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 * '''Comfort Inn''', 1908 Chena Landings Loop, +1 907 479-8080, Fax +1 907 479-8063, [http://choicehotels.com/ires/en-us/html/HotelInfo?hotel=AK009].  Another national chain, this hotel offers an indoor pool and free breakfast.  Rates around $160 per night in the summer, $80 per night in winter.
-*<sleep name="7 G" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" url="" checkin="" checkout="" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>
+*<sleep name="7 Gables Inn & Suites" alt="" address="4312 Birch Ln" directions="" phone="+1 907 479-0751‎" url="http://www.7gablesinn.com/" checkin="" checkout="" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>
 *<sleep name="Regency Fairbanks Hotel" alt="" address="95 Tenth Ave" directions="" phone="+1 907 459-2700" url="http://www.regencyfairbankshotel.com/" checkin="" checkout="" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>

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 * '''Comfort Inn''', 1908 Chena Landings Loop, +1 907 479-8080, Fax +1 907 479-8063, [http://choicehotels.com/ires/en-us/html/HotelInfo?hotel=AK009].  Another national chain, this hotel offers an indoor pool and free breakfast.  Rates around $160 per night in the summer, $80 per night in winter.
-*<sleep name="7 Gables Inn & Suites" alt="" address="4312 Birch Ln" directions="" phone="+1 907 479-0751‎" url="http://www.7gablesinn.com/" checkin="" checkout="" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>
+*<sleep name="7 G" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" url="" checkin="" checkout="" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>
 *<sleep name="Regency Fairbanks Hotel" alt="" address="95 Tenth Ave" directions="" phone="+1 907 459-2700" url="http://www.regencyfairbankshotel.com/" checkin="" checkout="" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>

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 * The '''aurora''' during winter. Fairbanks' position under the "Auroral Oval"—a ring-shaped region around the North Pole—makes it one of the best places in the world to see the aurora borealis. Our location offers a great balance of clear nights, occurrence frequency and activity that draws people from all over the world. These beautiful and mysterious curtains can be seen from mid-August to April, and range in color from green to red to purple, with the brightest and most common being a yellow-green. Intensity varies from night to night, with the best displays happening in the late evening to the early hours of the morning. When the nights are clear and dark enough, there will be aurora visible an average of eight out of ten nights. If you stay a minimum of three nights and are actively out during the evening hours, your chances of seeing the aurora increase to 90%. Ask your accommodation's front desk if they offer a wake-up call if the aurora appears. No guarantees, but the longer you're here, the better your chances of seeing a great show.
-Pioneer Park is a must it is awesome and it is free.
+*<see name="Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center" alt="" address="101 Dunkel St., Fairbanks AK 99701" directions="From Airport Way, turn onto Noble St. toward downtown Fairbanks; follow Noble to Wendell Ave; the center is at corner of Wendell and Dunkel" phone="907-456-5774" url="www.explorefairbanks.com or www.morristhompsoncenter.org" hours="7 days a week: summer  8am-9pm; winter 8am-5pm" price="Free" lat="" long=""> The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center (MTCVC) serves as the regional visitor center for Fairbanks and Interior Alaska. The Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau, Alaska Public Lands Information Center and Tanana Chiefs Conference Cultural Programs have teamed up to be your first stop for visitor information. You’ll find knowledgeable and friendly staff and volunteers, racks of informative brochures, daily vacancy listings, local walking and driving tours, telephone, WiFi and Internet access and answers to all of your questions. Enjoy daily free films and programs on Alaska’s natural and cultural history in our 100-seat high-definition theater and stroll through an exhibit hall featuring 9,000 square feet of museum-quality interpretive displays and dioramas depicting Interior Alaska’s people, landscapes and seasons. The center also offers cultural programs and performances, artisans’ workshop and demonstration area, an Elders’ gathering area, cultural and environmental education classroom, and an Alaska Geographic Store.</see>
