Katrina's Guidebook

Katrina
Katrina's Guidebook

Food scene

Our favorite food places in the Valley
Best ice cream in the Valley. Super friendly service, veteran owned and operated.
8 locals recommend
Big Dipper Homemade Ice Cream
101 West Arctic Avenue
8 locals recommend
Best ice cream in the Valley. Super friendly service, veteran owned and operated.
Super unique dining experience with friendly service and delicious food! You want fried rice? They’ve got it. You want fried fish? They’ve got it. You want a burger with egg on it? They’ve got that too!
9 locals recommend
Burger Jim
8301 E Palmer-Wasilla Hwy
9 locals recommend
Super unique dining experience with friendly service and delicious food! You want fried rice? They’ve got it. You want fried fish? They’ve got it. You want a burger with egg on it? They’ve got that too!
Maybe my all time favorite sushi place I’ve ever been to. Our favorites are the Mango Roll and the Fantasy Roll
Sakura Sushi
991 S Hermon Rd
Maybe my all time favorite sushi place I’ve ever been to. Our favorites are the Mango Roll and the Fantasy Roll
37 locals recommend
The Noisy Goose
1890 Glenn Hwy
37 locals recommend
Sutton General Store & Jonesville Cafe
Glenn Highway
7 locals recommend
Pizza Athena
Glenn Highway
7 locals recommend
Sunrise Grill
918 S Colony Way
Super great service and delicious Açaí bowls and the Alaska Chai is amazing!
The Fern AK
625 South Cobb Street
Super great service and delicious Açaí bowls and the Alaska Chai is amazing!
Great service, great drinks, and the Buddha bowl is superb!
Elwood's Drive Thru
847 East Palmer-Wasilla Highway
Great service, great drinks, and the Buddha bowl is superb!

Sightseeing

146 locals recommend
Hatcher Pass
146 locals recommend
105 locals recommend
Matanuska Glacier
30820 West Glenn Highway
105 locals recommend
80 locals recommend
Thunderbird Falls
25321 Old Glenn Highway
80 locals recommend
49 locals recommend
Independence Mine State Historical Park
23264 Gold Cord Rd
49 locals recommend

Things to do

Alaska Horse Adventures, LLC
18810 Walling Rd
101 locals recommend
Reindeer Farm
5561 Bodenburg Loop
101 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Alyeska Resort Daylodge
104 Arlberg Avenue
7 locals recommend
90 locals recommend
Eagle River Nature Center
32750 Eagle River Rd
90 locals recommend
Big Lake South State Recreation Site
4678 S Big Lake Rd
Check out their website for the most up to date list of events they have going on!
40 locals recommend
Alaska State Fair Inc
2075 Glenn Hwy
40 locals recommend
Check out their website for the most up to date list of events they have going on!
12 locals recommend
Palmer Visitor Information Center
723-799 S Valley Way
12 locals recommend

Shops

14 locals recommend
Poppy Lane Mercantile, LLC.
105 S Valley Way
14 locals recommend
Cobb Street Market
550 S Alaska St
Alaska Chicks Co., Palmer Location - Cute shop, friendly service, and good quality stuff
101 W Arctic Ave #4
101 West Arctic Avenue
Alaska Chicks Co., Palmer Location - Cute shop, friendly service, and good quality stuff
Cute shop with a great variety of items
Whimsy Gift Shoppe
642 S Alaska St
Cute shop with a great variety of items
Northern Lilly
810 South Colony Way
Great shop with lots of different Alaskan vendors - perfect for gift and souvenir shopping - as well as an amazing and coffee shop with a cozy seating area. One of our favorite places!
Spunky Monkey Alaska
Great shop with lots of different Alaskan vendors - perfect for gift and souvenir shopping - as well as an amazing and coffee shop with a cozy seating area. One of our favorite places!
A super fun shop with lots of local vendors and gifts at many price points.
The Peak Outpost
A super fun shop with lots of local vendors and gifts at many price points.