This place is a great place to learn about the Alaskan Native Peoples. Unfortunately some of the exhibits are closed because of the virus. They do have an short outdoor walking trail that features many different native dwelling structures and a complete whale bone skeleton. It is definitely worth the visit.

Awesome!!! What made the whole experience even better one of the dancers little toddler crawled up and started playing with one of the drums laying around... Instant five star highly recommend

Definately worth checking out. I appreciate anyone sharing their culture for all to enjoy. Alaskan native artwork is amazing and inspiring. I also really enjoyed the dancing and singing... thanks guys!!

This is not a museum, its a wonderful place to interact with people sharing their cultures. The young fellows explaining and demonstrating games of the different indigenous cultures of Alaska werent just good at the games, they were funny and engaging about the social and personal purposes of the games. The tour of the various homes built on site was particularly interesting and imaginative. The different homes contain artifacts that you can handle, like polar bear skins, and show how people adapted to different climates. All of the staff were particularly outgoing and knowledgeable.

Was there last year and everything was very cool and learned a lot of different things about each one up there and about my ancestors

We visited the Alaska Native Heritage Center while in Anchorage. This is an absolute must stop!The center is well laid out, tastefully presented and very informative. The presentation hall offers a variety of speakers every hour who proudly share their love for their culture. Traditional songs and dances were performed, with an opportunity for spectators to join in on the experience.The vast outside area allows for walking into the dwellings and lifestyle of the indigenous people of the area. At each stop, a guide is available to tell visitors of interesting tidbits.There are vendors that displays traditional and artisanal treasures if one is looking for souvenirs. There is also a formal gift shop.We spent about half a day there and felt more enriched for having visited. We loved the pride and importance of the place. Highly recommend it!

Great place to visit and learn from, native dances, and tour was incredible. Guided tour was by 15 years old students and they did really well. Thanks for having center open.

Is a good place to go to learn about the culture. The staff are very knowledgeable in The items displayed. They have performances, they give briefings during your tour, and they have stands that sell trinkets that are hand crafted. There is a playground for kids. I just wish that the area was bigger and had more robust items to see. But what I did see made it worthwhile for The Visit and to understand more of the culture. There is a fee and also a military discount.

The Alaska Native Heritage Center is an excellent source of cultural information and history of Alaska Natives. A great deal of preserving many historical items from different periods of history. The gift shop is a must visit if you are looking for Native ivory carvings. The Native youth that participated in the programs were great examples and there are smaller tables of crafts, clothing and jewelry that you can also purchase.

Staff were helpful and extremely knowledgeable about everything. Nice walk around outside and everything is open and perfect for handicap persons. Plenty of parking and bathrooms. Food also available in the coffee shop. Nice spot to sit down and eat.

What a wonderful experience. Learning about the different clans, seeing their dwellings and listening to members from each tell their stories was such a treat.

Thoughtfully developed museum with indoor and primarily outdoor exhibits. The guides were of mixed quality. I believe that they should automatically greet visitors and start talking about their station. Sometimes I just was asked do you have any questions?If you are a tourist trying to learn, you might not have any questions because you dont know enough about the information to know what to ask. Once I answered the question but asking, What can you tell me about this building and received a wealth of knowledge. If I didnt ask I would have missed a lot!

Very instructive about the native American traditions and heritage to the new generations. Good to see a very young staff teaching us about their culture. The videos shown in the auditorium need to be updated to HD or 4K quality

Advice - check to see if you’re visiting within seasonal hours. I arrived during the shutdown winter season but the venue was still open and has a small collection of Inuit artefacts and art works. The outside area makes for a nice stroll but all of the exhibits were closed. Alright for a free stop off to stretch your legs on the way to Eagle River Nature Centre during off season

Great experience. Definitely take their free (included in the entry fees) guided tour of the native village sites. I dont think I wouldve enjoyed the experience without it. Their presentation on native games was great too. The overall experience was very informative

I really like coming here! Its so fun learning about the native culture. They have a museum area with artifacts and information. They have a stage where they will do dance performances as well as talking about different things from their cultures. On the outside they have replicas of each tribes homes that you can walk into and learn about how they lived. Truly an amazing place!

