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The previous price was NZ$13 and current price is NZ$10 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 7m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Step into the storey of Anchorage, where a chaotic 1915 tent city on mudflats transformed into a Cold War military crossroads and modern metropolis. Guided by urban planner Tom and detail-obsessed Claudia, you will explore rail yards, pioneer shopfronts, earthquake scars, and glass museums pressed directly against the Alaskan wilderness.

    • A 3.7 km self-guided tour with 8 stops over 127 min
    • Ideal for travellers interested in Urbanism, Infrastructure & Innovation and History & Memory
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Anchorage Depot
    • 411 West 1st Avenue
    • 99501, Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Anchorage Depot
    • 411 West 1st Avenue
    • 99501, Anchorage, Alaska, United States

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Podcast Tour Anchorage Mud, Concrete, and Wild Air in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 7 minutes2h 7m
    2h 7m
  • Opening hours: Tue 12:00 am-11:30 pm
  • English
Price details
NZ$12.02
NZ$9.62 x 1 AdultNZ$9.62
Total
The previous price was NZ$12.02 and current price is NZ$9.62
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Anchorage Depot

  • 10m
The 1942 concrete depot that served as the structural anchor for Alaska's federal rail system.

Ship Creek

  • 10m
A unique urban waterway where wild king and coho salmon run through the industrial heart of Anchorage.

Oscar Anderson House Museum

  • 10m
The first wood-frame house constructed in Anchorage (1915), showing early pioneer domestic life.

504 W 5th Ave

  • 10m
The only remaining 1915 commercial structure standing on its original site from the tent-city era.

Historic Anchorage Hotel

  • 10m
Established in 1916, this hotel hosted key early politicians, aviators, and military leaders.

Visit Anchorage Log Cabin Visitor Information Center

  • 10m
Emblematic rustic pioneer aesthetic alongside the 1920s birthplace of municipal governance.

Federal Building

  • 10m
Constructed in 1939 as part of New Deal federal expansion, highlighting Anchorage as Alaska's administrative hub.

Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center

  • 10m
Premier cultural institution contextualising Indigenous Dena'ina land history, northern ecology, and global connections.

Location

Activity location

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    Anchorage Depot
    • 411 West 1st Avenue
    • 99501, Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Anchorage Depot
    • 411 West 1st Avenue
    • 99501, Anchorage, Alaska, United States

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