Fairbanks Shopping

  1. Alaska House Art Gallery

    In a log building at the south end of downtown, the gallery specializes in indigenous and native-themed creations. Artists can often be found on the premises demonstrating their talents or telling stories.

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  2. Alaska Public Lands Information Center

    Has a decent collection of works on natural history, wildlife and indigenous culture.

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  3. Artworks

    Next to the College Coffeehouse, this place has lots of glass, ceramics and oil paintings, plus a limited quantity of aboriginal carvings and musk-ox-wool weavings.

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  4. Bear Gallery & Gift Shop

    Run by the Fairbanks Arts Association and located upstairs in the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts in Pioneer Park, this gallery showcases an ever-changing array of local artists.

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  5. Beaver Sports

    This is the place for outdoor gear in Fairbanks, with mountain bikes, mountaineering boots and mountains of every other species of wilderness equipment. Also, there's a handy message board for exchanging info with fellow adventurers or securing used gear.

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  6. Fred Meyer

    This airplane hangar-sized store has every grocery imaginable, plus bulk foods, an extensive salad bar and all sorts of ready-to-eat fare. A sister store is at the intersection of the Old Steese Hwy and Johansen Expressway.

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  7. Gulliver's Books

    Next to Campus Corner Mall, near UAF, this is by far the best bookstore in town, selling new and used books and Alaskan titles.

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  8. New Horizons Gallery

    Just across from the Log Cabin Visitor Information Center, this gallery has a huge but somewhat stereotypical selection of Alaska-themed works.

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  9. Tanana Valley Farmers Market

    The market sells fresh produce, baked goods, local handicrafts and more. Come in late August and you can buy a 20lb cabbage, enough for a month's supply of coleslaw.

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  10. UAF Bookstore

    Next door to the Wood Center is the Constitution Hall, where territorial delegates drafted the constitution for statehood. Now it houses the UAF Bookstore which sells highbrow texts plus Alaskan titles.

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