Name |
Town/City |
Borough |
Region |
Type |
Summary |
Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum |
Anchorage |
Anchorage |
Southcentral |
Aviation |
Historic aircraft and aviation history of Alaska |
Alaska Heritage Museum |
Anchorage |
Anchorage |
Southcentral |
Multiple |
Website, features Alaskan Native artifacts & fine art by Alaskans, history of the Wells Fargo Company in Alaska's Gold Rush era |
Alaska Museum of Science and Nature |
Anchorage |
Anchorage |
Southcentral |
Natural history |
Website, dinosaur skeletons, fossils, rocks, geology, wildlife |
Alaska Native Heritage Center |
Anchorage |
Anchorage |
Southcentral |
Alaskan Native |
Showcases the indigenous culture of the Alaska Natives, including tools, watercraft, clothing, art, drums and more |
Alaska State Museum |
Juneau |
Juneau |
Southeast |
Multiple |
Alaska Natives, history, natural history & art |
Alaska State Troopers Museum |
Anchorage |
Anchorage |
Southcentral |
Law enforcement |
Commemorates Alaska State Troopers & features a variety of historical memorabilia, including a restored 1952 Hudson Hornet patrol car. |
Alfred Starr Cultural Center and Museum |
Nenana |
Unorganized |
Interior |
Alaskan Native |
Website |
Alutiiq Museum |
Kodiak |
Kodiak Island |
Southwest |
Alaskan Native |
Koniag Alutiiq heritage and culture |
American Bald Eagle Foundation Museum |
Haines |
Haines |
Southeast |
Natural history |
Website, natural history of bald eagles and other animals in its environment |
Anchorage Alaska Center |
Anchorage |
Anchorage |
Southcentral |
Multiple |
Visitor center, exhibits on natural, historical, and cultural features throughout the state[1] |
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center |
Anchorage |
Anchorage |
Southcentral |
Multiple |
Art, history & culture of Alaska; largest museum in Alaska. |
Anvik Historical Society and Museum |
Anvik |
Unorganized |
Interior |
Local history |
[2] |
Baranov Museum |
Kodiak |
Kodiak Island |
Southwest |
Local history |
Operated by the Kodiak Historical Society |
Big Delta State Historical Park |
Big Delta |
Unorganized |
Interior |
Local history |
Includes historic roadhouse, museum of local history artifacts |
Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum |
Nome |
Unorganized |
Arctic Alaska |
Local history |
Website |
Clausen Museum |
Petersburg |
Petersburg |
Southeast |
Local history |
Website, exhibits include fishing, merchants, businesses, Tlingit |
Cordova Museum |
Cordova |
Unorganized |
Southcentral |
Local history |
Website, operated by the Cordova Historical Society |
Dorothy Page Museum |
Wasilla |
Matanuska-Susitna |
Southcentral |
Local history |
City history |
Duncan Cottage Museum |
Metlakatla |
Unorganized |
Southeast |
Historic house |
Facebook site |
Eagle Historical Society & Museums |
Eagle |
Unorganized |
Interior |
Local history |
Website |
Elmendorf Wildlife Museum |
Anchorage |
Anchorage |
Southcentral |
Natural history |
Small museum located at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Information, look for listing |
Fairbanks Community Museum |
Fairbanks |
Fairbanks North Star |
Interior |
Local history |
Located in the former city hall |
Fairbanks Ice Museum |
Fairbanks |
Fairbanks North Star |
Interior |
Art |
Ice sculptures |
Fort Egbert |
Eagle |
Unorganized |
Interior |
Military |
Early 20th-century Army base buildings |
Gold Dredge 8 |
Fairbanks |
Fairbanks North Star |
Interior |
Mining |
Includes Tanana Valley Railroad ride to historic gold panning dredge |
Hammer Museum |
Haines |
Haines |
Southeast |
Technology |
Features over 1,700 hammers and related tools, ranging from an ancient Roman battle axe to modern novelty hammers |
Hope & Sunrise Historical and Mining Museum |
Hope |
Kenai Peninsula |
Southcentral |
Local gistory |
Website |
Ilanka Cultural Center |
Cordova |
Unorganized |
Southcentral |
Alaskan Native |
Website |
Inupiat Heritage Center |
Barrow |
North Slope |
Arctic Alaska |
Alaskan Native |
Recognizes contributions of Alaska Natives to the history of whaling. Contains exhibits, artifact collections, library & room where traditional crafts are demonstrated & taught. |
Juneau-Douglas City Museum |
Juneau |
Juneau |
Southeast |
Local history |
Exhibits include gold mining, hydropower, skiing, outdoor recreation, fishing, politics and city history |
Kenai Visitors & Cultural Center |
Kenai |
Kenai Peninsula |
Southcentral |
Multiple |
Website, operated by Arts Kenai, Alaskan Native, natural history, history, art |
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park |
Skagway |
Skagway |
Southeast |
Military |
Includes Mascot Saloon museum, historic Moore House |
Knik Museum |
Wasilla |
Matanuska-Susitna |
Southcentral |
Local history |
Operated by the Wasilla-Knik Historical Society |
Kodiak Maritime Museum |
Kodiak |
Kodiak Island |
Southwest |
Maritime |
Website, located in Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park |
