Fairbanks, Alaska
Alaska, the Last Frontier. Find your inner adventurer here where pioneers forged a path to greatness. For the most up to date travel information on Fairbanks Alaska, The Fairbanks Alaska CVB website is the source for information on lodging, restaurants, attractions and events. Learn more about the Alaska Salmon Bake and Palace Theater, located inside Pioneer Park! The website also contains information on area weather, maps and other helpful travel aids for what ever you need for an exciting experience.
With key gold discoveries in the surrounding hills and creeks following Felix Pedro’s strike in 1902, prospectors spread out to pan and sluice, followed by small manual drift mines and draglines to the monster floating dredges and lode mines. Fairbanks grew as a supply center attracting retailers and service providers and has continued as the hub and gateway to Alaska’s Interior and the Arctic for over 100 years.
Historic Alaskan visitor attractions and modern day mining operations celebrate the quest for gold as Fairbanks enters its second century. Try your hand at gold panning and uncover your own Alaskan gold. See the largest public display of gold in the state at the University of Alaska Museum of the North. Visit the Pedro Monument in tribute to gold’s first discovery. Find that perfect gold nugget souvenir to take back home. Discover why Fairbanks is the “Golden Heart” city.
Fairbanks isn’t only about gold rush history and wilderness. You’ll discover a city rich with Alaskan museums, culture, the arts and education. Fairbanks is home to the University of Alaska as well as a premier concert and performing arts schedule. A host of galleries feature works by respected painters, jewelers, sculptors, potters and photographers. Fine restaurants and unique shops await your visit. And the choices of where to stay, unwind or find fun are limitless.
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