Be a sightseer for the day with these fun Alaskan tours

You don’t have to be a tourist to take a tour. Here are a few unique tours to try in the area:

• Underground Gold Mine and Panning Experience (Juneau) – Perfect for families, this tour offers an underground tunnel tour and panning for gold and garnets.

• Craft Brewery Tour and Tastings (Anchorage) – This half-day tour takes you around the city to sample six tasty offerings at three venues; light snacks included.

• Helicopter and Glacier Dogsled Tour (Anchorage) – This once-in-a-lifetime tour takes you via helicopter to Troublesome Glacier, where you meet up with a dogsled team to transport you across the glacier.

– Rebecca Hastings, The 100 Companies