The guided tour is very informative and the games demonstration is definitely a must-attend!

This place is magical. You can learn so many parts of history we was denide and as well see the difference in evolution. Its wonderful place come visit and learn . Very good for whole family. And also help to support local community. People are very nice .they have also nice cafiteria ty out can have some snuck .Enjoy you gonna love it

Staff was knowledgeable. Learned a lot about the history. The village tour was very good. And learning about the games of the north were interesting and fun!

So awesome to learn more about indigenous people of Alaska. Come here and learn about the games before doing the tour. You will be glad you did.

We were fortunate to be there during a tribal gathering event in February. It was the Intertribal Gathering and was one of the most spiritual and compassionate events we saw while in the area. The people were genuine and enthusiastic about their cultures and local arts. The performances on stage were also interactive and all were invited to participate at certain times. The children in the audience wanted to help most of the times. :) It was all beautiful.

Beautiful location! All of the employees are very knowledgeable about Alaska native history and want you to ask them questions. Everyone was very welcoming.

This is an amazing place. Not only its it beautiful and informative, but its keeping young people connected to their culture and past, and teaching them leadership skills. Loved it!

Entertaining and educational. Loved learning about the native Alaskans.

Live entertainment with historical information. Outdoors. Very friendly. Beautiful experience!

I loved all the outdoor replicas of each native peoples home. This part was really cool. But the inside was very small and more for adults to read and look through glass cases than for kids. Overall I thought it was cool but that for what you got admission was pretty pricey.

Such an amazing place. The staff are incredibly kind(especially the two ladies running the coffee shop), and have fascinating stories to tell. The place is strikingly educational, and has to be one of the top places to go in Anchorage.

Nice exhibits. Brilliant native dancing.

Enjoyable. Listen to and enjoy the dance shows. Outside houses are the main attraction

Ine of the artisans took extra time to show us specifics in the artwork and answer all our questions even tho it was well past his off the clock time. Beautiful grounds, great information & artifacts.

The tour guides were very informative and friendly.

Awesome cultural place to learn from.

Very educational. The MCs inject humor into their presentations so its not all dry.

Fascinating collection of artifacts and cultural information. Tour includes replicated habitats inspired by various local tribes. Staff is knowledgeable, helpful, pleasant.

My wife and I absolutely loved our visit to the Heritage Center. The staff were very welcoming and eager to share their incredible knowledge of Native Alaskan culture. The frequent demonstrations helped make the experience engaging, especially the dance demonstrations. The grounds are a must see with five different Native Alaskan structure replicas. Inside each was a guide who shared more information about the engineering and artifacts inside. There are plenty of local crafts for purchase, in some cases from the artist themselves. We easily spent several hours here and could have stayed even longer!

Had a great time at the Green Christmas event. We put on a magic show after dinner and the crowd and staff were awesome! The center is beautiful and a must see.

Very knowledgeable guide and very interesting and informative about the culture of the native Alaskans.

Loved getting to hear all about the history and adaptation to the modern life.

It is very native and if you love nature,traditions and love history this is the place to do more research.Amazing reading about their origins.Love the place

We had a wonderful visit to the heritage center and I was very impressed with the level of knowledge from our guides. It was much more in-depth than most tours and we left feeling like wed gained a much better appreciation for native Alaskan culture.

Great museum showcasing Alaskan peoples with Native volunteers to tell you anything you want to know. Walk through houses built in the traditional style and see tools, household items, and furs used in everyday life.

The Fall festival was awesome ! I love to see natives dances, they are beautiful and powerful. The place is nice, the houses too.

Very informational. Well worth the visit.

Interesting tour. Guide was very knowledgeable. Loved watching the native dances - and participating in one. Really impressed by the example homes. The whole family (12 yrs old to 72 yr old) really enjoyed the visit. Thank you!

