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Alaska (The Last Frontier)

The United States bought the entire state of Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7M
Mount McKinley is the highest point in North America.

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Some of Alaska's
Top Tourist Attractions:


Moose's Tooth Pub and Pizzeria
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Anchorage Museum of History & Art
Heritage Library & Museum
Glacier BrewHouse
Flattop Trail Hike
Sheldon Jackson Museum
Imaginarium (The)
Temsco Helicopters
Anchorage Historic Hotel

For more tourist attractions with links to their websites, search our exclusive directory in the left column.


State Facts:

Alaska Travel Industry Association:
907-929-2200
http://www.TravelAlaska.com

Capital: Juneau

Population: 626,932

Governor: Frank H. Murkowski (R, to December 2006)

Entered the Union: January 3, 1959

As the: 49th state

Motto: North to the Future

Nicknames: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun

Flower: Forget-me-not

Bird: Willow Ptarmigan

Song: "Alaska's Flag"

Sports Teams: None

Origin of Name: From the Aleut word meaning "great land," or "that which the sea breaks against"

Major Industries: Oil, Fisheries, Wood

Historical Sites: Sitka National Historical Park Totem Pole Collection

Points of Interest: Denali National Park, Mendenhall Glacier in North Tongass National Forest, and the active volcanoes in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes at the Katmai National Park

Bordering States: Alaska does not border any states. However, it does border Canada and the Pacific Ocean!