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Top 36 Things To Do in Fairbanks

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#1Northern Lights & Chena Hot Springs Winter Tour

Discover the best of interior Alaska with a guided excursion to the splendid Chena Hot Springs Resort with an opportunity to relax in the invigorating waters...

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$185
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Northern Lights & Chena Hot Springs Winter Tour

#2Northern Lights & Arctic Circle Winter Excursion with Lunch

Embark on a full-day excursion to the Arctic Circle for a chance to see the Northern Lights dance across the evening sky. Learn about the Trans-Alaska Pipeli...

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$225
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Northern Lights & Arctic Circle Winter Excursion with Lunch

#3Full-Day Arctic Circle Excursion with Lunch

Experience the pristine natural beauty of Interior Alaska with an unforgettable day trip to the Arctic Circle. On your journey, ride along the Dalton Highway...

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$200
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Full-Day Arctic Circle Excursion with Lunch

#4Chena Hot Springs with Ice Museum Tour & Northern Lights

Take the notion of stargazing from a hot tub up a notch and watch the Northern Lights from a thermal hot spring. Spend a night out at Chena Hot Springs Resor...

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$170
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Chena Hot Springs with Ice Museum Tour & Northern Lights

#5Full-Day Arctic Circle Tour

Your Alaskan Arctic Circle tour day begins when our longtime local Alaskan professional driver pick you up from your Fairbanks accommodations at 10am in the ...

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Full-Day Arctic Circle Tour

#6Husky Lifestyle SUMMER Kennel Tours

ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: Alyeska Pipeline Viewing Point, 1671 Steese Highway, Fairbanks, AK 99712Not school but dog mush...

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Husky Lifestyle SUMMER Kennel Tours

#7Northern Lights Photography Tour

Head to a family-owned lodge to watch the Northern Lights from the comfort of both indoor and outdoor viewing areas. Thanks to its distance from cities, the ...

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Northern Lights Photography Tour

#8Fairbanks City Highlights Tour

Scope out Fairbanks engineering marvels, cultural institutions, and charming attractions on this comprehensive tour with convenient hotel pick up. Snap selfi...

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$115
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Fairbanks City Highlights Tour

#9The Alaskan Sightseeing & Wildlife Tour

Join us on an all day journey through the most majestic scenery Interior Alaska has to offer. This adventure includes virtually everything you would imagine ...

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The Alaskan Sightseeing & Wildlife Tour

#10Half-Day Fairbanks Heritage Tour

Spend the day engrossing yourself in Alaska’s fascinating heritage with this journey through the interior region’s culture and history. Tour museums, includi...

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Half-Day Fairbanks Heritage Tour

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Things To Do in Fairbanks

If you’re contemplating a trip to Fairbanks sometime in the near future, you may be wondering what the major must-see attractions are available in this former gold rush community. The types of things to do in Fairbanks depend on the time of year of your visit. Summer guests of the Last Frontier can choose to take a flightseeing trip over the Article Circle, take a ride on a local steamship, rent a car and visit Denali National Park, or enjoy a meal of freshly prepared Alaska seafood in one of the many good dining spots in Fairbanks. You can probably even find an informal softball game going on at the city park at 1 a.m. Don't worry about being kept awake by the constant daylight, though; hotels and other accommodations routinely provide blackout curtains so guests can get a good's night sleep.

Although the majority of tourist trade in Fairbanks takes place during the summer months, winter is a fascinating time to visit. Among the favorite Fairbanks excursions of winter guests are dogsledding, snowmobiling, ice fishing, and watching the Northern Lights. Fairbanks tours to the nearby hills outside of town are very popular in the winter among tourists who come to Alaska specifically to see the Northern Lights, and those who have been fortunate enough to see them say winter is the best time to visit the Fairbanks area. Thermal hot springs and creeks exist east of Fairbanks, and many visitors soak in the hot mineral waters while the temperatures are twenty below zero. Another one of popular winter attractions in Fairbanks is the annual ice carving competition featuring work by the world's top ice carvers.

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