Places to see at Homer, Alaska

Best Places to visit in Homer, Alaska - Best Things to do in Homer, AK
Place Name Distance (mi) Rating
Thorn-Stingley House 1.53 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Thorn-Stingley House is a historic house in Homer, Alaska, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Built in 1945, it is one of the city's few little-altered examples of housing built in Homer's boom years following World War II. It was built by Francis H. Thorn, a well-driller and was occupied by him and/or his family until 1973.The house is a 1+1\u20442-story wood-frame structure, roughly rectangular in shape, with a side-gable roof and a full basement that includes a one-car garage. It is a local interpretation of the Bungalow style, with a pair of gable-roof dormers projecting from the front roof, and a projecting gable-roofed hood above the main entrance. The front facade is divided into three asymmetrical bays, with a grouping of three sash windows in the left bay (over the garage entrance), the entry in the center, and a single sash window to the right.

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Pratt Museum 0.34 3
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

The Pratt Museum is a regional natural history museum located in Homer, Alaska, with exhibits exploring life around Kachemak Bay in South Central Alaska. The museum's mission is to preserve \"the stories of the Kachemak Bay region\", through \"collections, exhibits, and programs in culture, science, and art\". Indoor exhibits include early homesteading, Native Alaskan traditions, local contemporary art, and an exploration of the marine and terrestrial life around Kachemak Bay. Outdoor exhibits feature a historic cabin, botanical gardens and a nature trail.

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KBBI 0.04 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Historic Object

Homer Theater 0.19 1
Cultural, Cinemas, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Home theater is a combination of audio and video components designed to recreate the experience of seeing movies in a theater.

Home theater may also refer to:

  • Home theater in a box, an integrated package of audio and video components
  • Home theater PC, when a computer is part of a home theater
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Clinic of Chiropractic Health 0.2 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Alaska Islands & Oceans NWR Visitor Center 0.2 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Regent Life Church 0.25 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

The Christian Science Society 0.29 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Christian Community Church 0.31 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Old Town 0.33 1
Historical Places, Historic, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

Harrington Cabin 0.34 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church 0.4 1
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Catholic Churches

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies 0.57 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Montague Island (Sugpiaq:\u00a0Suklluurniilnguq) lies in the Gulf of Alaska at the entrance to Prince William Sound, Alaska. The island has a land area of 790.88\u00a0km2 (305.36 sq mi), making it the 26th largest island in the United States. As of the 2000 census, Montague did not have a permanent resident population, making it at that time the largest uninhabited island in the United States. Since then, the 2010 abandonment of the United States Coast Guard station on Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands, which at 892.8\u00a0km2 (344.7 sq mi) is larger than Montague Island, causes Attu to claim that title. Montague Island was named by Captain James Cook in honor of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, one of his greatest supporters.

Montague Island is well known in Seward, Alaska, for its sports fishery, and it is referred to as \"The Land of the Giants.\" In 2007, the waters around the island produced a 350-pound (156-kg) halibut and many boats full of fish weighing over 100 pounds (45\u00a0kg) each.

The island's coastal ecology has been subjected to \"unprecedented amounts of ocean trash\" transported by wind and currents from Japan's March 2011 tsunami, according to the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies in May 2012. A large-scale clean-up began on 22 May 2012, funded by The Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation.

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Bishop's Beach 0.58 1
Natural, Interesting Places, Beaches, Other Beaches

Homer Assembly of God 0.61 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Alaska Bear Adventures 0.65 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Homer United Methodist Church 0.66 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Alaska Ultimate Safaris 0.68 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Alaska Bear Tours 0.69 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Homer Christian Church 0.74 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

St. Augustine Episcopal Church 0.74 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Homer Baptist Church 0.85 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Glacierview Baptist Church 0.86 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 0.92 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Church on the Rock 0.96 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Homer Community Cemetery 1.03 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Faith Lutheran Church 1.1 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Beluga Wetlands Overlook 1.68 1
View Points, Other, Interesting Places