Category: About Alaska

Guide to Experiencing Alaska’s Fall Colors

In Alaska, autumn is (somewhat unfairly) referred to as a shoulder season. But there’s nothing second-rate about Alaska in the fall. As the rush of summer visitors settles, the pace begins to slow down and a noticeable calm sets in. The car...

49 Fun Facts About Alaska

What is Alaska known for? Get to know the 49th state with these fun facts about Alaska that you can share with your friends, use to enhance your school report, or just to give you a leg up on trivia night....

19 Parks Highway Highlights

The Parks Highway in Alaska was completed in 1971 and named for former territorial governor George Alexander Parks in 1975. Also called Highway 3, the Parks Highway stretches 362 miles through gorgeous Alaska scenery and offers the best access to Denali National...

17 Best Books Set in Alaska

Alaska books offer readers not only a glimpse into the northernmost state in the U.S., but they are an excellent way to learn more about the culture and history of the area you travel through. If you loved Eowyn Ivey’s The Snow...

Top 10 Best Places to Visit in Alaska

Are you planning a trip to Alaska? If your answer is yes, you’ve come to the right place. Alaska is a huge state and narrowing down what you want to do and see can sometimes be a challenge. As the biggest and...

Seward, Alaska: a Hidden Maritime Gem

Tucked away in Southcentral Alaska’s Resurrection Bay on the Kenai Peninsula, Seward can be the hidden gem of your next Gray Line Alaska adventure. With just about 3,000 people living in the Seward area, this quintessential Alaska town is nestled beneath snow-capped...

12 fun facts that will drive you to visit Alaska’s national parks

Alaska is home to a number of national parks, some of the most (and least) visited in the United States. At Alaska’s most popular national park, visitors come from all over the world to see North America’s tallest peak, Denali. Here are...

Alaska Weather and Seasons

Your guide to weather in Alaska and finding the best time to visit

Despite what you may have heard, Alaska experiences all four seasons. And Alaska summers can be warm! Summer runs from May to August and while that may seem short,...

9 edible Alaska plants you didn’t know about

We’ll admit to watching a lot of the hit TV show “Man vs. Wild.” It’s always fun to watch outdoorsman Bear Grylls slide down an entire mountain or eat live fish. But up here in Alaska, we know the best journeys don’t...

Alaska podcasts for your road trip

There are enough sights and stops to keep any Alaska drive exciting, but if you’d like to tune into a podcast when you hit the road on your Gray Line Alaska Self-Drive Tour, get an authentic dose with these made-in-Alaska podcasts....