When we were waiting for the zoo shuttle, we passed a stand for the Anchorage Trolley tour. We decided to check it out later in the day. After we got back from the zoo, we headed over to the Westmark to see if we could check in. Our room wasn’t ready, so we grabbed lunch across the street at the Glacier Brewhouse. The food was fantastic. We shared a tempura green bean appetizer. Mac had the double dipped fried chicken sandwich with a blackberry and basil lemonade. I enjoyed a brick-oven pepperoni pizza with an on-site crafted root beer. We walked back to the trolley after lunch.
Address and Location
You will catch the Anchorage trolley tour at the corner of F and 4th streets by the log cabin visitor’s center. Tours run on the hour and half-hour during the summer months.
Cost
Riders over the age of 12 cost $20 each. Riders under 12 are $10. Children under three who sit on an adult’s lap ride free. You can reserve your trolley tour ahead of time online. If you want to purchase the tour day, make sure you have cash.
Our guide moved to Alaska in college. Her husband’s family is from Alaska, and she had some really interesting stories about the 9.2 magnitude earthquake in 1964. The tour loops around downtown Anchorage, goes by Lake Hood (the largest float plane “airport”), visits Earthquake Park (a former neighborhood that was destroyed when the earthquake caused a 10 foot drop in elevation), and then heads back to the start. Mac and I thought it was a great way to see more of the city than we could without a car.
Our Alaska trip: My revised Alaska packing list | Planes, Hotels, and Organized Tours | Alaska Zoo | Train ride to Talkeetna | Talkeetna, Alaska | Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Tour | Talkeetna to Denali | McKinley Chalet Resort | Denali National Park | 8 hour on a train: Denali to Anchorage | Alaska Railroad to Seward | Kenai Fjords Cruise