-*<see name="Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center" alt="" address="101 Dunkel St., Fairbanks AK 99701" directions="From Airport Way, turn onto Noble St. and follow Noble to Wendell Ave; center is at corner of Wendell and Dunkel" phone="907-456-5774" url="www.explorefairbanks.com or www.morristhompsoncenter.org" hours="7 days a week: summer  8am-9pm; winter 8am-5pm" price="Free" lat="" long="">Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center (MTCVC) serves as the regional visitor center for Fairbanks and Interior Alaska. The Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau, Alaska Public Lands Information Center and Tanana Chiefs Conference Cultural Programs have teamed up to be your first stop for visitor information. You’ll find knowledgeable and friendly staff and volunteers, racks of informative brochures, daily vacancy listings, local walking and driving tours, telephone, WiFi and Internet access and answers to all of your questions. Enjoy daily free films and programs on Alaska’s natural and cultural history in our 100-seat high-definition theater and stroll through an exhibit hall featuring 9,000 square feet of museum-quality interpretive displays and dioramas depicting Interior Alaska’s people, landscapes and seasons. The center also offers cultural programs and performances, artisans’ workshop and demonstration area, an Elders’ gathering area, cultural and environmental education classroom, and an Alaska Geographic Store.</see>
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−	*<see name="Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center" alt="Morris Thompson Center" address="101 Dunkel Street, Fairbanks AK 99701" directions="" phone="907-456-5774" url="www.explorefairbanks.com or www.morristhompsoncenter.org" hours="Seven days a week: summer from 8am-9pm; Winter from 8am-5pm" price="Free" lat="" long="">The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center (MTCVC) serves as the regional visitor center for Fairbanks and Interior Alaska. The Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau, Alaska Public Lands Information Center and Tanana Chiefs Conference Cultural Programs have teamed up to be your first stop for visitor information. You’ll find knowledgeable and friendly staff and volunteers, racks of informative brochures, daily vacancy listings, local walking and driving tours, telephone, WiFi and Internet access and answers to all of your questions. Enjoy daily free films and programs on Alaska’s natural and cultural history in our 100-seat high-definition theater and stroll through an exhibit hall featuring 9,000 square feet of museum-quality interpretive displays and dioramas depicting Interior Alaska’s people, landscapes and seasons. The center also offers cultural programs and performances, artisans’ workshop and demonstration area, an Elders’ gathering area, cultural and environmental education classroom, and an Alaska Geographic Store.</see>
−	*<see name="Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center" alt="" address="101 Dunkel St., Fairbanks AK 99701" directions="From Airport Way, turn onto Noble St. and follow Noble to Wendell Ave; center is at corner of Wendell and Dunkel" phone="907-456-5774" url="www.explorefairbanks.com or www.morristhompsoncenter.org" hours="7 days a week: summer 8am-9pm; winter 8am-5pm" price="Free" lat="" long="">Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center (MTCVC) serves as the regional visitor center for Fairbanks and Interior Alaska. The Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau, Alaska Public Lands Information Center and Tanana Chiefs Conference Cultural Programs have teamed up to be your first stop for visitor information. You’ll find knowledgeable and friendly staff and volunteers, racks of informative brochures, daily vacancy listings, local walking and driving tours, telephone, WiFi and Internet access and answers to all of your questions. Enjoy daily free films and programs on Alaska’s natural and cultural history in our 100-seat high-definition theater and stroll through an exhibit hall featuring 9,000 square feet of museum-quality interpretive displays and dioramas depicting Interior Alaska’s people, landscapes and seasons. The center also offers cultural programs and performances, artisans’ workshop and demonstration area, an Elders’ gathering area, cultural and environmental education classroom, and an Alaska Geographic Store.</see>

