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Bethel is a city in Alaska. It is the main hub for many of the surrounding native villages and the main port of the Kuskokwim River in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta.

[edit] Get in

Take a flight to Bethel on Era Aviation [1]or on Alaska Airlines [2]from Anchorage. Alaska Airlines has great connections from the pacific northwest destinations

[edit] Get around

Your best bet is to take taxis. In fact, Bethel has more taxis per capita than any city in the United States.

[edit][add listing] See

[edit][add listing] Do

Try dog-mushing in the winter, or salmon fishing in the summer

[edit][add listing] Buy

Native Crafts from the locals, usually to be found peddling their wares at the hospital. Don't buy groceries; you won't see much change from $10 if you buy a gallon of milk

[edit][add listing] Eat

Dimitris is a good bet; great subs. also the cafe by the airport is good for a greasy breakfast & watching the planes/pilots

[edit][add listing] Drink

Bethel is a damp community; it's illegal to buy or sell alcohol. There is a thriving black market but you'd better have deep pockets

[edit][add listing] Sleep

Try the longhouse

[edit] Get out

Take a flight back to Anchorage on Alaska Airlines [3]