Morris Thompson CULTURAL and VISITORS CENTER

An excellent first stop after your arrival in Fairbanks, the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center is both beautiful and informative, serving as the regional visitor facility with brochures, maps and friendly, knowledgeable staff with answers to all your questions.

Free to roam, the center also features 9,000 square feet of exhibits that act as a portal into life in the Far North, with outstanding displays and dioramas about Interior Alaska’s people, wildlife, landscapes and seasons. You’ll also find Alaska Native cultural programs, an outdoor excursion trip planning area and an Alaska Geographic store. Explore the grounds and find colorful Athabascan flower mosaics and an antler arch. Take a peek inside a classic 100-year-old log cabin for a vision of what life was like for Alaska’s gold rush era pioneers.

Open Daily

101 Dunkel Street in Downtown Fairbanks 8am – 5pm October through April

Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day Open hours and days are subject to change.

The center is home to Explore Fairbanks, Alaska Public Lands Information Center, Alaska Geographic Store, Denakkanaaga and Tanana Chiefs Conference Cultural Programs.