{"id":25161,"date":"2015-08-21T01:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T08:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=25161"},"modified":"2015-08-21T01:00:17","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T08:00:17","slug":"friday-file-the-flowers-of-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=25161","title":{"rendered":"Friday File: The Anchorage Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re on an Alaska<\/a> cruise that takes you to Anchorage<\/a> between now and the end of the season, there’s still time to see Arctic Ambitions: Captain Cook and the Northwest Passage<\/i> at the Anchorage Museum<\/a>. For us, the museum trip was recommended by Guy Glaeser, the Princess Cruises<\/a> expert on Alaska, and it turned out to be better than he said. The Cook exhibit is there only until September 7, after which it will be replaced by one on Vincent Van Gogh. There are no pictures of Cook’s amazing journey below because photography wasn’t allowed in that section — and there is far more to this museum than one exhibit, as you will see…<\/p>\n

\"Street\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s walking distance from any part of downtown‚ stylishly designed and located at the intersection of C Street and 6th Avenue.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Baseball\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Until November 1, an entire section is dedicated to Alaska’s rich history in baseball, and players from Satchel Paige to Tom Seaver.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Alaska<\/a><\/p>\n

Another section gives you a detailed look at what life was like in Alaska (and other places) when it became a state in 1959.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Papa<\/a><\/p>\n

There’s always been a wild side to Alaska, and that’s why this cleverly-worded teeshirt from a bar makes it into a museum of all places.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Native<\/a><\/p>\n

Many creative artifacts from Alaska’s native history, including this jacket that’s guaranteed to keep you warm anywhere in the state.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Captain<\/a><\/p>\n

The best photo allowed of Captain James Cook hangs in the lobby of the hotel that bears his name, just a few blocks away.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

As the first Smithsonian Affiliate in Alaska, the museum collaborated on Spark!Lab, an interactive attraction for kids (of all ages!).<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Olympics\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Anchorage bid for the Winter <\/i><\/b>Olympics<\/i><\/b><\/a> in 1992, losing to Albertville, and this sweatshirt is a reminder the Games still haven’t come.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

T<\/strong><\/em><\/span>oday at portsandbows.co<\/span><\/a>m: Angkor Wat, Cambodia's tourist jewel<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Celebrity Summit<\/a>
\n\t7 nights
\n\tNovember 28, 2015
\n\tSan Juan<\/a> (return): Barbados<\/a>, St. Lucia<\/a>, Antigua<\/a>, St. Maarten<\/a>, St. Thomas<\/a>
\n\tInside: $449
\n\tCost per day: $67<\/strong>
\n\twww.celebritycruises.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re on an Alaska cruise that takes you to Anchorage between now and the end of the season, there’s still time to see Arctic Ambitions: Captain Cook and the Northwest Passage at the Anchorage Museum. For us, the museum trip was recommended by Guy Glaeser, the Princess Cruises expert on Alaska, and it turned… Continue reading Friday File: The Anchorage Museum<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,32,329,25,1893,36],"tags":[45,707,2064,2065,137,138,818,912,72,819,35,2066,26,27,2067,99,2000,2068],"class_list":["post-25161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruise-industry-news","category-deals","category-hotels","category-people","category-photos","category-reviews","tag-alaska","tag-anchorage","tag-anchorage-museum","tag-captain-james-cook","tag-caribbean-cruises","tag-celebrity-cruises","tag-celebrity-summit","tag-cruise-bargains","tag-cruise-deals","tag-cruise-news","tag-cruises","tag-guy-glaeser","tag-phil-reimer","tag-ports-and-bows","tag-satchel-paige","tag-smithsonian","tag-tom-seaver","tag-winter-olympics","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25161\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}