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Kids make great traveling companions! Bring them to Fairbanks to enjoy a wide range of family-oriented activities. We have horseback riding, snowboarding, hot springs, ice cream, canoeing, concerts in the park, festivals, ice skating, indoor miniature golf, camping, museums, kid-friendly restaurants, botanical gardens, Santa Claus, gold panning, and sleigh rides to name a few.
As the gateway to Interior Alaska and the Arctic, Fairbanks is also the jumping off point to family adventure. Visit the Arctic Circle and experience Alaska Native culture in an Athabascan village. Motor up the famed Dalton Highway, the only highway in the U.S. to cross the mighty Yukon River and to connect the highway system to the Arctic Ocean. Bring grandma and grandpa along and enjoy true family togetherness. Whatever your taste, whatever you enjoy, Fairbanks is the place for the ultimate family vacation!
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| Winter Family Fun |
- When do we turn on the northern lights? - let them stay up past bedtime and see if the switch works.
- Who let the dogs out? - take a spin aboard a dog sled with happy, yappy dogs.
- "Ooh!...and aah!..." - fireworks celebrations happen only in the winter.
- Curling - a sport for big and small, with kid-sized curling stones.
- Hit the slopes - test your skills at downhill and cross-country.
- Where's Santa? - visit him and his reindeer in North Pole.
- Twinkle, twinkle - tour downtown with displays of white lights and ice sculptures.
- Sleighs aren't just for Santa - you can take a ride, too.
- Ice fish for burbot and trout - cook 'em up on a camp stove.
- Surf's up - lounge in the healing waters of a natural hot springs.
- Dance and sing - take in an Alaska Native arts or fiddlers festival.
- Crawl through a maze created in ice - sized for kids of all ages at the Ice Park.
- Touch prehistoric bones - not a thing of the past - at the University of Alaska museum of the North.
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| Summer Family Fun |
- Fish on! Children 12 and younger can fish without a license.
- Find things to touch, see and hear - try an audio guide or "hands-on" display at the University of Alaska Museum of the North.
- Spend the day at Pioneer Park - visit mining valley and gold rush town and ride the railroad and carousel.
- Sunbathe at Chena Lakes - hit the closest thing we have to "the beach."
- Tour de Fairbanks by bike - paved and flat trails make for a safe family outing.
- Paddle down the Chena - a quiet float by canoe on a scenic, pristine river.
- Gold fever! visit a gold mining attraction or pick up a gold pan and head out.
- Surf's up - lounge in the healing waters of a natural hot springs.
- Where's Santa? visit North Pole and visit with Santa and his reindeer.
- Pitch a tent and camp - s'mores aren't just for kids, are they?
- Go bird watching at Creamer's Field - flat trails are good for little legs to walk on and observe wildlife and bird-banding stations.
- No cages - kids will want to visit our zoo - we call it Alaska!
- Ride the rails - climb aboard a narrow gauge or modern-day train.
- The state fair is for kids - who said that they have to be under 12?
- Raft the Nenana - scenic to whitewater, you pick how much excitement.
- The Golden Days Grande Parade - the largest parade in the state.
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