Great place to learn about their heritage. The presentations where well done. Leave plenty of time to fully explore all try have to offer.

Amazing, fascinating stories told by native Alaskans

Magnificent way to take in Native Alaska culture. Our favorite parts were the live demonstrations and examples of different dwellings throughout Alaska.

Lots to learn, very neat

Beautiful place, great things to see, great gift shop and indigenous artisans selling their crafts.

Loved it alot awsome performance by younger generation alaskans great to see them culturly involved

Nathans and Taylor Stephens wedding was amazing. This venue is a total destination wedding. Serranos restaurant catering was excellent! I hope more people will see the value of this space for rent. Ample parking and seating capacity for alot of people.

Interesting, informative living museum. The staff is friendly and enthusiastic about sharing their heritage with visitors. We only got a chance to see some of the houses, & the dancing needed more time than we had available.

Probably one of the best native cultural centers Ive been to. I really learned a lot. The live programs and the films were excellent, and were repeated frequently enough that there was always something new to watch. Good exhibits. I enjoyed talking to the various artisans.

Loved it! The staff is not only friendly but full of knowledge regarding the Native culture (and were young to my surprise), they were polite too! What a treat to learn so much of the lifestyles and history of the Native Alaskans. If you want to learn about Alaska definitely visit this place.

Great place! So informative! Learn about the history of Alaska and the Inuit peoples. Its amazing.

Learned neat Alaskan culture

Native dance exhibitions and displays of native culture and heritage

Smaller than the website led us to believe but overall a decent place to learn about Alaskan native history

First hand stories from those who lived or had ancestors in a northern tribe, opportunity to learn a lot about culture, households, building design, to touch skins of various animals including a polar bear! and so on. If you stay at the museum long enough it feels like you were adopted by a family. Cozy and warm place, great staff.

The center was closed on March 6. The sign in the window stated that it would be closed on the 7th. After spending $28 on an uber ride to get there, it was disappointing to have to spend $20 to get back to our hotel without seeing anything. The gps should have been able to tell the first driver that the location was closed.

What real Alaska is about. Phyllis was a lovely young woman. She was funny and cute and fielded a diverse range of inquiry. Dances and songs were wonderful. Some crafts women were displaying things for sale. Visiting the ANHC as my first tourist stop put my visit in perspective. Absolutely loved learning about the various groups of Native Alaskans.

Very well done. Loved the native games and singing demo which was so interactive. The displays were also full of info rather than static displays

Away from down town. Free pickup and drop. At 25 USD one can see the Alaska native tradition. Is you time it well you can get a good guide else it is just walk and see.

Nice place to go as a family, locals have a different entrance fee which I did not know. Very nice staff, clean and a great outdoor sitting area to hang out.

Such a great place. Learn all about the native tribes and culture.

Loved the tour of the village sites and the dance performances

It’s similar to the polynesian cultural center in Hawaii which introduces native cultures.

Wonderfully set up so you can walk around to different native villages with natives standing by to teach you about the various styles of homes, tools, and culture. I really enjoyed the dance performance they put on as well.

As an Alaskan Native I had fun here with my children. Seeing all the art work, and village houses were a great experience into the way of living as the ancestors did. This would be a great place for anyone to see....

It really deals with Alaskan people and things are being taught to young people. It was a very good place to meet different groups of Alaska and most are young people. It was great.

The heritage center was a great insight into native peoples life and current endeavors. I enjoyed the tradition & knowledge in the staff, performers, and center.

A disappointment Not worth the $29 ticket price. Fewer displays than I expected.

Fascinating place. So much information about the native peoples of Alaska. Both entertaining and informative. Talks, songs, dances, habitats, displays, it is all here.

The Alaska Native Heritage Center features beautiful artifacts in the main building, and an engaging display of typical native villages and housing in the easily walkable trail around the grounds. The Center has winter and summer hours. During the winter, activities are limited, though the Center is open (and free). During the summer, cultural shows and presentations are held in the well lit and airy auditorium area stage.

