Number of museums reporting (N) =52
Fifty-two reporting museums had a combined attendance of 2,256,931.
A regional breakdown results.
Southeast
1,033,631
Anchorage
653,741
Southcentral
325,493
Interior
211,221
Other
32,845
Total
2,256,931
Types of visitors (N=43)
Percentage breakdowns of visitor groups.:
Tourists
80.9%
Local residents
12.6%
School groups
6.5%
These percentages are skewed by figures for the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, which had 650,000 visitors. (The next highest total was the Alaska Zoo with 190,000.) Excluding Klondike Park numbers, percentages are:
Tourists
73.4%
Local residents
17.6%
School groups
9%
Individual museums may vary from these figures, but the overall trend was:
Group (N=43)
Range
Trend
Tourists
15% - 100% of visitation
34 museums > 50%
Local residents
0 - 70%
42 museums < 45%
School groups
0 - 50%
38 museums < 25%
Months open (N=55)
Forty-one museums are open year round. Fourteen museums are seasonal, open to the public for 3 to 7 months of the year.
Admission Fees (N=55)
Number of museums that answered about admission fees. Fees are rounded to the nearest dollar.