		+	*<see name="Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center" alt="" address="101 Dunkel St., Fairbanks AK 99701" directions="From Airport Way, turn onto Noble St. and follow Noble to Wendell Ave; center is at corner of Wendell and Dunkel" phone="907-456-5774" url="www.explorefairbanks.com or www.morristhompsoncenter.org" hours="7 days a week: summer 8am-9pm; winter 8am-5pm" price="Free" lat="" long="">Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center (MTCVC) serves as the regional visitor center for Fairbanks and Interior Alaska. The Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau, Alaska Public Lands Information Center and Tanana Chiefs Conference Cultural Programs have teamed up to be your first stop for visitor information. You’ll find knowledgeable and friendly staff and volunteers, racks of informative brochures, daily vacancy listings, local walking and driving tours, telephone, WiFi and Internet access and answers to all of your questions. Enjoy daily free films and programs on Alaska’s natural and cultural history in our 100-seat high-definition theater and stroll through an exhibit hall featuring 9,000 square feet of museum-quality interpretive displays and dioramas depicting Interior Alaska’s people, landscapes and seasons. The center also offers cultural programs and performances, artisans’ workshop and demonstration area, an Elders’ gathering area, cultural and environmental education classroom, and an Alaska Geographic Store.</see>

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	*<see name="Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center" alt="Morris Thompson Center" address="101 Dunkel Street, Fairbanks AK 99701" directions="" phone="907-456-5774" url="www.explorefairbanks.com or www.morristhompsoncenter.org" hours="Seven days a week: summer from 8am-9pm; Winter from 8am-5pm" price="Free" lat="" long="">The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center (MTCVC) serves as the regional visitor center for Fairbanks and Interior Alaska. The Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau, Alaska Public Lands Information Center and Tanana Chiefs Conference Cultural Programs have teamed up to be your first stop for visitor information. You’ll find knowledgeable and friendly staff and volunteers, racks of informative brochures, daily vacancy listings, local walking and driving tours, telephone, WiFi and Internet access and answers to all of your questions. Enjoy daily free films and programs on Alaska’s natural and cultural history in our 100-seat high-definition theater and stroll through an exhibit hall featuring 9,000 square feet of museum-quality interpretive displays and dioramas depicting Interior Alaska’s people, landscapes and seasons. The center also offers cultural programs and performances, artisans’ workshop and demonstration area, an Elders’ gathering area, cultural and environmental education classroom, and an Alaska Geographic Store.</see>		*<see name="Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center" alt="Morris Thompson Center" address="101 Dunkel Street, Fairbanks AK 99701" directions="" phone="907-456-5774" url="www.explorefairbanks.com or www.morristhompsoncenter.org" hours="Seven days a week: summer from 8am-9pm; Winter from 8am-5pm" price="Free" lat="" long="">The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center (MTCVC) serves as the regional visitor center for Fairbanks and Interior Alaska. The Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau, Alaska Public Lands Information Center and Tanana Chiefs Conference Cultural Programs have teamed up to be your first stop for visitor information. You’ll find knowledgeable and friendly staff and volunteers, racks of informative brochures, daily vacancy listings, local walking and driving tours, telephone, WiFi and Internet access and answers to all of your questions. Enjoy daily free films and programs on Alaska’s natural and cultural history in our 100-seat high-definition theater and stroll through an exhibit hall featuring 9,000 square feet of museum-quality interpretive displays and dioramas depicting Interior Alaska’s people, landscapes and seasons. The center also offers cultural programs and performances, artisans’ workshop and demonstration area, an Elders’ gathering area, cultural and environmental education classroom, and an Alaska Geographic Store.</see>
		+	*<see name="Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center" alt="" address="101 Dunkel St., Fairbanks AK 99701" directions="From Airport Way, turn onto Noble St. and follow Noble to Wendell Ave; center is at corner of Wendell and Dunkel" phone="907-456-5774" url="www.explorefairbanks.com or www.morristhompsoncenter.org" hours="7 days a week: summer 8am-9pm; winter 8am-5pm" price="Free" lat="" long="">Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center (MTCVC) serves as the regional visitor center for Fairbanks and Interior Alaska. The Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau, Alaska Public Lands Information Center and Tanana Chiefs Conference Cultural Programs have teamed up to be your first stop for visitor information. You’ll find knowledgeable and friendly staff and volunteers, racks of informative brochures, daily vacancy listings, local walking and driving tours, telephone, WiFi and Internet access and answers to all of your questions. Enjoy daily free films and programs on Alaska’s natural and cultural history in our 100-seat high-definition theater and stroll through an exhibit hall featuring 9,000 square feet of museum-quality interpretive displays and dioramas depicting Interior Alaska’s people, landscapes and seasons. The center also offers cultural programs and performances, artisans’ workshop and demonstration area, an Elders’ gathering area, cultural and environmental education classroom, and an Alaska Geographic Store.</see>

