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UAF walking tour

Get to know UAF on student-led, 90-minute tours. Call or text 907-474-7500 to request a tour. For a self-guided tour, search “UAF Campus Tour” on Spotify. A virtual tour is also available.

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  • Admissions visits
• Phone:
  • Call or text: 907-474-7500
  • Toll free: 800-478-1823

Campus shuttle for self-guided tours  

Stops every 12 minutes at tour sites and the north Wood Center station. See shuttle symbols below for tour stops.

FREE TO RIDE

• Hours: May 20-Aug. 30, Weekdays, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Stops:
  • Geophysical Institute
  • UA Museum of the North

Georgeson Botanical Garden

Explore over 10 acres of plant displays and demonstration gardens. Don’t miss the popular children’s garden, boasting one of the largest hedge mazes in the country. Donation requested.

• Hours: Memorial Day through Labor Day, daily
• Self-guided tour: daily
• Web: Georgeson Botanical Garden website

UAF Planet Walk

Journey through scaled representations of each celestial body, from Mercury to Neptune, and uncover intriguing facts about our cosmic neighbors along the way. One mile long: start at the west end of Yukon Drive. Download our 10-question scavenger hunt before you get started.

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Robert G. White Large Animal Research Station

Get up close and personal with reindeer and muskoxen, survivors from the ice age.
Gift shop on site with items by Alaska artists. Admission fee.

• Hours: June 7-Sept. 7, daily, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Tours: 10 a.m., noon, and 2 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday
• Phone: 907-474-5724
• Web: Large Animal Research Station website

UA Museum of the North  

Discover millions of years of biodiversity and thousands of years of cultural traditions at one of Alaska’s premier visitor attractions. Admission fee.

• Hours:
  • May-15-Sept. 15, daily, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
  • Sept. 16-May 14, daily, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
• Phone: 907-474-7505
• Web: UA Museum of the North website

Geophysical Institute  

Learn about our giant satellite dishes and how world-class researchers study everything from the center of the Earth to the center of the sun.

• Guided tours: May 28-Aug. 27, Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Elvey Building
• Self-guided indoor or outdoor tours: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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Science For Alaska Summer Series

Learn about Alaska aurora, climate, earthquake, volcanoes, beavers and more! UAF Geophysical Institute experts partner with Explore ����ix���� to share science stories and answer your questions about natural phenomena in Alaska.

• Dates: June 14, July 12, Aug. 9 and Sept. 13, Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor Center
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International Arctic Research Center

Explore our lobby for a glimpse of climate change research, see our giant display of warming Arctic temperatures on the 4th floor, or take an .

• Hours: Weekdays 9 a.m.-4 p.m. except major holidays.
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• Email: UAF-IARC@alaska.edu
• Phone: 907-474-1544

Poker Flat Research Range

Tour the largest land-based rocket range in the world and the only high-latitude range in the U.S. Two-hour walking tours start at 2 p.m.

• Tours:
  • May 1, 15 & 29
  • June 12 & 26
  • July 10 & 24
  • Aug. 7 & 21
  • Sept. 4
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UAF photo by Todd Paris

Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning events

Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning offers courses and hosts many events throughout the summer, including special guest lectures and concerts. For more information call 907-474-7021 or visit the Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning website.

UAF photo by Todd Paris

Go for a hike!

UAF’s trail system is great for hiking, biking or skiing.

• Web: Trail information and maps

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