Fairbanks is known as the Golden Heart City. Saturday’s tour will take you to the heart of our Golden Heart. Highlights include one of the world’s engineering marvels – the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Viewpoint, R.G. White Large Animal Research Station, and the Museum of the North. Lunch will be by DW Grill
Trans-Alaska Pipeline Viewpoint
It took 70,000 construction workers and $8 billion of investment capital to build the famous 4-foot silver thread that snakes its way through 800 miles of Alaskan wilderness to reach the nation’s thirsty refineries, crossing mountain ranges, earthquake zones, permafrost, and rivers. Some 420 miles of the pipeline are elevated (with 554 animal crossings), and outside Fairbanks is the place to see it. As you watch, consider this: Every hour, more than a million dollars of black gold flows through it.
R.G. White Large Animal Research Station
LARS is a 130 acre facility on Yankovich Road currently housing muskoxen and reindeer but is also periodically home to other large animals. The animals are maintained for a wide variety of research and educational projects including reproduction, nutrition, energetics, and behavior. These herds are valuable for research on fundamental biological principles, biomedical sciences, validating and teaching wildlife and protocols, as well as evaluating and developing their use in Alaskan agriculture.
Museum of the North
Discover Alaska Native cultures, natural wonders, diverse wildlife and Arctic dinosaurs. Explore 2,000 years of Alaska art. Learn about research by museum scientists. Original exhibits and breathtaking architecture.
- Casual attire
- Bus departs Westmark Hotel at 8:30 am
- $35.00