Southcentral AlaskaShopping

Shopping in Southcentral Alaska

  1. A

    Title Wave Books

    Northern Lights Center (1360 W Northern Lights Blvd); W 5th Ave (415 W 5th Ave) The best bookstore in Anchorage with two branches, both equipped with internet cafés.

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  2. B

    Alaska Wild Berry Products

    . Inside the sprawling gift shop is a chocolate waterfall and the Wild Berry Theater; outside there's a short nature trail that leads to a handful of caribou that kids can feed and pet.

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  3. C

    Sportsman's Supply & Rental

    Sportsman's Supply & Rental, close to the Spit, rents rods as well as rakes and shovels for clamming. It also offers showers and laundry services.

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  4. D

    Oomingmak Musk Ox Producers Co-Op

    Handles a variety of very soft, very warm and very expensive garments made of arctic musk-ox wool, hand-knitted in isolated Inupiaq villages.

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  5. E

    ANC Auxiliary Craft Shop

    On the 1st floor of the Alaska Native Medical Center; has some of the finest Alaska Native arts and crafts available to the public.

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  6. F

    New Sagaya's City Market

    Eclectic and upscale, this grocery store has a great deli specializing in Asian fare and has seating indoors and outdoors.

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  7. G

    Safeway

    On the way to the Spit, this is the best place in town for groceries, fresh baked breads, deli sandwiches and salads.

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  8. H

    Homer Bookstore

    Sells new books to what's obviously a more intellectually demanding market than most - the selection is phenomenal.

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  9. I

    Bunnell Street Gallery

    An avant-garde place with the priciest and most experimental offerings - definitely the star of the show.

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  10. J

    REI

    The newly expanded REI has the city's finest selection of backpacking, kayaking and camping gear.

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    Art Shop Gallery

    Does framing and features a fairly tourist-centric selection of Alaska-wide art and souvenirs.

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  13. L

    Smoky Bay Natural Foods

    A co-op with organic veggies, groceries, herbs and a great bulk foods selection.

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  14. Main Street Market

    This is where to go for groceries, liquor, espressos and T-shirts.

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  15. M

    AC Value Center

    A supermarket with a deli, espresso bar, ATM and Western Union.

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  16. N

    Picture Alaska

    Specializes in affordable prints and neat little knick-knacks.

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  17. Crow Creek Mercantile

    Girdwood's small grocery store with some ready-to-eat items.

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  18. Alaskana Bookstore

    Huge selection of used and rare, state-related tomes.

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  19. Fireside Books

    New and used books and a good selection of maps.

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  20. O

    Old Inlet Bookshop

    Has stacks and stacks of quality used books.

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