The Oscar Anderson House Museum

Address:420 M St.
Anchorage, Alaska
Tel: (907) 274-2336

Displaying Alaskan-American history, and culture exhibits (19th Century). Highlights include the old Alaskan home.

Activities: Tours

$ (Inexpensive); Reduced Rate for Children

This house museum, moved to a beautiful site in Elderberry Park over the water, shows how an early Swedish immigrant lived. Although far from grand, the house is quaint, surrounded by a lovely little garden, and dates from the city's founding in 1915. The 45-minute guided tour provides a good explanation of Anchorage's short history. In those small-town days, Anderson found success in the meat, coal, and aviation businesses. He died in 1974, and the house contains many of the family's original belongings, including a working 1909 player piano around which the structure was built. If you come at Christmas, don't miss the Swedish Christmas tours, the first 2 weekends in December.