Nome (Alaska)

Climate

The Nome region has a tundra climate, with cool summers and very cold winters.

History

Nome's main claim to fame is a gold rush that happened at the turn to the twentieth century and caused the population to grow to over 20,000. There is still gold and mining but the gold literally lying openly on the beaches is a thing of the past.

Visitor information

• Nome Visitor's Center

  phone: +1 907 443-6555
  address: 301 Front St.

By plane

• Nome AirportThis is the only way to get into Nome other than the Iditarod Trail, as the rest of the roads in Nome do not connect to other parts of Alaska. Nome Airport offers flights to Anchorage and many smaller places in Alaska.

By ship

Cruise Ship: There are a couple cruise ships a year that stop in Nome as part of a trip through the Northwest Passage.

• Bering Land Bridge Visitor Center

  address: 1st floor of the Sitnusak Building on Front St.

• Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum

  phone: +1 907 443-6630
  address: 100 W. 7th St.

• The Iditarod Sled Dog RaceFinishes in mid-March in Nome. Iditarod events take place during the whole month.

• The Iron Dog Snomobile RaceRuns from Wasilla to Nome and back in February. Snowmobile races are also held most weekends in winter.

• The world's largest gold pan(18 ft) in Anvil City Park.

• Katirvik Cultural Center

  phone: +1 907 443-4340
  address: 504 Seppala Dri

• Bering Sea Ice Golf Classic3rd Saturday in March. Golf on the frozen Bering Sea.

• Alaska Wilderness Expeditions

  phone: +1 907 443-7231
  River kayak touring. 7, 10, and 14-day trips for groups of 4-6 people, from flat water floats up to class III rivers.

• Steve's Guide Service

  phone: +1-907-443-2880 (day), +1-907-443-7929 (evenings)
  Full or half day fishing trips for 1-5 persons, short evening trips, all tackle and bait provided.

• Jade's Arctic Grizzlies

  phone: +1 907 443-2083
  The area has one of the largest bear populations in Alaska, depending on the season, hunt for moose, ptarmigan or caribou. Fishing trips and bird hunting also arranged. Photographer excursions are welcome.

• Nome Discovery Tours

  phone: +1 907 443-2814
  Pan for gold, historical or tundra tours, Eskimo village visits or customize.

• Maruskiyas of Nome

  phone: +1 907-443-2955

• Milano's Pizzeria

  phone: +1 907 443-2924
  address: 2824 Front St

• Subway

  phone: +1 907 443-8100
  address: 135 East Front St

• Polar Café

  phone: +1 907-443-2661
  address: 205 West Front St

• Breakers Bar

  phone: +1 907-443-2531
  address: 243 West Front St

• Gold Dust Saloon

  phone: +1 907-443-2323
  address: 315 West Front St

• Aurora Inn

  phone: +1 907-443-3838
  address: 302 E. Front St
  68 units.

• Nome Nugget Inn

  phone: +1 907-443-2323
  address: 315 West Front St
  42 rooms.

• Trails End - Apartments by the Day

  phone: +1 907-443-3600
  address: 308 West First St
  2 units.

• Bed For A Night

  phone: +1 907-443-3841
  address: 707 E 4th Ave

• Bering Sea Bed & Breakfast

  phone: +1 907 443-2936
  address: 1103 E. 5th Ave

• Mai's Guest House

  phone: +1 907 443-4113

• Sweet Dreams B and B

  phone: +1 907 443-2919

• Council — No-one has lived in Council since 1990. However, the population can pass 100 in summer, when inhabitants of Nome drive to Council to stay in one of the abandoned homes as a vacation home. It is accessible via the Nome-Council Highway, a 72-mile dirt road, in a pretty wooded valley.
• Solomon — a tiny town that is next on the Iditarod Trail
• Teller — at 200, a sizable town for this part of Alaska, near the Bering Strait and accessible via the beautiful 70-mile dirt Nome-Teller Highway