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The same is true for Northern Alaska. Only they call it the Aurora Borealis.Why not check out some tours that run in the Canadian North? It's not just Europe/Iceland that you can see the Northern Lights from. A quick google search came up with a few companies that operate tours in the Yukon.
Not just northern AK. My fam got fantastic pics from the front door of my childhood house in Anchorage a couple mos ago. (Although I wouldn’t vacation in Anchorage, but that’s another story.)The same is true for Northern Alaska. Only they call it the Aurora Borealis.
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OK, I'll bite. Why wouldn't you vacation in Anchorage?Not just northern AK. My fam got fantastic pics from the front door of my childhood house in Anchorage a couple mos ago. (Although I wouldn’t vacation in Anchorage, but that’s another story.)
ETA: We also call them the northern lights in AK.
Google “anchorage crime rate.” It’s not pretty. Property crime has been skyrocketing. It’s also terrible for assault, etc. Large homeless population (really all over town, but worst downtown in/near the touristy areas (not uncommon to see open drug use in town square). Growing up, we knew which neighborhoods not to go into. Now that’s not really true, it’s all over.OK, I'll bite. Why wouldn't you vacation in Anchorage?
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Google “anchorage crime rate.” It’s not pretty. Property crime has been skyrocketing. It’s also terrible for assault, etc. Large homeless population (really all over town, but worst downtown in/near the touristy areas (not uncommon to see open drug use in town square). Growing up, we knew which neighborhoods not to go into. Now that’s not really true, it’s all over.
From KTVA, a local news station (Jan 2018): “By examining the FBI's 2016 Uniform Crime Report, which was released this week, the report found that Alaska is the most dangerous state in America, and concluded that Anchorage is the state's most dangerous city.”
There also really isn’t much to do there. Better to head North to Denali, and/or South for fishing/sightseeing.
The Iceland ABD doesn't run during the time of year when the Northern Lights are typically visible. I was on the last trip the first week of September in 2018, and we were about a week and a half too early to see them. Our Guide Drew *did* stay up past 1am a couple of nights hoping to be able to alert us to a viewing, but there was just nothing to see.Does disney’s Iceland itinerary not include viewing of the northern lights?