The bright red Anchorage Trolley is the fastest, most fun way to get your bearings in Alaska's biggest city. This fully narrated, one-hour, 15-mile loop rolls past all of Anchorage's cultural and historic highlights — Ship Creek salmon runs, downtown landmarks, 1964 earthquake damage at Earthquake Park, and scenic Cook Inlet overlooks where Denali sometimes peeks out on clear days more than 150 miles north. You'll even stop at Lake Hood, the world's busiest floatplane base, where bush pilots take off and land every few minutes on their way to remote fishing lodges and cabins.

The guides are reliably funny and packed with local history, and the open-air windows make for great photos at every stop. It's ideal on your first day in Anchorage because you'll spot everything you want to come back to on foot later — the Coastal Trail, Ulu Factory, downtown art galleries, and the legendary Saturday Weekend Market at 3rd and E. Tours run from early May through late September, departing roughly every hour on the hour from 4th & F Street downtown. Every ticket even includes a complimentary coupon book with over $100 in additional traveler savings, which stacks nicely on top of the TourSaver discount you're already getting.