Alaska Native Heritage Center
Five reconstructed Indigenous villages beside a lake, with live traditional dance, Arctic sports and craft demonstrations.
The center lies northeast of the city. Indoors, it has a performance hall for song and dance and exhibition galleries introducing Alaska's 11 Alaska Native cultural groups. Outdoors, five traditional dwellings, faithfully rebuilt, are spread around Tiulana Lake, ranging from Aleut semi-subterranean houses to Inupiat winter houses. They are explained by young Alaska Native guides. In summer, there are daily dance performances and demonstrations of Arctic winter sports, such as the high-kick ball game, and you can chat with the craftspeople. In summer, shuttle buses run between the center and the museum downtown.
Opening hours
Summer approx. 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Alaska Botanical Garden
- Flattop Mountain
- Anchorage Museum
- Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
- Potter Marsh
- Beluga Point
- Earthquake Park
- Alaska Aviation Museum