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Dec
0°F -17°C
-5°F -20°C
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Jan
0°F -17°C
-9°F -22°C
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Feb
10°F -12°C
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Mar
20°F -6°C
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Apr
40°F 4°C
20°F -6°C
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May
56°F 13°C
37°F 2°C
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Friday
25 Dec
Hi:
21°F -6°C
Lo:
6°F -14°C
Saturday
26 Dec
Hi:
12°F -11°C
Lo:
-5°F -20°C
Sunday
27 Dec
Hi:
8°F -13°C
Lo:
-5°F -20°C
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Gold Dredge No. 8
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 28 attractions in Fairbanks

At this authentic gold-mining site, a 90-minute tour includes a film, a view and explanation of a 1928 dredge, the machine that scooped up and separated gold from gravel, and a chance to pan for gold.

Attraction type: Mine; Historic site; Educational site
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Large Animal Research Station
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 28 attractions in Fairbanks

Thousands of visitors each year get a chance to see muskoxen, caribou and domestic reindeer on summer tours of this 134-acre site set up for nutritional, behavioral and physiological study by the University of Alaska.

Attraction type: Educational site; Wildlife park
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40 Below Fairbanks
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 28 attractions in Fairbanks
Attraction type: Educational site
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University of Alaska Fairbanks
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #23 of 28 attractions in Fairbanks
Attraction type: Educational site
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Alaska Public Lands Information Center

Downtown area resource center for those interested in visiting recreational areas.

Attraction type: Educational site
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