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Downtown Anchorage
Good-for-Kids Rating
Babies
Toddlers & Pre-K
School-Age KidsPre-Teens & Teens
Neighborhood
Souvenir & Gift Store
Restaurant
Downtown Anchorage Description
If you need it, you'll find it in downtown Anchorage, a shopper's mecca that boasts everything from locally mined gold flakes to caps and T-shirts to Native Alaskan art. Souvenir stores anchor every corner, with art galleries, boutiques, and restaurants lining the streets. Hit the Fourth Avenue Marketplace for native art, or Kobuk Coffee Company for coffee, candy, and collectibles. Give the kids their own money and let them shop for themselves in one of the many huge souvenir shops. Hungry? Family friendly coffee shops and restaurants are everywhere.
Kid Tips
School-Age Kids: Older kids will find lots to like at Northwind Kites and Games, in the Fifth Avenue Mall. Choose from a great variety of toys including games and puzzles, puppets and stuffed animals, and of course kites.
Pre-Teens & Teens: Head to Once in a Blue Moose at Fourth Avenue and F Street. They'll find lots of great caps, T-shirts, and other clothing, plus goodies like keychains and blank notebooks.
Planning Notes
- Pay for parking with your cell phone. Downtown parking lots run by ACDA let you pay for parking by cellphone. You can even receive text messages when the meter is running down, then pay for added time remotely.
Just the Facts
Hours: Merchant hours vary by season and day.
Fees: Free.
Recommended Time: 2 - 4 hours
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