Activities & Sightseeing

Activities & Sightseeing

Year
Around

Summer
Late May to Mid Sept.

Winter
Mid Sept. to Late May

"Eskimo Dancing" © Mimi Faulders Downtown Nome
	Visit the Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum.
	Take the self-guided "Historical Walking Tour"
	Three Lucky Swedes. Photograph the old mining vault of the Pioneer Mining Company, founded by the "Three Lucky Swedes".
	Visit Cemetery Hill to see the old graves, look for lost relatives.
	Have lunch with the Elders at the Senior Citizen Center.
	Stop by the Visitor Center to browse through over 60 informational handouts on Nome and Alaska.
	Take your photo in front of the "Welcome to Nome" chainsaw sculpture in Perkins Plaza, or next to the largest gold pan in the United States (18 feet high) in Anvil City Park, or next to a 10 foot traditional Eskimo umiak frame.
	Photograph the newly restored Old St. Joseph's Church, one of the few structures that survived Nome's infamous 1934 fire.
	See the old mining equipment located at East End Park.
	Shopping. Take advantage of Nome's excellent shopping for Native arts & crafts: sealskin slippers, mukluks, Alaskan Art, Eskimo dolls, carved ivory, gold nugget jewelry and Walrus Ivory Carving.

	Watch the crab and fishing fleets unload their catch of the day.
	The whole month of March: Calendar of Iditarod Events Something for every day! (PDF file) (updated March 6, 2007)
	Take your picture in the "Nome National Forest" which is "planted" on the frozen Bering Sea by Nomeites each year.
	Look for Northern Lights on clear nights.
	Watch weekend snowmobile races sponsored by the Nome Racing Association.

	Attend the annual Miners and Mushers Ball held the second weekend in March.

	Watch the largest invitational basketball tournament in the world . . . over 50 teams in Nome in mid-March.
	See the Iron Dog Snowmobile Race from Wasilla to Nome and return. Held in February, this approximately 2400 mile race is the longest snowmobile race in the world.
	Winter Snowmachine Tours. We offer tours to many different things very few people offer in the world: Reindeer herd, gold dredges, ice fishing, hot springs, catching King Crab through the ice, Iditarod Dog Sled Race, and the list goes on. We will put a custom package together for you to fit your adventure.

"Musher" © Tom Bartol Outdoor Activities
	Fly to Serpentine Hot Springs in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve.
	Look for wildlife during a flightseeing excursion.
	Fly to Russia! A 1 hour flight from Nome. Visit one of the fourteen Eskimo Villages surrounding Nome (most of them accessible only by air).
	Go fishing or hunting - Picture Gallery
	Pan for gold - Picture Gallery or look for old artifacts, shells and beach glass washed ashore.
	Cook hot dogs on the beach.
	Go Camping and hiking and pick berries.
	Tour - Sign up for a tour.
	Drive to the top of Anvil Mountain for an expansive view of the area or hike anywhere off the road system.
	Bird Viewing: Look for rare species of birds or identify over 2000 species of wild flowers.
	Try to find all 44 abandoned gold dredges in the area.
	Rent a vehicle and explore the 300 mile Road System. Drive to the Eskimo village of Teller, the abandoned Council City, or Solomon River Railroad to see the "Last Train to Nowhere" Look for bear, moose, reindeer and musk oxen along the way. Drive to the top of Anvil Mountain for an expansive view of the area or hike anywhere off the road system.
	Ride a four-wheeler pulled by a dog team.
	Iditarod Sled Dog Race. See the finish of the in mid-March activities planned all month long.
	Dog Sled Ride. Enjoy a dog sled ride with a local musher or watch the Nome Kennel Club sled dog races.
	Golf on the frozen Bering Sea

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Nome Convention and Visitors Bureau
P.O. Box 240 H-P, Nome, AK 99762

Tel: (907) 443-6624, Fax: (907) 443-5832
e-mail: tourinfo@ci.nome.ak.us

Rev 04/01/02

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