![A women cleans fish on wooden planks with a man watching in the background](/common/uploads/grid_builder/alaska/crop16_9/351F28AC-1DD8-B71B-0B990469D5AAA8BD.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Alaskan indigenous communities have rich cultural traditions, histories, and customs that are still in place today.
![a dog sled team mushes across a snowy landscape](/common/uploads/grid_builder/alaska/crop16_9/85225550-1DD8-B71B-0BD9CECF26F7C0B6.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Alaska's national parklands are an ultimate destination for outdoor adventure.
![Woman uses small spruce to brace easel during an outdoor painting workshop in denali](/common/uploads/grid_builder/alaska/crop16_9/7205C65F-1DD8-B71B-0BE2D4B61ACD43E2.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Explore the places that inspire works of art and cultural celebration.
![an owl perches on a tree branch](/common/uploads/grid_builder/alaska/crop16_9/85A7EF99-1DD8-B71B-0BA3F761F5F11ED3.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Alaska's flora and fauna fascinate scientists, visitors, and wildlife lovers alike.
![evening glow on a mountain outside the valley of ten thousand smokes, katmai national park](/common/uploads/grid_builder/alaska/crop16_9/715E54E8-1DD8-B71B-0B8BF9F7A2263AD7.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Glaciers, volcanoes, wildfires, and more: Discover the exceptional & powerful natural places of Alaska.
![a colorful mountain ridge shot from above](/common/uploads/grid_builder/alaska/crop16_9/86128CE5-1DD8-B71B-0B228E3B74F002A7.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Our national parklands and historic sites tell the story of remarkable forces of nature and the human influences.
![black and white historic image from klondike gold rush national historical park](/common/uploads/grid_builder/alaska/crop16_9/857093EB-1DD8-B71B-0B800C6DE4F3E034.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
From dinosaur tracks to valuable resources and cultural artifacts, the national parklands of Alaska preserve fascinating histories.
![black and white historical photo of a women standing near a bus](/common/uploads/grid_builder/alaska/crop16_9/0789C074-1DD8-B71B-0B10DD9AE3DF2F88.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Discover stories of the people, social movements, institutions and communities that have shaped Alaskan life.
![two small buildings with steam emerging from them in the tundra at sunset in Bering Land Bridge](/common/uploads/grid_builder/alaska/crop16_9/3673EC97-1DD8-B71B-0B4FB0494C37E5B6.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Making a home in the far North is no easy feat. Learn about how Alaskans have survived and thrived in harsh, unforgiving conditions.
![black and white image of a crew in flight gear playing a game underneath a plane](/common/uploads/grid_builder/alaska/crop16_9/85D285D1-1DD8-B71B-0BAD228246A61E2B.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Alaska's national parklands and historic sites preserve and share the history of conflict and war in the 49th state.
Last updated: November 29, 2017