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Fairbanks, Alaska is an unassuming sort of place: the architecture is generally plain and the winter weather makes thermal underwear a blessing. Tourists use Fairbanks as a gateway to the subarctic wilderness, but a dramatic addition to the skyline is slowing down newcomers on their way through. It's the striking Museum of the North...
...million renovation, the museum has won praise for the extent to which it now references its surroundings. The exterior architecture was inspired in part by the tectonic plates that gave rise to Alaska's mountains. Large windows flood the interior with light. In the new art gallery, paintings and photographs hang next to ceremonial objects and carvings by Alaskan natives-the message being that traditional crafts have as much cultural importance as fine art. But it's the museum's most innovative display that best captures the region. The Place Where You Go to Listen, the vision of Fairbanks artist...
...WORLD OUTDOORS: This Colorado-based company has been putting together memorable, well-organized adventure holidays in the Americas since 1988, with tours for solo travelers a speciality (even on its regular group departures, over half the participants are traveling alone). Itineraries for singles cover destinations as diverse as Alaska, the Grand Canyon and Ecuador, where hikes, kayak excursions and exploring the Galápagos Islands in a chartered yacht make a welcome alternative to body shots and wet-T-shirt contests. A tour to Belize provides opportunities for trekking, snorkeling, cycling, canoeing and cave exploration. World Outdoors also offers...
...list. Elimination of the pesticide DDT and crackdowns on hunting and development have allowed the national bird to rebound from 417 nesting pairs in the lower 48 states in the early 1960s to more than 7,000 today, not to mention a population of 40,000 in Alaska. The government has a year to decide whether to grant the proposed polar-bear listing, but if the case of the eagle is any indicator, there won't be much debate...
...WORLD OUTDOORS: This Colorado-based company has been putting together memorable, well-organized adventure holidays in the Americas since 1988, with tours for solo travelers a speciality (even on its regular group departures, over half the participants are traveling alone). Itineraries for singles cover destinations as diverse as Alaska, the Grand Canyon and Ecuador, where hikes, kayak excursions and exploring the Galápagos Islands in a chartered yacht make a welcome alternative to body shots and wet-T-shirt contests. A tour to Belize provides opportunities for trekking, snorkeling, cycling, canoeing and cave exploration. World Outdoors also offers...