Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry

The Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry in Wasilla grew from Alaska’s 1967 centennial effort to preserve the history of how people and goods traveled across the state, first through aviation and soon through transportation more broadly. That work produced the Centennial Train, which carried exhibits around Alaska before going on display. A fire on 5 September 1973 destroyed most of the collection, including airplanes and other vehicles, and financial and site problems forced further moves. After periods in Palmer and at the fairgrounds, the museum relocated near Wasilla in 1990. Its collections preserve the vehicles, artifacts, and practical innovations that connected Alaska’s scattered communities.

Wasilla, Alaska · United States