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DOWNTOWN. For as long as tourists have arrived in Alaska anxious to sample the fresh local seafood, 10th and M has been obliging them. Since opening in 1943, this store has smoked, frozen, kippered, and otherwise preserved the best the sea has to offer. Today you can have crab, salmon, halibut, scallops, and shrimp shipped anywhere in the world. If you have caught your own fish, 10th and M can preserve and ship it so it arrives home when you do.
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ELMENDORF AFB. The craft shop at this cultural center is a favorite stop for locals and visitors alike. Numerous native crafts, educational videos, artworks, and books are available for sale. But don't limit yourself to shopping. Demonstrations, informal lectures, art classes, and classroom workshops teach lessons about the 11 Native Alaskan groups, their cultures, and their traditions in both the modern day and times past. The museum boasts indoor exhibits and outdoor village re-creations.
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DOWNTOWN. From May through September, this downtown market is held every weekend. More than 350 booths sell such wares as produce, hand-dipped candles, smoked salmon, reindeer sausage, hand-thrown ceramics, paintings of Alaskan landscapes, used books, and antiques. Be sure to allot several hours to wander among the merchants.
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Artique
314 G St, Anchorage, AK 99501 · 907-277-1663
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DOWNTOWN. This gallery sells ceramics, sculpture, and handmade jewelry, but it is most widely known for its paintings and prints by Alaskan artists. Check out the watercolors by Sharon Hults and wildlife prints by Judi Rideout. This is Anchorage's oldest gallery, and also one of the largest.
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Cabin Fever
650 W 4th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501 · 907-278-3522
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DOWNTOWN. Logs decorate the interior walls of this sweetly scented gift shop. Alaskan made soaps and sachets, and hand-dipped candles perfume the air with pine and wildflower scents. Hand-turned birch bowls, blown glass candleholders, and hand-woven baskets are just a few options as souvenirs of your trip. The shop also carries jewelry, t-shirts, pottery, and blankets.
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DOWNTOWN. Get your shopping done and dine all in one stop. New Sagaya offers patio seating where you can refuel with sushi, California-style pizzas, or simply an espresso. Stuffed cabbage, lasagnas, and artisanal breads are available for takeaway. The market has a huge selection of prepared ethnic foods, as well as a variety of ingredients for your own cooking. The fish counter always has the freshest catches, and they will ship your purchase anywhere in the US or Canada, so you don't have to carry it with you..
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DOWNTOWN. Knitters have long-prized yarn made from the soft, strong hair – called qiviut – of the musk ox. The resulting products are unshrinkable, extremely durable, and 10 times warmer than wool. This co-op sells the products of more than 250 native knitters. Caps, shawls, mittens, and scarves carry the patterns unique to the village where they were made.
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Title Wave
1360 W Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99503 · 907-278-9283
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MIDTOWN. Alaska's largest independent bookstore stocks an assortment of new bargain books and an exhaustive collection of both new and used Alaskana. Otherwise, the shelves are filled with gently used books of every size, shape, and subject. Buyers are quite selective, so virtually everything is in excellent condition. Title Wave's calendar of events has enough variety to satisfy just about everybody: live music, chess and Scrabble clubs, and visits from a plethora of writers like Michael Chabon, Maxine Hong Kingston, Mark Doty, Douglas Coupland, Chuck Palahniuk, Dana Stabenow, and Tobias Wolff. All that, and Kaladi Brothers Coffee too.
Our shopping categories guide you to the best places to find souvenirs and mementoes of a perfect trip. Where do you find a book on local history? How about a recording of that terrific zydeco band you heard? Maybe a trinket for the kids or spouse? Use our lists to narrow your search.
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