
The crew trekked into the Alaska woods to see how sap is harvested and how it is then cooked down to the rich brown raw product that becomes the gourmet Alaska Pure Birch Syrup.
Don’t let Sitka’s mere 14 miles of road fool you into thinking there is limited area to explore. The Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the country, and the world’s largest temperate rainforest, and gives visitors and locals alike plenty of room to explore and play.
At the IHC in Utqiaġvik, where all are welcome, the mission is to share all that the Iñupiat culture has to offer while trying to keep local traditions alive for the future.
Adventuring requires a good start to the day, and the Roadtrippin' Crew happened upon a historic building that was converted into a café while on their search for their morning coffee.
According to NASA, the Columbia Glacier is the largest tidewater glacier that flows directly into the sea, and is one of the most rapidly-changing glaciers in the world — losing more than 12 miles since the 1980s.
Valdez has so many museums, you might end up at a new one without even trying! Rebecca Palsha hit the road and ended visiting some of the town's many museums.
On this Roadtrippin’ drive, Alaska’s News Source travels from Anchorage to Valdez. With several stops along the way to gather photos it took the crew most of the day to get there.
About 60 miles northeast of Nome, nestled within the Kigluaik Mountain range, is Pilgrim Hot Springs. The turn for the retreat is marked by an old yellow dozer that sits rusting in the brush.
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