Alaska Tourist Trap Tips by AKtravelers

Don't Trust "The MilePost"

In preparing to drive around Alaska, we bought a copy of "The MilePost". a thick paperback mile-to-mile guide of everything along Alaska's main roads, reasoning that it had the potential to be very useful. While it did come in handy at times, "The MilePost" mostly provided us misinformation in terms of the quality of attractions, restaurants and hotels along our route. Soon we surmised that each entry at each milemarker should be read as an advertisement rather than an unbiased take on the establishment. "Great atmostphere" really meant "it's a dive". "Home cooking" really meant "substandard ingredients". Once we broke the code and started using our instincts again, we did okay. After all, Alaska isn't about roadside buisnesses, it's about roadside beauty!