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102 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Alaska
Updated June 28, 2024
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11 Places Where Alaska Bursts Into Color
Picture Alaska. You might see in your mind's eye the granite and stark white snowcaps of Denali National Park, or the dark seas that surround 6,000-plus miles of coastline, or the muted olive of its tundra in the summer. But as anyone who's been there knows, the country's largest, most sparsely populated state can absolutely burst with color, from the luminous green of the Northern Lights, to the deep aqua of its glaciers, to the flourish of wildflowers fed by its long summer days. Here are some places to see the full spectrum of The Last Frontier.
![At Glacier Gardens, the tree canopies are flowers in bloom.](https://img.atlasobscura.com/mNXG97cRFpy0vyGh-rfSF98yOXP-ada6tLILEBuNLaM/rs:fill:380:380:1/g:ce/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2l0aW5l/cmFyeV9wcmVzZW50/YXRpb25faW1hZ2Vz/LzZjMTA4MGFhLTRk/ZmItNGMzOS1iY2Vm/LTljZTMzNmIwNzk3/NjRmMzFjNTlhMmJl/MzY1NTBjZV9BbGFz/a2EuSlBH.jpg)
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