Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage

Name: Alaska Native Heritage Center
Address: 8800 Heritage Center Dr, Anchorage, 99504-6100, United States
Telephone: +1 907-330-8000

#6 among attractions in Anchorage

Museum, Top attraction, Historical place

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The Alaska Native Heritage Center is an educational and cultural institution for all Alaskans, located in Anchorage, Alaska. The center opened in 1999. The Alaska Native Heritage Center shares the heritage of Alaska's 11 major cultural groups. These 11 groups are the Athabaskan people, Eyak people, Tlingit people, Haida people, Tsimshian people, Unangax people, Alutiiq people, Yup'ik, Cup'ik, Siberian Yupik, and Inupiaq. ()

Coordinates: 61°13'58"N, 149°43'1"W

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8800 Heritage Center DrNortheast AnchorageAnchorage 99504-6100 United States

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+1 907-330-8000

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Alaska Native Heritage Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alaska Airlines Center, Goose Lake, Alaska Botanical Garden, Alaska Pacific University.

4.4 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Alaska Airlines Center, Anchorage
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4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Park
Goose Lake, Anchorage
110 min walk • Goose Lake is a small lake in Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska, located near the University of Alaska Anchorage, 1.2 miles south-east of confluence of North and South Forks Chester Creek, and 2.8 miles south-east of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.
4.1 miS
Formal gardens and 110 acres of woodland
Alaska Botanical Garden, Anchorage
105 min walk • The Alaska Botanical Garden is a 110-acre botanical garden located inside the Far North Bicentennial Park at 4601 Campbell Airstrip Road, Anchorage, Alaska, United States.
4.3 miSW
Universities and schools
Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage
111 min walk • Alaska Pacific University is a private university in Anchorage, Alaska. It was established as Alaska Methodist University in 1957. Although it was renamed to Alaska Pacific University in 1978, it is still affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
3.5 miNE
Cemetery
Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Anchorage
90 min walk • Fort Richardson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located on the Fort Richardson United States Army installation near Anchorage, Alaska. It encompasses 39 acres and as of the end of 2020, it had more than 8,000 interments. For much of the year, the gravesites are inaccessible due to snowfall.
2.8 miSW
Park
Russian Jack Springs Park, Anchorage
72 min walk • Russian Jack Springs Park is a public park located in Anchorage, Alaska, managed by the Municipality of Anchorage. The park is named for Jacob "Russian Jack" Marunenko. The park comprises two quarter-sections, minus road rights-of-way, covering approximately 300 acres.
1 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Tikahtnu Commons, Anchorage
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1.6 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Richardson, Anchorage
42 min walk • Fort Richardson is a United States Army installation in the U.S. State of Alaska, adjacent to the city of Anchorage. In 2010, it was merged with nearby Elmendorf Air Force Base to form Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
3.1 miW
61°13'31"N • 149°48'29"W
Alaska Museum of Science and Nature, Anchorage
79 min walk • Museum, Natural history museum
4.4 miSW
Library
UAA/APU Consortium Library, Anchorage
114 min walk • The UAA/APU Consortium Library is a joint library serving the University of Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Pacific University, established in 1973 and refurbished in 2004.
3.6 miW
61°13'0"N • 149°49'12"W
Northway Mall, Anchorage
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