Interesting, informative living museum. The staff are friendly and enthusiastic about sharing their heritage with visitors. We only got chance to see some of the houses & the dancing, needed more time than we had available.

Very good, the shows are awesome, the villages and artifacts are very interesting. There are some folks selling handmade local items. Worth a visit

Outside easy walkable, had tour guides for education. Beautiful museum and live artists. A must see when visiting.

Wanna learn some native stuff? Heck even just watch the dancers and drummers? Please do come here. The best staff, the best interns, the best of everyone! Youll learn the best things of Alaska life here :)!!!

I am so glad we did this. Alot of information to be learned. Many displays, movies to watch and people selling their goods they make themselves. Very educational and enjoyable

I highly recommend this to anyone that is interested in the many cultures of Alaska. The Heritage Center covers the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of colonization efforts and indoctrination. The outdoor loop is really impressive and the highlight of my trip.

Such a wonderful place! Local teenagers explain exhibits and demonstrate traditional dances and crafts. Films, performances, and displays are educational and beautifully done.

If you want a first nation experience, I highly recommend this one.

Very informative and the code B they had was interesting

Sad but hope-giving place.it is worth of visiting.

This is a good place to learn when you know nothing about Alaska and the Native Alaskans and how they lived and were successful. I love it here nice place.

Great learning experience at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Well worth the stop. Gift shop has native items available.

Was really cool to see.in the third grade field trip, we had to watch a movie where this girl accidentally eats a fly and the fly turns into a baby in her stomach and the girl was pregnant, then they cut the movie off because the time was out.it’s been a few years and i still do not know what the ending was.

I loved the experience here! Strolling the 6 Villages with someone inside to tell you more about it, the live dancing and storytelling on stage and, as a bonus, vendors outside offering handmade goods for sale! The signs were clear and informative, so I felt like I learned something about each group of indigenous peoples and about all 6-8 of the groups. And you were encouraged to touch everything - I had never touched musk oxen fur before and it makes you realize how thick it is and touching a translucent material made from intestines made me see how beautiful, yet how fragile, it is! I spent 3 hours there and could have easily spent 4 hours. Well done!Plus, there is a free round trip shuttle from the visitor’s center! And if you buy both this museum ticket and the Anchorage museum ticket at the same time, you save a little money!

We enjoyed our visit immensely! Educational and entertaining! Displays, presentations,and artist booths were all top notch.

Very educational, Heritage Pride is so strongly represented here. Loved it. Although its slow season for the museum, the center is still open for business. We did however get a personal tour by one of the employee Wilson. Very nice and informative

Very interesting to see all the various examples of native tribes houses. The young interns there are very friendly and knowledgeable! The museum held beautiful and interesting artifacts.

Excellent native dance demonstration, presentation regarding local native communities and tour of native lodging.

Lots of native artists selling crafts, great presentations on native cultures in the auditorium and interesting recreations of 5 different native habitations along a quarter mile paved loop. Snack bar, too, with outdoor deck.

A very hands-on museum where all facets of native Alaskan lifes are discussed. Theres staff at every station where one can ask questions, and theres always performances at the main house.A lot of the exhibits involves walking outdoors so if its raining please do remember a jacket, buy they do provide some umbrellas.

Staff friendly and place is excellent cultural artifacts such as their local house for food keeping etc. Very enjoyable to visit.

A great wealth of local knowledge of the native Alaskin communities. Great demonstrations and lectures.

Quite good. There are docents, and some k owners lots. Could spend 3 hrs, if you go slow. Recommended

This is a great place to learn about the different native people in Alaska! I really enjoyed the dancing and stories!

Excellent games demonstration and cultural sharing. We wish our tour could have spent more time than we were allowed.

Excellent facility. Interesting overview of each Native Alaska group. The games and dance demonstrations were entertaining and enlightening.One item I would suggest be covered more clearly is modern day lifestyles, economics, interaction with non Native Alaskans and the function of the Corporations. Worth the visit.