Kodiak Military History Museum |
Kodiak |
Kodiak Island |
Southwest |
Military |
WWII-era bunker and artifacts, history of Fort Abercrombie |
Last Chance Mining Museum |
Juneau |
Juneau |
Southeast |
Mining |
Former gold mining camp |
Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum |
Valdez |
Unorganized |
Southcentral |
Multiple |
Natural history, Alaskan Native artifacts, formerly the Alaska Cultural Center, operated by Prince William Sound Community College |
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center |
Juneau |
Juneau |
Southeast |
Natural history |
Exhibits about the Mendenhall Glacier |
Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center |
Fairbanks |
Fairbanks North Star |
Interior |
Multiple |
Website, Alaskan Native culture, history and natural history of Interior Alaska |
Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry |
Wasilla |
Matanuska-Susitna |
Southcentral |
Multiple |
Website, transportation & industrial artifacts |
Museum of the Aleutians |
Unalaska |
Unorganized |
Southwest |
Local history |
Website, local history and culture |
Museum of the North |
Fairbanks |
Fairbanks North Star |
Interior |
Multiple |
Part of University of Alaska, art, history, culture, natural history |
Northwest Arctic Heritage Center |
Kotzebue |
Northwest Arctic |
Arctic Alaska |
Multiple |
Natural and cultural history of the Western Arctic National Parklands[3][4] |
Oscar Anderson House Museum |
Anchorage |
Anchorage |
Southcentral |
Historic house |
Built in 1915 by early Anchorage resident Oscar Anderson & became the first wood-frame house in Anchorage. Completely restored to 1915 appearance. |
Palmer Museum of History & Art |
Palmer |
Matanuska-Susitna |
Southcentral |
Multiple |
website, local history, culture, art |
Pedro Gold Dredge |
Chicken |
Unorganized |
Interior |
Mining |
Historic mining dredge at Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost |
Pioneer Aviation Museum |
Fairbanks |
Fairbanks North Star |
Interior |
Aviation |
website, history of interior and arctic Alaskan aviation, located in Pioneer Park |
Pioneer Park |
Fairbanks |
Fairbanks North Star |
Interior |
Multiple |
44-acre park, includes the Alaska Native Museum, Pioneer Museum, early 20th-century Kitty Hensley House, Tanana Valley Railroad Museum, SS Nenana, Wickersham House |
Pratt Museum |
Homer |
Kenai Peninsula |
Southcentral |
Natural history |
Local history, natural history, art, culture |
Prince William Sound Museum |
Whittier |
Unorganized |
Southcentral |
Multiple |
Website, WWII and Cold War military history of Alaska, 1964 earthquake |
Seward Community Library & Museum |
Seward |
Kenai Peninsula |
Southcentral |
Local history |
website |
Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center |
Haines |
Haines |
Southeast |
Multiple |
Website, history, art and blending of diverse cultures within the Chilkat Valley region |
Sheldon Jackson Museum |
Sitka |
Sitka |
Southeast |
Alaskan Native |
Alaskan Native artifacts |
Simon Paneak Memorial Museum |
Anaktuvuk Pass |
North Slope |
Arctic Alaska |
Alaskan Native |
website, history and culture of the Nunamiut Inupiat |
Sitka Historical Museum |
Sitka |
Sitka |
Southeast |
Local history |
Formerly the Isabel Miller Museum, focuses on Sitka's history from the Tlingit people, through the European explorations & Russian era & after. |
Sitka National Historical Park |
Sitka |
Sitka |
Southeast |
Multiple |
Includes Tlingit ethnographic items, Tlingit & Haida totem poles, Russian American historical & archaeological collections, 1843 period Russian Bishop's House |
Skagway Museum and Archives |
Skagway |
Skagway |
Southeast |
Local history |
[5] |
Southeast Alaska Discovery Center |
Ketchikan |
Ketchikan Gateway |
Southeast |
Natural history |
Visitor center for the Tongass National Forest, ecology, economy and culture of Southeast Alaska and its temperate rainforest ecosystems |
Sullivan Roadhouse Historical Museum |
Delta Junction |
Unorganized |
Interior |
History |
Early 20th-century roadhouse with period exhibits, photos[6][7] |
Talkeetna Historical Society Museum |
Talkeetna |
Matanuska-Susitna |
Southcentral |
Local history |
Website |
Tongass Historical Museum |
Ketchikan |
Ketchikan Gateway |
Southeast |
History |
Website |
Totem Heritage Center |
Ketchikan |
Ketchikan Gateway |
Southeast |
Alaskan Native |
Traditional arts and crafts of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures |
Trapper Creek Museum |
Trapper Creek |
Matanuska-Susitna |
Southcentral |
Local history |
Website |
Valdez Museum |
Valdez |
Unorganized |
Southcentral |
Local history |
Website |
Wrangell Museum |
Wrangell |
Wrangell |
Southeast |
Local history |
Website |
Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center |
Bethel |
Unorganized |
Southcentral |
Alaskan Native |
Local history of Yup’ik and Alaskan Athabaskan |