Cruise Travel Agents - 10 Exciting Places to Visit in Alaska

But also contains many tourist attractions as well, the state is well-known for its wilderness and arctic areas. Alaska is by far the largest state in the United States, in terms of area.

Here are some exciting places to visit on your next trip to Alaska:

Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum (in Anchorage): a museum dedicated to Alaska's aviation heritage that is home to 21 vintage aircraft. 1.

The zoo contains animals native to the state as well as more exotic creatures such as tigers and elephants, alaska Zoo (in Anchorage): home to a large collection of birds and animals. 2.

Anchorage Museum of History and Art (in Anchorage): a world-class museum which preserves and exhibits the history and art of the state. 3.

The state hatchery produces salmon and trout for sport fishing and offers a viewing area, elmendorf State Hatchery (in Anchorage): operated by the state's fish and game department. 4.

A 150-foot body slide, a water coaster, a wave pool, h2Oasis is an indoor waterpark that features rides. Think again! H2Oasis (in Anchorage): think Alaska is too cold for swimming? 5.

The Imaginarium (in Anchorage): a hands-on learning center where you can have fun learning about science by actually doing science. 6.

Juneau Trolley Car Company (in Juneau): offers a narrated tour of downtown Juneau stopping at 13 points of interest. 7.

As well as shops and walking trails, theater and nature center, at the top of the tramway is a restaurant. 800 feet, mount Robert Tramway (in Juneau): an aerial tramway that goes from the docks to a height of 1. 8.

Pioneer Park is a 44 acre amusement park which celebrates Alaskan history, pioneer Park (in Fairbanks): previously known as "Alaskaland". 9.

The church features a large gold dome and also offers a gift shop. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (in Juneau): an impressive Russian Orthodox Church which was built in 1894 and has been in continuous use ever since. St. 10.