The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center (MTCVC) is located at 101 Dunkel Street, next to the Wendell Street Bridge. 1-800-327-5774 or 907-456-5774. It is just a few blocks from historic downtown Fairbanks and is the new home of the Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau. It is open seven days a week from 8am to 9pm in summer and 8am to 5 pm in the winter. In May of 2009 the 12,900 square-feet interpretive space will open featuring exhibits on the land, the seasons and the peoples of Fairbanks, Interior Alaska and the Arctic. The exhibits will celebrate Alaskans who have helped to shape the state, illustrate how Alaskans use the land to making a living. They will also highlight winter activities and events, and introduce the visitor to Fairbanks-based tourism businesses, rural tourism operations in towns and Alaska Native communities across the region.
All services will be free except for occasional fees for performances, activities in the theater and fees for group tours.
Fairbanks Alaska Public Lands Information Center located in the new Visitor’s Center at 101 Dunkel Street. Provides the Alaskan visitor with information on public lands in Alaska, including state and federal parks, forests and refuges. 907-459-3730
Emergency only 911 ; Fairbanks police 459-6500; State Troopers 451-5100; Fairbanks Memorial Hospital at 1650 Cowles St. 907-452-8181.
United States Post Office: General Delivery at Downtown Station, 315 Barnette Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701. College Branch, 4025 Geist Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709 and at the airport.
Internet access: Noel Wien Library, 1215 Cowles Street; 907-459-1020. Internet access is available on a scheduled basis (limit 1 hour per person per day), call for an appointment. Internet access also available at ALPA/LCA Computer Literacy Lab 1949 Gillam, 907-456-8332
Services Illusions Styling Salon 201 Old Steese
#8; 907-452-4247. Full service hair & nail salon, walk ins welcome.
Plaza Cleaners and Laundry Washington Plaza 3417 Airport Way. Open daily 7am to 11pm. Private showers, one-day dry cleaning service, complimentary coffee, phone, TV and VCR.
Propane/Water/Dump Hometown Propane 170 E.
Van Horn Rd; 907-456-1312. RV gas, appliance repairs and safety
inspections. Motor fuel and cylinder filling.
University Avenue Car/Truck Wash on University and College. Free dump station.
Free dump station at 2nd Avenue and Wilbur across from the John A. Carlson Community Center, near Pioneer Park.
Car Wash University Avenue Car/Truck Wash University Avenue near College Road. Large bays and catwalks for motor homes. Open 24 hours.
