Places to see at Farmers Loop, Alaska

Best Places to visit in Farmers Loop, Alaska - Best Things to do in Farmers Loop, AK
Place Name Distance (mi) Rating
Constitution Hall 0.24 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

DAR Constitution Hall is a concert hall located at 1776 D Street NW, near the White House in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution to house its annual convention when membership delegations outgrew Memorial Continental Hall. Later, the two buildings were connected by a third structure housing the DAR Museum, administrative offices, and genealogical library. DAR Constitution Hall is still owned and operated by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985. It has been a major cultural center of the city since its construction, and houses its largest auditorium.

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Rainey's Cabin 0.56 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Rainey-Skarland Cabin, also known as Rainey's Cabin, Skarland's Cabin and Ivar's Cabin, is a historic log cabin on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks in College, Alaska. A single-story three-room log structure with massive stone fireplace on one gable end, it is used today as extended lodging for a permanent or visiting anthropology faculty member or student.

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Nenana's Center Diorama 1.77 7
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

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Sternwheeler SS Nenana (1933) 1.78 7
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

The SS Keno is a preserved historic sternwheel paddle steamer, a National Historic Site of Canada, and a unit of the Canadian national park system. The SS Keno is berthed in a dry dock on the waterfront of the Yukon River in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada.

The vessel was constructed in 1922, in Whitehorse, by the British Yukon Navigation Company, a subsidiary of the White Pass and Yukon Route railway company. For most of its career it transported silver, zinc and lead ore down the Stewart River from mines in the Mayo district to the confluence of the Yukon and Stewart rivers at Stewart City. It was retired from commercial service in 1951 due to the extension and improvement of the Klondike Highway in the years after World War II.

Following its withdrawal from service the SS Keno was laid up at the BYN Co. shipyard in Whitehorse, before being selected for preservation and donated by the company to the Canadian Government in 1959. On 25 August 1960 the Keno left Whitehorse to sail downstream to Dawson City. In doing so she became the last of the Yukon's sternwheeler steamers to navigate the Yukon River under her own power. Three days later she arrived in Dawson and was subsequently installed as a tourist attraction and a permanent memorial to the approximately 250 sternwheelers that provided a vital transport service on the Yukon River and its tributaries during the latter half of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries.

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Harding Railroad Car 1.79 7
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Historic Object

The Harding Railroad Car is a historically significant Pullman railroad passenger car located at Pioneer Park (aka Alaskaland) in Fairbanks, Alaska. Also called Denali, and designated with equipment number X-336 by the Alaska Railroad, the car was one of three used to carry a delegation that included President Warren G. Harding in 1923 to the Mears Memorial Bridge for a ceremony marking completion of the railroad between Fairbanks and Seward. The car was purchased by the Alaska Railroad in 1923 from the Great Northern Railroad, and was used in its service until 1945. At the urging of the Fairbanks \"igloo\" (chapter) of the Pioneers of Alaska, the car was restored in 1959\u201360 and given to the city of Fairbanks. It was placed in Alaskaland in 1967, created to mark the centennial of the Alaska Purchase. It was used for some years as the park's visitor center.

The car was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Another car, The Superb, carried Harding's remains after he died in San Francisco.

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Wickersham House 1.82 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Wickersham House may refer to any of the following residences of James Wickersham. Wickersham lived in these houses from 1900 until his death in 1939:

  • Wickersham House (Eagle, Alaska), part of the Eagle Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska
  • Wickersham House (Fairbanks, Alaska), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
  • Wickersham House (Juneau, Alaska), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Juneau, Alaska
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University of Alaska Museum of the North 0.87 3
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

The University of Alaska Museum of the North is a cultural and historical museum on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.

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Georgeson Botanical Garden 1.25 3
Urban Environment, Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Interesting Places

The Georgeson Botanical Garden is located at 117 West Tanana Drive on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. The five acre garden hosts a variety of research and educational programs in subarctic horticulture. It is open to the public during daylight hours, May through September, for a fee. It is part of the Alaska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. The garden was named after Charles Christian Georgeson, who was USDA Special Agent in Charge of Alaska Investigations in 1899. Dr. Georgeson arrived in Alaska during the Gold Rush to research the possibilities for agriculture in Alaska. He surveyed the land near Fairbanks and started the Fairbanks Experiment Farm. A portion of the land was later annexed for use as the first campus of the University of Alaska.

Research at the garden involves a variety of plants including annual flowers, vegetables and perennial ornamentals with an emphasis on Alaska native plants. A ten-year effort begun in 2001 to explore the possibility of exporting fresh cut flowers has led to a small industry centered on peonies. Flowers have been exported to retail and wholesale markets since 2007. Because of Alaska's northern environment, many flowers bloom later than other regions, providing a competitive advantage on world markets. Research results are available on the GBG website. Research also emphasizes domestication and management of wild stands especially of Alaska wild blueberries and lingonberries.

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Sacred Heart Cathedral 1.76 3
Religion, Cathedrals, Churches, Interesting Places, Catholic Churches

The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, the fifth-largest cathedral in North America, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. It is located at 89 Ridge Street in the Lower Broadway neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey. Construction began in 1899 and was finished in 1954. The original design called for an English-Irish Gothic Revival church, but plans were later modified in favor of a French Gothic Revival style.