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		+	*<see name="Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center" alt="Morris Thompson Center" address="101 Dunkel Street, Fairbanks AK 99701" directions="" phone="907-456-5774" url="www.explorefairbanks.com or www.morristhompsoncenter.org" hours="Seven days a week: summer from 8am-9pm; Winter from 8am-5pm" price="Free" lat="" long="">The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center (MTCVC) serves as the regional visitor center for Fairbanks and Interior Alaska. The Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau, Alaska Public Lands Information Center and Tanana Chiefs Conference Cultural Programs have teamed up to be your first stop for visitor information. You’ll find knowledgeable and friendly staff and volunteers, racks of informative brochures, daily vacancy listings, local walking and driving tours, telephone, WiFi and Internet access and answers to all of your questions. Enjoy daily free films and programs on Alaska’s natural and cultural history in our 100-seat high-definition theater and stroll through an exhibit hall featuring 9,000 square feet of museum-quality interpretive displays and dioramas depicting Interior Alaska’s people, landscapes and seasons. The center also offers cultural programs and performances, artisans’ workshop and demonstration area, an Elders’ gathering area, cultural and environmental education classroom, and an Alaska Geographic Store.</see>
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 * '''Creamer's Field''', [http://creamersfield.org/]. Located in the northern part of town off of College Road, Creamer's Field Wildlife Refuge is a former dairy that is now a migratory stopover point for countless numbers of Canada geese, sandhill cranes, ducks, and other bird species.  Numerous trails lead through the refuge and there is a visitor center located within the old farmhouse.
-* '''University of Alaska Museum''', University of Alaska campus, [http://www.uaf.edu/museum/].  An excellent collection of exhibits about the nature, history and cultures of Alaska; the displays on the [[Northern Lights]] are particularly trippy. 15 May-15 Sep 9AM-7PM with shorter hours during the rest of the year.  $5, $3 for youths age 7 - 17, children 6 and under are free.
+* '''University of Alaska Museum of the North''', on University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, [http://www.uaf.edu/museum/].  An excellent collection of exhibits about the nature, history and cultures of Alaska; the displays on the [[Northern Lights]] are particularly trippy. 15 May-15 Sep 9AM-7PM with shorter hours during the rest of the year.  $5, $3 for youths age 7 - 17, children 6 and under are free.
 * '''Ice Alaska''', [http://icealaska.com] where the World Ice Art championships take place every year usually around February end or early March. Ice sculptors from all over the world come here and sculpt stunning ice sculptures. These sculptures are worth visiting both during day and night (due to the glow from ice).
-* The '''aurora''' during winter.
+* The '''aurora''' during winter. Fairbanks' position under the "Auroral Oval"—a ring-shaped region around the North Pole—makes it one of the best places in the world to see the aurora borealis. Our location offers a great balance of clear nights, occurrence frequency and activity that draws people from all over the world. These beautiful and mysterious curtains can be seen from mid-August to April, and range in color from green to red to purple, with the brightest and most common being a yellow-green. Intensity varies from night to night, with the best displays happening in the late evening to the early hours of the morning. When the nights are clear and dark enough, there will be aurora visible an average of eight out of ten nights. If you stay a minimum of three nights and are actively out during the evening hours, your chances of seeing the aurora increase to 90%. Ask your accommodation's front desk if they offer a wake-up call if the aurora appears. No guarantees, but the longer you're here, the better your chances of seeing a great show.
