Glenn Highway

State: Alaska
Length: 135.0 mi / 217.3 km
Time to Allow: 2.5 hours to drive or eight hours to visit the entire byway.

Tracing the receding glaciers responsible for this rugged gateway to Alaska's interior, Glenn Highway tells of powerful geological processes and the resourceful people who have managed to thrive along its corridor. Begin your journey in Anchorage and wind along 135 miles through fascinating landscapes, historical sites, and cozy roadhouses.

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  Birding Along Glenn Highway

  Updated Mar 22, 2012

  Drive Glenn Highway for some exceptional bird watching in Alaska, the land of adventure. The byway is filled with places for you to pull out your binoculars and scope out the birds.

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  Shop on the Seward and Glenn Highways in America's Last Frontier!

  Nov 23, 2011 in Bargains on America's Byways

  Break out of the typical weekend shopping trip and find the adventure of a lifetime within America’s Last Frontier! Anchorage, Alaska, located at the convergence of the Seward Highway and the Glenn Highway, welcomes visitors from all over the world to shop for distinctive items and cultural treasures.

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  1-Day Trip: Culture and Nature along Glenn Highway
  (Alaska)

  Covering rugged mountain terrain through the last real American frontier, you'll experience natural beauty and native culture.