Take a Trip to Fairbanks

Centrally located in Alaska, Fairbanks is found only minutes from the Chena River State Recreation Area. As the state's second largest city and home to the Northern Lights, the midnight sun, and a fascinating gold rush past, guests of the Best Western hotel in Fairbanks will enjoy easy access to many of the local attractions thanks to the George Parks Highway. Be to take a ride on the Tanana Valley Railroad, as your explore the El Dorado Gold Mine - less than an hour from downtown. The kids might also like a trip to the University of Alaska Museum of the North, which houses exhibits like Alaska's Golden Heart City - learn all about the Alaskan gold rush. Nature lovers will enjoy a visit to Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, which, in August, hosts the Tanana Valley Sandhill Crane Festival.