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Nome Travel Guide: 64 reviews and 96 photos

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Nome, a city with approximately 3000 people, quickly grew to well over 10,000 people after being founded around 1901 owing to the gold rush. Lots of abandoned equipment from those days can still be found around town. Cape Nome, which the town is named after, received it's name after the poor handwritting on a surveyor's map marking "Cape Name?" was misread .

Nome is said to become very crowded around early March or so when the Iditarod race comes into town. It is a dogsled race commemorating the real life race to get vaccine into Nome during a deadly epidemic.

The people of Nome are very friendly. They will sometimes engage in conversation with you if you walk on the main street.

This photo is of Front Street in Nome..

Pros and Cons

Pros:Odd and interesting place in remote Alaska
Cons:Some people may say it's not remote enough!

Last visit to Nome: Apr 1997
Intro Updated May 31, 2006
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Reviews (8)

This is a picture of Cape... Favorites (1)

This is a picture of Cape Nome. See comments about Cape Nome under 'must see activities' more travel advice

On Front Street, there are a... Things to Do (1)

On Front Street, there are a few souvenir shops. They sell, among other things, carvings made out of tooth ivory. Also... more travel advice

When I was there in late... Warnings and Dangers (1)

When I was there in late April, there were signs on the roads leading out of Nome warning of the road conditions and... more travel advice

Alaska Airlines is the... Transportation (1)

Alaska Airlines is the principle way to get to Nome. They fly Boeing 737-200Combi* into Nome Airport. This picture shows... more travel advice

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Stephen-KarenConn Aug 3, 2004 at 10:56 AM

I'll be visiting Nome in a few days. Can hardly wait. Thanks for the info.
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caffeine_induced78 Jan 15, 2003 at 2:57 PM

Very interesting page. Lots of good facts and pics
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jnyvegas Aug 12, 2002 at 1:28 PM

Thats 1 of those places you dream about going to!!
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sambox Jul 7, 2002 at 2:36 PM

Extremely interesting page!
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DaKat Jun 17, 2002 at 5:30 AM

Interesting place, but no fun to be stuck in the snow!
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keeweechic Jun 15, 2002 at 8:11 AM

Unusual little place, cute name for a B&B
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julieyyz Jun 6, 2002 at 2:58 PM

An unusual town it seems! Godd page
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seadog22 Jun 5, 2002 at 2:25 PM

A very interesting town! Good page!
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yeah_baby Jun 3, 2002 at 1:43 PM

GREAT TIPS
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bubbasc Jun 2, 2002 at 5:57 PM

Very interesting page! ..and the stilts-I didn`t know that!