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Pioneer Park 1.79 3
Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Urban Environment, Interesting Places

Pioneer Park may refer to:

United States
  • Pioneer Park (Fairbanks, Alaska), Alaska
  • Pioneer Park (San Francisco), California; site of Coit Tower
  • Pioneer Park (Aspen, Colorado), a house listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  • Pioneer Park (Hardee County, Florida), a park in Zolfo Springs
  • Lincoln, Nebraska; also known as Pioneers Park
  • Pioneer Park (Los Cruces, New Mexico), in Alameda-Depot Historic District
  • Pioneer Park (stadium), Greeneville, Tennessee
  • Pioneer Park (Salt Lake City), located near Downtown Salt Lake City
  • Pioneer Park (Washington), in Tumwater, Washington
  • Moore-Turner Garden, Spokane, Washington; also known as Pioneer Park
South Africa
  • Pioneer Park, Johannesburg, in the suburb of Rosettenville, Gauteng on the shore of Wemmer Pan
Australia
  • Pioneer Park, Angaston, in the main street of Angaston, South Australia
  • Pioneer Park, Fremantle, Western Australia
  • Pioneer Park, formerly the site of the Alberton Cemetery, South Australia
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks 1.8 3
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Former names: Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska (1894-1917), Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska (1917-1962).

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks (Latin: Dioecesis de Fairbanks) is an ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern part of the state of Alaska in the United States. As of 2023, the diocese had 46 parishes and missions, with 14 priests, to serve 11,876 Catholics, in an area of 409,849 square miles (1,061,500\u00a0km2), making it geographically the largest diocese in the United States .

The Diocese of Fairbanks is led by a bishop who serves as pastor of the mother church, Sacred Heart Cathedral in the City of Fairbanks. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau. As of February 2023, the post of bishop is vacant.

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Troth Yeddha' Park 0.77 2
Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Urban Environment, Interesting Places

Troth Yeddha' is the name of the prominent ridge on which the University of Alaska Fairbanks is currently located. In February 2013, the US Board of Geographic Names approved the University supported proposal to officially rename the ridge.

The name is derived from the Lower Tanana Athabascan words troth, meaning 'Indian potato' or 'wild potato' (Hedysarum alpinum) and yeddha', meaning 'ridge'.

The 2200 acre east-west trending ridge has had no official name. Portions of the ridge are referred to unofficially in English as 'College Hill' or 'University Ridge'.

The name Troth Yeddha' is one of a suite of Lower Tanana place names in the university area reflecting the base troth. These include:

  • Tr'exwghodegi Troth Yeddha' Bena' \u2013 Smith Lake (literally: 'upper wild potato ridge lake')
  • Tr'exwghotthigi Troth Yeddha' Bena' \u2013 Ballaine Lake (literally: 'lower wild potato ridge lake')
  • Troth Ghotthiit \u2013 Geist Road - Fairbanks Street area (literally: 'toward the water from Indian potato')

In 2008 the University of Alaska Fairbanks dedicated the land between the Museum of the North and the Reichart Building as Troth Yeddha' Park. A design for the park is being developed.

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Chena River State Rec Site 1.23 2
Natural, Interesting Places, Nature Reserves, Other Nature Conservation Areas

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University Community Presbyterian Church 0.15 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Circle of Flags 0.22 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

University Baptist Church 0.23 1
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Institute of Religion 0.74 1
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

Fairbanks Shakespeare Outdoor Theater 0.81 1
Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Other Theatres

Northstar Baptist Church 1.05 1
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

Christ Lutheran Church 1.06 1
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

Black Brant IX sounding rocket 1.07 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

International Signpost 1.08 1
Cultural, Urban Environment, Interesting Places, Installation

Fairbanks Seventh-day Adventist Church 1.17 1
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

The Jim And Marilyn Drew Amphitheater 1.38 1
Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Other Theatres

The Rotary Pavilion 1.4 1
Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Other Theatres

The Great Alaskan Bowl Company 1.56 1
Factories, Industrial Facilities, Interesting Places

Native House 1.61 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Alaska Rkaayeh Native Village 1.62 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

First Assembly of God Church 1.63 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Native House 1.63 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Alaska Rkaayeh Village Museum 1.65 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Totem Pole 1.65 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Totem Pole 1.66 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Pioneer Air Museum 1.68 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Steam Locomotive 1899 TVRR Engine No.1 1.7 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Air North Airplane 1.7 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Steam Operated Shovel 1.71 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Gold Rush Mining Valley 1.72 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Golden Wheel Show Ring 1.72 1
Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Other Theatres

Kobuk Center 1.72 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Carousel 1.74 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Gold Rush Town 1.74 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Art Gallery 1.75 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Bear Gallery 1.76 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Wheelhouse SS Lavelle Young 1.77 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Tanana Valley Fairgrounds 1.78 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Pioneer Museum 1.78 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

N.C.Co Building 1.78 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Big Stampede Mural 1.79 1
Wall Painting, Cultural, Urban Environment, Interesting Places

The Palace Theatre & Saloon 1.8 1
Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Other Theatres

First Presbyterian Church (1904) 1.81 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Harding Railroad Car (1905) 1.81 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Gold Rush Town 1.81 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Kitty Hensley House 1.82 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Agriculture Museum 1.86 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums