these are our favorite restaurant recommendations in Anchorage,

Whiskey and Ramen

Glacier Brewhouse

Snow City Cafe

Ginger

Moose’s Tooth

Spenard Roadhouse

South

Club Paris

Crow’s Nest

The Anchorage Museum is a must see in the city if you have time.

Tony Knowles Coastal Trail

Breakfast-
Buckets Sports Bar
Rockys (Kasilof)
Louies (Kenai)

Lunch-
Lucys Market
Odies
Veronicas (Kenai)

Dinner-
Senor Panchos
Pizza Boys
Siam Noodles
Sol Agave
Addie Camp

Coffee-
Brew 52
Kaladi

Bars-
Kenai River Brewing- they also have food
Royal Parkers
Bridge Lounge at the Kenai River Lodge
Kenai Joes in Kenai
Buckets Sports Bar
Naptowne Brewing in Sterling
The Duck Inn
Mavericks
Queanna in Clam Gulch

Visit-
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Vistor Center
Kenai Visitor Center in Kenai

Take a walk-
Tsalteshi Trial System in Soldotna
Kenai Refuge trails
Walk the beach and find agents and sea glass
beach access on the following roads: Cannery Road to Dunes Rd. (soldotna), S. Spruce Rd (Kenai), N. Cohoe Rd. (kasilof), Sterling Hwy (clam Gulch)


Take a drive-
Skilak Lake Loop Road- there are also many hiking trails along this road but it is protected land with no hunting so there are many critters. Must bring bear spray hiking in this area.

A few recommendations, there are tons of them.

All Trails has directions to all the trailheads.

Bring bear spray on all hikes!

Flat Top Mountain Trail- Popular hike in Anchorage, 5.1 miles

Bird Ridge Trail- 4.4 miles, steep

Carter Lake Trail- 3.7 miles, steep

Fuller Lakes trail-6.2 miles, steep

Skyline Trail- 4.4 miles, steep

Skilak Lookout Trail- 4.2 miles, gorgeous look out, a lot of bears in this area.

Bear Mountain Trail- 1.5 miles

Golfing in Soldotna

Dog sled ride with Timmy and Monica near Soldotna

Class 4 and 5 river rafting- Six Mile Creek

Scenic raft trip on the Kenai river

You will pass the Conservation Center about an hour out of Anchorage. It is a very cool spot to see and learn about Alaska wildlife!

Girdwood— it is located 45 minutes south of Anchorage. You will pass the turn off for Girdwood on your way to Soldotna. Alyeska Ski Resort is located here and you can take a beautiful ride up the mountain on the tram or visit the Nordic spa. Virgin Creek Falls is a short (0.5 mile) hike to a waterfall. The Girdwood Brewing Company is a fun stop too.

Whittier— weird weird Whittier is also a cool stop if you have the time. It is about an hour and fifteen minutes south of Anchorage, you will pass the turn off for Whittier right after Girdwood. To get to Whittier you have to go through the 2.5 mile, one-lane tunnel. Google the Whittier tunnel schedule if you plan to go here to find out when the tunnel opens to come and go. Whittier has a lot of STUNNING views of glaciers, mountains, and The Prince William Sound. It is famously known for all the year-round residents live in one big building. There is an abandoned military facility from World War II, take the road up to see it and continue past it for a glacier view.

Seward— Seward is our favorite place. It is about two hours East from our venue. It’s the coolest little town on the ocean with stunning mountain views. It is also home to the Kenai Fjords National Park. Seward offers many boat tours to fish, see glaciers, and ocean wildlife. You can also hike to a glacier here, Exit Glacier. This is where our engagement pictures were taken. Tonsina Creek Trail is a great hike to do here, bring bear spray.

Homer—Located about an hour and a half South of our venue. Homer is the halibut fishing capital of the world! Highly recommend going here if you want to ocean fish. Homer is also on the ocean, very pretty views. “The Homer Spit” is a long narrow finger of land that extends out into Kachemak Bay. It is lined with restaurants and gift shops and the very famous Salty Dawg Saloon.