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Food scene

Great food & wine.
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Jack Sprat
165 Olympic Mountain Loop
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Great food & wine.
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Spoonline Restaurant
174 Hightower Rd
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Hightower Pub
165 Hightower Rd
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Pizza delivery
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Coast Pizza Inc
36511 Seward Hwy
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Pizza delivery
Excellent wine list & Cajun Alaskana food
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Double Musky Inn
3 Crow Creek Rd
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Excellent wine list & Cajun Alaskana food
Only fine dining in Girdwood with views of 7 glaciers!
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Seven Glaciers Restaurant
1000 Arlberg Ave
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Only fine dining in Girdwood with views of 7 glaciers!
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Bore Tide Deli and Bar
1000 Arlberg Avenue
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Sushi! Local Alaskan seafood
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Sakura Asian Bistro
1000 Arlberg Ave
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Sushi! Local Alaskan seafood
Boutique liquor store
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La Bodega
194 Olympic Mountain Loop
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Boutique liquor store
Local brewery!
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Girdwood Brewing Company
2700 Alyeska Hwy
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Local brewery!
Homemade sourdough bread, pancakes and Huge cinnamon rolls. In summer the flower garden is amazing!
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The Bake Shop
194 Olympic Mountain Loop
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Homemade sourdough bread, pancakes and Huge cinnamon rolls. In summer the flower garden is amazing!
Local coffee roaster, espresso, food and gifts
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The Grind
236 Hightower Rd
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Local coffee roaster, espresso, food and gifts
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The Ice Cream Shop
36511 Seward Hwy
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Local bar and pub style restaurant at the base of the mountain with a great outdoor deck, live music, family & ski movies with many TV’s streaming sports or ski movies. Billiards and fusball.
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Sitzmark Bar & Grill
100 Olympic Mountain Loop
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Local bar and pub style restaurant at the base of the mountain with a great outdoor deck, live music, family & ski movies with many TV’s streaming sports or ski movies. Billiards and fusball.

Shopping

Local art and gifts
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Girdwood Center For Visual Art
194 Olympic Mountain Loop
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Local art and gifts
High end gifts
Mother Hubbards Cupboard
203 Olympic Mountain Loop
High end gifts
Outdoor retailer for clothing, bike and ski gear with rentals of skis, bikes and SUPs.
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Powder Hound Ski and Bike Shop
210 Arlberg Ave
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Outdoor retailer for clothing, bike and ski gear with rentals of skis, bikes and SUPs.

Gear rentals

Rent skis or bikes, buy gear, eat at the local eatery.
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Alyeska Resort Daylodge
104 Arlberg Avenue
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Rent skis or bikes, buy gear, eat at the local eatery.

Sightseeing

Gold panning!
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Crow Creek Historic Gold Mine
601 Crow Creek Mine Rd
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Gold panning!
Ride the scenic train
Alaska Railroad - Girdwood Depot
Ride the scenic train
See Alaska animals up close!
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Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
43520 Seward Hwy
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See Alaska animals up close!
See a glacier!
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Portage Glacier
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See a glacier!
26 glacier cruise, fishing charters
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Whittier
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26 glacier cruise, fishing charters
Historic museum of ski and Girdwood history plus Views at the top of the Alyeska scenic aerial tram.
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Round House Museum/Mt. Alyeska Roundhouse
1000 Arlberg Ave
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Historic museum of ski and Girdwood history plus Views at the top of the Alyeska scenic aerial tram.

Hiking

Hike in the rainforest and bring your bear spray!
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Winner Creek Gorge Trail Head (Lower Winner Creek Trail)
601 Crow Creek Rd
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Hike in the rainforest and bring your bear spray!
Strenuous hiking into an alpine setting past gold mining ruins. Parking lot can be full on weekends. Bring bear spray!
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Crow pass trail
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Strenuous hiking into an alpine setting past gold mining ruins. Parking lot can be full on weekends. Bring bear spray!
Start hiking from the hotel Alyeska on the most popular and easy trail in Girdwood. Bring bear spray!
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Winner Creek Trail Alyeska Trailhead
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Start hiking from the hotel Alyeska on the most popular and easy trail in Girdwood. Bring bear spray!

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Bring an eye mask during the months of May-September

In the land of the midnight sun, it can be hard to sleep when you finally want to so buy or bring an eye mask to wear while sleeping.
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Shoes off in homes in Alaska

In Alaska is rains and it can be muddy especially when out for a hike. It’s custom in Alaska for all people to take their shoes off when entering and inside homes. Also, it’s less mud or moose poop 🤣 to clean up from the floors.
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Dress in layers, bring rain gear

Dress in non-cotton layers, along with jackets, hats, rain jacket and pants along with hiking boots or rugged trail shoes. Forget your perfume/cologne and smelly toiletries/laundry detergent as it attracts mosquitoes and bears.
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Girdwood shuttle

Glacier view transit is a local shuttle for a minimal donation.
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Bear spray for hiking

Shop REI, powderhound, hotel Alyeska to buy a can and learn how to use it if you will be hiking in bear country/Girdwood!