We rank the 16 Best Places to Visit in Alaska. See which places our readers like the best, and vote for your favorites.

It's also possible to sort destinations by interest. In Southeast Alaska, Skagway and Juneau (JOO-noh) have mining heritage, while Sitka was once the capital of Russian Alaska.

If you want off-the-beaten-path places to visit in Alaska, but are close enough to Anchorage to make it a day trip, how about you visit Eklutna Lake? This huge lake is less than an hour from Anchorage ...