In this blog post, we’ll explore some of the top things to do in Nome, Alaska, a famous gold rush town. Go beyond gold history and the Iditarod to learn about all of the other unique things to do. Make the most out of your visit to this remarkable destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere’s a million dollars out there that could be yours,\u201d the guy at the table behind me says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don’t know,\u201d the man says in a doubtful tone, \u201cthe season is about half over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I continue to eavesdrop as they share numbers back and forth. The strange thing is that the first guy is probably right. There are a million dollars out there at the bottom of the Bering Sea; after all, this is Nome, a gold town. Nome drew people from all over the world during the gold rush era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As you would expect in a gold town, it feels like the Wild West as the whole cafe is filled with men talking about gold as a disgruntled-looking waitress tops off coffee cups around the Polar Cub Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I arrived in Nome, AK, Richard picked me up from the airport and took me to the little Nome Visitor Center on Front Street, right across from where the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ends each year. The Nome Visitor Center is a great place to start your visit and learn about local attractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Within 2 minutes of being in the visitor center, I found myself holding a flask of gold flakes that a dredger had \u2018scooped\u2019 up. The Italian miner who owned this little flask of gold looked pretty haggard, as if he had been out at it for a few days, but he was pretty happy with his bounty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Explore gold panning tours with AKAU Alaska Gold Adventure<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n I stared at the flakes and turned the flask to see the light reflecting off the gold flakes, and thought – Nome is cool.<\/p>\n\n\n