Alaska Center for the Performing Arts Attend nightly performances showcasing modern dance, jazz, and classical music; visit during the summer to watch "Aurora, Alaska's Great Northern Lights." 621 W. Sixth Ave., Anchorage, AK; +1 907 263 2900. Fee.

Alaska Railroad Travel in style; take in the stunning, scenic wild from the dining car, atop vista-dome cars, or from open-air vestibules between cars; marvel at the tunnels and alpine grades; interact with knowledgeable local guides onboard. 327 W. Ship Creek Ave., Anchorage, AK; 800 544 0552. Fee.

Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show Watch as agile lumberjacks balance on a floating logs, learn to throw an axe with pinpoint precision, marvel as the performers climb to the top of a hundred-foot log in a matter of seconds. Spruce Mill Way, Ketchikan, AK; 888 320 9049. May-Sept. Fee.

White Pass and Yukon Railroad Climb aboard a 1900s-era diesel locomotive for a trip to the summit of White Pass; have a camera ready for shots of Bridal Veil Falls and Dead Horse Gulch. 231 Second Ave., Skagway, AK; 800 343 7373. May-Sept. Fee.