ENAA NEENYO • WELCOME • NANAL’IN GEENJIT SHOO IHŁII
ENAA NEENYO • WELCOME • NANAL’IN GEENJIT SHOO IHŁII
The Morris Thompson Center is OPEN YEAR-ROUND, and admission is always FREE.
EXPLORE FAIRBANKS VISITOR CENTER
Discover all there is to see and do in Fairbanks and Interior Alaska!
Visitor Information Specialists are here 7 days a week to help with trip planning and answer questions about Fairbanks and Alaska. Our local experts can connect you with activities, tours, attractions, and accommodations. Here you will also find maps, brochures, and information about local events.
MTCVC EVENTS
We have events, films, and performances daily.
The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center hosts events throughout the year — cultural programs and demonstrations, guest speakers, art shows, book signings and films for visitors and locals alike. Check our calendar for upcoming events see our facilities available for rent to see if the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center is the place to hold your own event.
ALASKA PUBLIC LANDS INFORMATION CENTER
Enjoy one-stop shopping for public lands information, trip planning assistance, and resource education.
Whether you’re looking for a hiking trail, public use cabin, or the best berry picking spot, Alaska Public Lands Information (APLIC) rangers can point you in the right direction. Get trip planning advice and find the tools you need for an unforgettable excursion. Watch a free film on Alaska’s national parks, natural resources, culture, and history. Stamp your National Park passport, earn a Junior Ranger badge, or attend a ranger program. Field trips are available by request.
EXHIBITS
Explore family friendly exhibits that showcase our region’s natural and cultural resources.
Permanent exhibits focus on the fundamental relationship between people and the environment showing the wildlife, landscapes, and seasonal changes unique to Interior Alaska. Life size dioramas, interactive displays, art, clothing, tools and cultural objects are on hand to be explored. Temporary and online exhibits are designed around themes that educate, challenge, and inspire. Inside these exhibits visitors will hear the voices and can learn the stories of the diverse communities and peoples who call Interior Alaska home. Come and explore the many cultural and environmental exhibits, both permanent and rotating, any day of the week.
ALASKA GEOGRAPHIC STORE
Shop here for pre-trip planning and post-trip memories.
Alaska Geographic offers the best books, trail guides, maps, and locally made gifts to better understand and remember the awe-inspiring places you visit. Alaska Geographic is the nonprofit education partner of Alaska’s national parks, forests, and refuges.
Revenue from store sales supports education programs, stewardship projects, and youth programs.
ALASKA NATIVE GIFT SHOP
Bring home a beautiful piece of artwork made by Alaska Native Elders.
The gift shop offers a wide selection of Alaska Native handcrafts made by Denakkanaaga Elders and Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) region artists. You’ll find moose hide slippers, beadwork, carvings, birch bark baskets, jewelry and much more. All items in the gift shop are purchased directly from the artists, creating a unique opportunity for rural makers to share their creations with visitors from all over the world.
“Maasi’choo for a beautiful place!”
I really enjoyed the potlatch display. It is really authentic, down to the type of modern blanket that is now used and the kerchiefs, and the various modern life displays on rural Alaska. They felt just like home to me. Like MY entry way and freezer, and the stuff we take out in OUR canoe. It shows real respect for both the past and, more importantly, the Alaskan present.
“Living here most of my life, I am well-versed in the lifestyles of Alaska and living in the bush. The work put in to portraying the life here in the dioramas is outstanding. I miss Big. He would love it here. Thank you for bringing him home.”
“There is no place like this place.”
“Great place to start a Fairbanks tour.”
“I’ve lived here 13 years and this is exactly what I needed to learn about Alaska.”
“It took my breath away and reminded me so much of when I was a little girl in the cold and dark of the Brooks Range.”
“I’ve lived here 13 years and this is exactly what I needed to learn about Alaska.”
“I absolutely love everything about this display. It reminds me of who I am and why I love Alaska and never want to leave.”
“I always swell with pride looking at and learning about our native culture, especially when it’s presented so beautifully.”
“This is a credit to your town. Thank you for great services!”
“This is certainly the most beautiful visitor center we’ve ever been to!!”
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