Bootleggers Cove, Anchorage

#74 among attractions in Anchorage

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Bootleggers Cove is an area of Anchorage, Alaska, just west of Downtown Anchorage and north of the South Addition. Its exact boundaries are controversial. It is served by Inlet View Elementary School, Romig Junior High and West Anchorage High School. Its scenic features include Elderberry Park, the Oscar Anderson House, the Westchester Lagoon, and access to the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail and the Lainie Fleischer Bike Trail. It is located near the tidal flats of Cook Inlet. The Alaska Railroad passes between the residential zones of Bootleggers Cove and the tidal flats. Bootlegger's Cove was affected by the 1964 Alaska earthquake. It is currently represented in the Alaska State Legislature by Representative Les Gara and Senator Johnny Ellis. ()

Coordinates: 61°12'23"N, 149°55'52"W

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Bootleggers Cove – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Holy Family Old Cathedral, Statue of James Cook, Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Fourth Avenue Theatre.

1.3 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Romanesque architecture
Holy Family Old Cathedral, Anchorage
34 min walk • Holy Family Old Cathedral is a former cathedral of the Catholic Church located in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It was the mother church of the Archdiocese of Anchorage and served as its cathedral from 1966 to 2020.
1.3 miNE
Monuments and statues
Statue of James Cook, Anchorage
33 min walk • The Captain Cook Monument is a life-size bronze statue of Captain James Cook installed in Anchorage, Alaska's Resolution Park.
1.5 miNE
Hiking, Bike trail, Hiking trail
Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage
38 min walk • The Tony Knowles Coastal Trail is an 11-mile-long trail along the coast of Anchorage, Alaska designated for non-motorized use. The trail runs from Second Avenue in downtown Anchorage and finishes in Kincaid Park.
1.5 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Fourth Avenue Theatre, Anchorage
38 min walk • The Fourth Avenue Theatre, also known as the Lathrop Building, is a movie theater in Anchorage, Alaska that has been described as Art Deco, Streamline Moderne, and Art Moderne in style.
1.4 miNE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Anchorage
37 min walk • The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts is a performance venue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska.
1.2 miNE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Oscar Anderson House Museum, Anchorage
31 min walk • The Oscar Anderson House Museum is a historical museum at 420 M Street in downtown Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located in Elderberry Park, the structure was built in 1915 by early Anchorage resident Oscar Anderson.
1.4 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Robert B. Atwood Building, Anchorage
37 min walk • The Robert B. Atwood Building is an office building located at 550 West 7th Avenue in Downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The building houses government offices for the State of Alaska. Standing at 20 stories and 81 m, it is the second-tallest building in Alaska. The building was formerly known as the Bank of America Center.
0.4 miE
Area
Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage
11 min walk • The Westchester Lagoon is a combination of two artificial lakes which form a coastal lagoon near Downtown Anchorage, Alaska. On the lagoons western end, a raised, earthen levee offers right of way for the Alaska Railroad.
1.3 miNE
Skyscraper, Modernist architecture
Conoco-Phillips Building, Anchorage
34 min walk • The Conoco-Phillips Building is a 22-story, 90.2 m office building begun in 1981 and completed in 1983 as the ARCO Building, at 700 G Street in downtown Anchorage, Alaska and is the tallest habitable building in both Anchorage and the state of Alaska.
1.3 miNE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Convention center
Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center, Anchorage
35 min walk • The Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center is a convention center in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The $111 million, 200,000-square-foot facility opened in September 2008, early and within budget.
1.2 miNE
Park
Delaney Park Strip, Anchorage
31 min walk • The Delaney Park Strip is an 11-block park in the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Originally a firebreak, the Park Strip would become Anchorage's first airfield.