AlaskaEach guide in the This Way series offers information on the highlights of not only the world's most popular tourist regions, but also more unusual destinations such as Crete, Tahiti, and Istanbul. Designed to provide the maximum of cultural, historical, and practical information in a minimum space, each guide offers a variety of street, subway, and regional maps. From cosmopolitan cities and towering skyscrapers to small villages and natural wonders, each guide is filled with valuable recommendations and addresses for monuments, parks, markets, restaurants, and cafes, whether for a weekend getaway or an extended adventure. |
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Alaska Highway Alaska Peninsula Aleutian Islands Aleuts American Anchorage Arctic Circle Avenue Baranof bear Bering Sea boats building cabin Canada Center Chilkat Chugach climate coastal Creek cruise ship Dawson City downtown Eagle earthquake Fairbanks fishing port fjords forests Gastineau Glacier Bay gold prospectors gold rush Gulf of Alaska Haines halibut Harbor Homer House humpback Icefield Indians Inlet Inside Passage Inuit Juneau Ketchikan killer whales Klondike Kluane Kodiak Island Kotzebue Lake land located Milepost Monument moun Mount mountains Museum Native Nome North northern Pacific peak pipeline Portage Glacier Prince William Sound road salmon sea lions sea otter Seward shore sight Sitka Skagway sq km sq miles St Elias state's Street summer Teslin Teslin Lake tidewater glacier tion Tlingit totem poles tour town Trail Valdez villages Visitor waterfront Whitehorse Whittier wildlife winter Wrangell Yakutat Bay Yukon River