Explore Anchorage on a Guided Trolley City Tour
Ride a narrated Anchorage trolley tour with 3+ hop-off photo stops
Duration
1.5 - 2 Hours
Includes
Live narration, 3+ stops
Highlights
See Anchorage’s historic sites and local landmarks on a fully narrated trolley ride with a lifelong Alaskan guide. Hop off at 3+ stops—including Earthquake Park—for photos and questions before you roll on.
- Ride 20 miles around Anchorage on a 90-minute to 2-hour tour
- Hop off at 3+ stops to explore for 10–15 minutes with the guide
- Visit Earthquake Park to learn about the 1964 Black Friday earthquake
- Watch seaplanes land and take off at Lake Hood and Lake Spenard
- Look for moose and other wildlife along the route
- Bring your own snacks and non-alcoholic drinks to enjoy onboard
What's Included
- Live narration
- 3+ hop-off stops
- Complimentary coupon book
- Photo opportunities
Things to know
You’ll need to hop off and hop on at multiple locations using the boarding steps. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed. Tips are not included.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your ticket 24 hours before departure time for a full refund, or rebook your reservation 24 hours before departure time with no rebooking fees. Refunds may take 7–14 business days to return to your original form of payment.
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FAQs
Arrive 15–20 minutes before your scheduled departure to check in. Boarding starts 10 minutes before departure, and reservations not checked in by 5 minutes before departure are considered a no-show and are automatically canceled.
No. Check in with your name; no printing is required.
Bring your own food and drinks onboard. Do not bring alcoholic beverages; they are not allowed.
More about Earthquake Park
Earthquake Park is one of the most quietly powerful stops on the Deluxe Anchorage Trolley City Tour, a green sweep of coastline that still bears the scars of the 1964 Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful ever recorded in North America. From this hillside on the edge of Cook Inlet, you can look out across Knik Arm toward the Alaska Range and Mount Susitna, while interpretive signs explain how the ground beneath your feet dropped and buckled in minutes, swallowing an entire neighborhood. It is a place where Anchorage's natural drama and human history meet, and it gives the trolley tour a depth that goes far beyond standard sightseeing.
As the trolley rolls in along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail corridor, your guide shares stories of the families who once lived here and the seismic forces that reshaped the city overnight. Stepping off at Earthquake Park, you feel the salt breeze off the inlet, hear the rustle of birch and alder, and catch the faint cries of gulls wheeling over the mudflats. On clear days, Denali itself can appear on the horizon, a pale crown floating above the trees. The contrast with earlier stops, the bustle of downtown Anchorage, the historic storefronts, and the bronze statues, makes Earthquake Park feel like a deep breath, a moment to absorb just how wild and unpredictable this corner of Alaska really is.
This stop is perfect for history lovers, photographers, and curious travelers who want more than a checklist of landmarks. Families appreciate the easy, accessible viewpoints, while first-time visitors to Alaska often say Earthquake Park is where Anchorage's story finally clicks into place. Couples linger for the long views, and solo travelers find a contemplative pause between the tour's livelier neighborhoods. Whether you are drawn by geology, scenery, or simply the chance to stand somewhere that changed a city forever, the Deluxe Anchorage Trolley City Tour makes Earthquake Park an unforgettable highlight of your day.
