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Alaska/Yukon Trails provides service between Fairbanks, Denali National & State parks, Talkeetna, Anchorage, Dawson City & Whitehorse or any point between, with tours to Arctic Circle, Chena Hot Springs and Valdez. For more information,  check out Tours.

Once in Fairbanks, getting around is easy.  The city bus has three routes which access all shopping areas, the university, lodging and attractions.  Fairbanks Shuttle offers transportation to any location in the local Fairbanks area for $5 per person 1-way, $8 round-trip.  Airport and railroad transfers are $7 per person, 1-way.  Remote destinations and tours are also arranged through Fairbanks Shuttle.  For reservations and information contact 800 770-2267 or visit local shuttles.

Fairbanks is also the most centrally located community in the state with almost the same distance between Fairbanks and Anchorage, Fairbanks and Valdez. and Fairbanks and Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada.  Because of its location, and surrounding beauty, Fairbanks is also the hub for tours throughout Alaska's interior and tours to the Yukon Territory, Canada. In addition, it would be difficult to find a friendlier, more comfortable place to stay in Alaska then in Fairbanks and for that reason you will want to make reservations for tours, attractions and accommodations as earlier as your can.  

Attractions
Fairbanks is also the gateway to the vast interior and arctic regions of Alaska and Canada's Yukon Territory.  Located at the historical end (the official end is Delta Junction -of the Alaska Highway) Fairbanks is rich in history and home to Alaska/Yukon Trails. The city (named for a senator from Indiana) was founded in 1901 after the discovery of gold caused a rush of thousands to flood into the Tanana Valley. Fairbanks soon became Alaska's vibrant cultural and economic center. For 100 years Fairbanks has played a vital role in Alaska's economic, educational and military history.

From Fairbanks, you can explore the Pinnell Mt. Trail in the Gates of the Arctic National Park.  You may want to hike and camp in that area or canoe or kayak the rivers.  Fairbanks also offers the best access to the Wrangell-St Elias Mountains home to historic Kennicott Mine.  These are the picturesque mountains surrounding Valdez and the Prince William Sound, also home of Worthington Glacier, the most spectacular road accessible glacier in the state.  

But, before scheduling remote day- or multi-day trips from Fairbanks, be sure to visit the main campus of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks (UAF) a land, space & sea grant university. Established in 1917, as a mining college, the university is located only 4 miles from the city center on 2,250 acres. UAF is home to the Geophysical Institute with a phenomenal map gallery, the Large Animal Research Station home to both a musk ox and reindeer herd, the Agricultural & Forestry Experimental Station with its Georgeson Botanical Gardens display giant, vibrant flowers grown under the midnight sun.  The university also features the Museum of the North, where visitors can discover the mysteries of the northern lights, learn about the aboriginal and gold mining cultures and history of Alaska, and become familiar with the vast array of bird and animal species found throughout Alaska in the Arctic desert of which Fairbanks is a part. For the young at heart, don't forget Santa Claus House in nearby North Pole where letters can be sent to folks back home post marked Santa Claus House, North Pole, AK.  If time is an issue, many of these attractions can be enjoyed in 1/2-day tours offered by Fairbanks Shuttle.  

Restaurants
It is not hard to find really good restaurants and lively pubs, along with the usual cast of fast food chains, in Fairbanks, Alaska's second largest city.  Many eateries are located along the Chena River - which is an active playground for Fairbanks residents and an essential transportation channel for residents of surrounding villages, both in the summer and when frozen in the winter. Others restaurants are located downtown close to several good B&B's and hotels, affiliated with hotels scattered throughout Fairbanks, and at Pioneer Park.