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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  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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  The Riches of the Glenn Highway

  Feb 18, 2009

  Gold! The very word may excite you. Perhaps you think of the gold rush that swept the nation in the 1800s, or maybe you secretly seek to strike it rich. It was these wishes of riches and glory that led people to the Alaska goldfields in the early 1800s. The Glenn Highway is host to a huge yellow gold mine, along with several black gold (coal) mines. Take a trip on this historically abundant highway, and though you may not strike gold, you’ll acquire a wealth of historical facts and stories as you journey through some of Alaska’s most majestic landscapes

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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.