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They offer free airport transfers, family-style breakfast and a small sauna. Spend a couple of days at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge located on the banks of the Chena River, and a mile away from Fairbanks International Airport. There are many motels and hotels in Fairbanks. You may not see another car or human for miles or hours! View of Chena River from Pikes Waterfront Lodge Best Places To Stay There are often icy roads, moose crossings, no cellphone reception, and scarce facilities along the highways. Bear in mind, driving can be difficult in the vast and remote wilderness. If you want to double your chances to see a northern lights spectacle, head further north to Chena Hot Springs, or the villages of Barrow, Nome, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, and Fort Yukon. Both attract participants and spectators from around the world. If you time it properly, you can even see the annual World Ice Art Championships or the Iditarod iron dog mushing race.
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There are nice hotels, restaurants, museums, and a quaint downtown, where you can shop for souvenirs, fishing gear and sportswear. You can fly directly into Fairbanks International Airport (most flights come from Seattle) and start your adventure right away. The city of Fairbanks is one of the best places to see the northern lights. Sunset from top of Charlie Dome Where in Alaska? So, this time I decided to plan a trip to Alaska, which is one of the best places in the world to see Aurora Borealis aka the northern lights. But it snowed the entire time I was there and I couldn’t see any northern lights. I also traveled to Lapland, Finland and stayed at the famous glass igloo resort. Sure, I had seen them once in passing before, while staying at a sheep farm in Greenland. One of the things that I wanted to do was see the northern lights.
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It was just about this time last year, when I was making my travel bucket list.