[2025 Fairbanks Attraction] Travel Guide for University of Alaska Museum of the North (Updated Mar)

For many people, Alaska is a place full of admiration for nature, a land where dreams are pursued, a place where aurora is pursued. The University of Alaska has built a new North Pole Museum on its campus in Fairbanks, using its full collection to convey the events of this land, including the process of Alaska becoming the 49th state in the United States, and the story of the Alaska Oil Pipeline. , Japanese photographer Michio Hoshino's Alaska works, etc. The appearance of this museum is presented with neat white lines and arcs, giving people a simple and clean aesthetic feeling, which makes people think of an igloo at a glance, especially when the sunny day after the university is flying, it can be more carefully realized. its beautiful. The collections in the museum can be simply divided into several different areas. The first floor is mainly to explain the geological structure of Alaska, to let tourists understand the geomorphology of permafrost, and even to display many polar fossils mined by gold panning in the past 100 years. , such as mammoths, American bison, cougars, etc. that can only be seen in books in the past, you can see their specimens one by one. Also see the hunting, lifestyle and religious life of many early Alaskans, and learn about the salmon industry that has survived to this day. There is also one of the very great projects today - the construction concept of the Alaska Oil Pipeline, etc., which will make you more aware of this land. In addition, the first floor also introduces the formation process and types of the aurora, with different image displays, so that many tourists who may not have the opportunity to see the aurora or have seen the charm of the aurora can learn more about the form of the aurora and look forward to the dark night. coming. In addition, when you come to the museum, you cannot miss the treasure of the town hall located in the central area of the first floor - an Alaskan brown bear with a height of 2.7 meters that was captured in 1950. This specimen excites tourists who cannot witness the life of a brown bear, and it is also a must-see attraction for every tourist who comes here. The second floor is mainly to show the way of life of the Eskimos in the past. You can see a lot of their winter protection equipment, past culture and history, and also display their missed art works. On the other side of the corridor on the second floor, there is a small secret room called ThePlaceWhereYouGoToListen. In this small white room, you can hear a unique display of English and light, using lights of different colors to simulate the aurora, so that you can experience the dancing of the aurora in a small space, and match it with music to show It is recommended to spend 10 minutes to calm down and experience the atmosphere of Alaska's night and day.