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 '''Riverboat Discovery''' is arguably the best tour you can take while staying in Fairbanks.  This tour departs twice a day and lasts three and a half hours.  You have the ability to go at 8:45AM or 2PM. While enjoying a beautiful day on the Chena River, you will have the opportunity to see and learn a lot about Alaskan Native culture and Fairbanks.  This tour demonstrates a bush pilot airplane taking off from the Chena River.  The tour stops for an hour at the Chena Indian Village where passengers are taken through a tour by Alaskan Native guides. The riverboat also stops at an Athabascan fishing village where passengers see how fish are cut and prepared.  One of the most exciting aspects of this tour is that you are able to witness "Nuchalawoya," an Athabascan Indian term meaning "the wedding of two rivers"--in this case the Chena and Tanana Rivers. [http://riverboatdiscovery.com/]
-'''El Dorado Gold Mine''' is another tour run by the same family who operates the Riverboat Discovery.  This tour runs twice a day at 9:45AM and 3PM.  However, on Saturdays it only runs at 3PM. This tour is located about twenty minutes outside of Fairbanks and takes you on a two-hour tour of Alaska's gold mining history.  The tour begins on a train where you go through a permafrost tunnel.  While in the tunnel you are shown how gold miners used to mine underground.  Following this, you will learn how miners historically panned for gold and how current gold miners operate.  You will also have the opportunity to talk with Alaskan miners.  Each person on the tour gets to pan for actual gold! Everyone finds gold and the staff at the El Dorado Gold Mine will weigh it for you to see how much you actually found. [http://eldoradogoldmine.com/]
+'''Gold Dredge 8''' is another tour run by the Binkley family who also operate the Riverboat Discovery.  This attraction, opened in summer 2012, combines the best of and expands on two already successful gold mining attractions, El Dorado Gold Mine and Gold Dredge No. 8.  Located about twenty minutes outside of Fairbanks in Fox, you are taken on a two-hour tour of Alaska's gold mining history.  Beginning on a small train, you will learn how miners historically panned for gold and how current gold miners operate.  Meander through Gold Dredge No. 8. Described as either a floating workhorse or a mechanical gold pan, Gold Dredge No. 8 extracted millions of ounces of gold from the frozen Alaskan ground. Each person on the tour gets to pan for actual gold! Everyone finds gold and the staff at Gold Dredge 8 will weigh it for you to see how much you actually found. [http://eldoradogoldmine.com/]
 '''Fairbanks City Tour''' is available through Princess Tours, or any of the major lodges in the area.  This tour runs everyday at 8:30AM and lasts for three hours.  This tour takes you to downtown Fairbanks where you are able to tour Golden Heart Park and the Visitor's Center.  While on this tour, you also get to view the Trans-Alaska Pipeline that was built in the 1970's and continues to transport oil to this day.  The Fairbanks City Tour  takes its passengers to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Museum and Botanical Gardens. [http://princesslodges.com/fairbanks-city-of-gold.htm]

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 * '''Alaska Coffee Roasting Co''', 4001 Geist Rd, [http://alaskacoffeeroasting.com].  Alaska Coffee Roasting Co is a small coffee shop, offering a small variety of food items as well.  Is frequented by locals, college kids, and tourists alike.  Alaska Coffee Roasting Co roasts their own coffee and offers specialties such as wood oven baked pizza.
-* '''Loose Moose Cafe''', 3450 Airport Way, Has huge burgers made from Caribou meat and a do it yourself topping bar.
+* '''Loose Moose Cafe''', 3450 Airport Way, Has huge burgers made from Buffalo meat and a do it yourself topping bar. Frozen meat is also for sale here.
 * '''The Pumphouse''' has some menu items with game meats,  796 Chena Pump Rd, [http://pumphouse.com]

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	* '''Alaska Coffee Roasting Co''', 4001 Geist Rd, [http://alaskacoffeeroasting.com]. Alaska Coffee Roasting Co is a small coffee shop, offering a small variety of food items as well. Is frequented by locals, college kids, and tourists alike. Alaska Coffee Roasting Co roasts their own coffee and offers specialties such as wood oven baked pizza.		* '''Alaska Coffee Roasting Co''', 4001 Geist Rd, [http://alaskacoffeeroasting.com]. Alaska Coffee Roasting Co is a small coffee shop, offering a small variety of food items as well. Is frequented by locals, college kids, and tourists alike. Alaska Coffee Roasting Co roasts their own coffee and offers specialties such as wood oven baked pizza.
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		+	* '''Loose Moose Cafe''', 3450 Airport Way, Has huge burgers made from Caribou meat and a do it yourself topping bar.

	* '''The Pumphouse''' has some menu items with game meats, 796 Chena Pump Rd, [http://pumphouse.com]		* '''The Pumphouse''' has some menu items with game meats, 796 Chena Pump Rd, [http://pumphouse.com]