We spent a very enjoyable and educational afternoon at the museum, which has a bit of everything Alaskan - contemporary art, native art, archeology, history, natural history, and several half hour movies on various related themes. The architecture of the building itself is quite unusual and its location offers an unobstructed view over the city. Ending the day watching a spectacular sunset from the museum was a nice bonus.

Lovely morning visit. I absolutely loved this museum. It gave a well rounded view of the different regions within Alaska. Large collection of educational materials. Even learned that there are butterflies in Alaska. Of course I had to take a selfie with Otto. I enjoyed being able to feel the different pelts of animals native to Alaska. I particularly enjoyed the art on the second floor. "The outhouse", one of the art installations, on the 2nd floor is absolutely comical. I and a few other visitors just stood there giggling for the longest time while wandering around the outside and then of course had to step in to take silly photos. The museum is on the public transit route if you didn't rent a car. There is a coatroom, which I appreciated as I had on snow bibs and subzero coat and mittens. There are lockers in the coatroom if you prefer to lock things up.

We had a couple hours to kill before heading to the airport and decided to stop at the museum. I am so glad that we did, I took a 10-year-old child and we had a blast. A lot of really interesting things to see and a lot of things to learn about Alaska and the native cultures. They had dinosaur from the area as well as a lot of native artwork. Well, the museum is not huge we found after several hours we needed to hurry to go catch our plane. They also had a small children’s discovery area, my son is too old for it, but it looked awesome for younger children.

My wife and I visited the museum while visiting our son in Fairbanks. It's a small, but very nicely done museum that shows the animals and culture of each region of Alaska. Definitely worth a visit. Like a lot of buildings in Fairbanks, it's really hot inside. Wear layers and use the coat room.

Fascinating museum. One exhibit is the 34000 yr old remains of a steppe bison killed by an American Lion...in Alaska! Learned a lot about natural history and culture of Alaska. Highly recommend

Visited April 2023. It is not a large museum in scale, but is densely packed with fascinating nuggets of Alaskan history. The exhibits themselves are very high in quality; equal or better to many major city museums. One can easily spend an entire afternoon here to absorb all that is shown and explained. We arrived at 4pm relying on the incorrect museum hours posted here (it closed at 5:30, not 7pm), and wished we had more than the 90 minutes available to us. It rounded out our Alaskan adventure with an essential history lesson about this less understood state.

A lot of good information about Alaska’s history. Several great exhibits to look at. A little pricy, but it’s a good stop if the weather isn’t so good. Plus a great view of the snow capped mountains.

We passed a very enjoyable and informative couple of hours here. The museum is very manageable in size. The exhibits on Alaskan history, nature and culture were excellent and fun. The art gallery upstairs had a lot of great pieces and was very well presented. Definitely worth a stop if you have the time while in Fairbanks!

We were pleasantly surprised how the exhibits were beyond our expectations. From the Jurassic skeletons to the wildlife of Alaska and indigenous peoples history, a very impressive array of exhibits here. Definitely worth a couple of hours to visit.

You can not miss this museum if visiting central Alaska. Their exhibition on the origins and nature of The Last Frontier is wonderful. The best place to learn about Alaska in the whole state. The view from the museum to the mountains is beautiful and the architecture of the building is by itself worth visiting.