Log Cabin (Downtown Walking Tour)

In the 1940s and 50s, the men working in the coal, oil and lumber industries around Alaska had only one place to come spend their money and blow off steam: 4th Avenue, where the string of drinking establishments became known as the world's longest bar (a nickname, legend has it, given by a visiting Bob Hope).

Also making its home on the street is a log cabin created in Homer during the 1950s, which was immediately taken down and reassembled in Anchorage to hold the visitor's center. The striking little house—note its completely sod roof—is still the headquarters for the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau, welcoming travelers to Anchorage today.

Getting There

4th Ave and F St.
Anchorage, AK 99501
Driving Directions

Log Cabin (Downtown Walking Tour)