BARROW
Barrow, the northernmost settlement in the United States, is located at the tip of the Far North region on the coast of the Arctic Ocean with easy access by air from Anchorage and Fairbanks.
One of the largest attractions in Barrow is the Eskimo culture featured in traditional dancing, artworks, and story telling. Guests can witness the unique whaling culture of the Eskimos every spring when the annual bowhead whale hunt and festival gets underway.
Also, visitors can see the Birnirk archaeological site, a group of 16 dwelling mounds representing the Birnirk culture (500-900 AD).
A walking tour of the town includes a visit to the Cape Smythe Whaling and Trading Station, built in 1893. This is the oldest frame building in the Arctic.
Also, located in Barrow and operated in conjunction with the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the Inupiat Heritage Center documents traditional Native whaling practices.
BERING LAND BRIDGE NATIONAL PRESERVE
One of four wild, remote parks in Northwest Alaska making up the Western Arctic National Parklands, this 2.8 million-acre preserve on the Seward Peninsula is located about 50 miles south of Kotzebue and 90 miles north of Nome.
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CAPE KRUSTENSTERN NATIONAL MONUMENT
One of four wild, remote parks in Northwest Alaska making up the Western Arctic National Parklands, this 660,000-acre monument is located 10 miles northwest of Kotzebue
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GATES OF THE ARCTIC NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE
One of four wild, remote parks in Northwest Alaska making up the Western Arctic National Parklands, this national park and preserve is made up of 8.2 million acres in the Brooks Range, the northern most mountain range in the country.
KOBUK VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
One of four wild, remote parks in Northwest Alaska making up the Western Arctic National Parklands, this 1.7 million-acre park is located in northwestern Alaska, 350 miles from Fairbanks and 75 miles east of Kotzebue.
FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE - National Parks:Western Arctic
KOTZEBUE
Kotzebue, known natively as Kikiktagruk or Qikiqtagruk, which means "almost an island" in Inupiaq, is a reference to the three-mile spit of land on the Chuckchi Sea on which it is located.
Because of its location, Kotzebue was a trading center for the Russians as well as the peoples from the interior since the 1400s. Today, Kotzebue has much to offer cultural travelers. Among its attractions is the NANA Museum of the Arctic, local history and cultural films at the park service and the Senior Center Cultural Center. where Native elders describe their traditional methods of gathering food, and they display the tools and artifacts they use and some of the history behind them.
NOATAK NATIONAL PRESERVE
One of four wild, remote parks in Northwest Alaska making up the Western Arctic National Parklands, this 6.6 million-acre preserve is located 350 miles northwest of Fairbanks and 16 miles northeast of Kotzebue
FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE - National Parks:Western Arctic
NOME
Nome is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast of Norton Sound in the Far North region of Alaska.
Nome has a special combination of traditional Eskimo culture and a gold rush past.
Nome also marks the finish of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the longest race of its kind in the world. The town of 4,000 swells to many times that size every March with the arrival of the much-anticipated race finish.
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