Wasilla, Alaska

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7 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

• Wasilla, AK · Local history

  Wasilla began as a small, unassuming spot in the Matanuska Valley, its fate intertwined with the railroad. The Alaska Railroad, snaking north from Seward towards Fairbanks, was the lifeblood that birthed many Alaskan…

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Headquarters — Wasilla · 0.1 mi · Historical Marker

  Headquarters of the 1,000-mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, commemorating the 1925 serum run that saved Nome from a diphtheria epidemic.

• Teeland's Country Store · 0.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Step inside Teeland's Country Store, a historic trading post that has served the Knik area for over a century. The oldest part of the building, a log structure, was built around 1905. It started as the Knik Trading…

• Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church · 8.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  This simple log chapel tells a story of cultural exchange and survival in Alaska. Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, also known as the Eklutna Chapel, stands as a testament to the enduring influence of Russian…

• Eklutna Power Plant · 9.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Right over there are the remains of a hydroelectric plant that powered Anchorage back in the day, a testament to early Alaskan ingenuity. In 1928 and 1929, the Eklutna Power Plant was constructed on the Eklutna River.…

• Knik Site · 12.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  You're near what was once the biggest town on Cook Inlet! Hard to believe now, but Knik was *the* place to be. Long before Anchorage, Knik was a central meeting point for Native Alaskans. Then, in 1898, it exploded as…

• Independence Mines, Alaska · 15.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine a town carved into the Alaskan wilderness, fueled by gold fever. That's Independence Mines, a relic of Alaska's hard-rock gold mining history. Mining claims popped up around Fishook Creek as early as 1897. These…