Rate I upiat Heritage Center
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Operating Hours & Seasons
Standard Hours
Standard Hours
- Sunday:12:00 AM-12:00 AM
- Monday:8:30 AM-5:00 PM
- Tuesday:8:30 AM-5:00 PM
- Wednesday:Open 24 hours
- Thursday:Open 24 hours
- Friday:Open 24 hours
- Saturday:12:00 AM-12:00 AM
Fees & Passes
Entrance Fees:
- $5.00 – College students
About
Rooftop of the World
On the rooftop of the world, the Iñupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska, tells the story of the Iñupiat people. They have thrived for thousands of years in one of the harshest climates on Earth, hunting the bowhead, or "Agviq." In the 19th century, these lonely seas swarmed with commercial whalemen from New England, who also sought the bowhead for its valuable baleen and blubber.
Directions
The Inupiat Heritage Center is located in Barrow, Alaska, the largest city in the North Slope Borough and the northernmost city in the United States. Barrow can be reached via commercial and charter flights from Anchorage and Fairbanks.
Weather
Owing to its location 320 miles (515 km) north of the Arctic Circle, Barrow’s climate is cold and dry, classified as a polar climate (Köppen ET). Winter weather can be extremely dangerous because of the combination of cold and wind, while summers are cool even at their warmest.
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