Here's a list of five places you should make sure you visit in the coming weeks.

Fur Rondy

At Fur Rondy, choose from 120 uniquely Alaskan activities and events. The festival was first held in the early 1900s when trappers and miners emerged from Alaska’s wilderness to trade and compete in survival-type games. Prizes were awarded for the longest fox, the best fox and finest ermine pelts. Other highlights of the include an international dance festival and the Fur Rondy Masque Ball.

February 24-March 4 Anchorage, Alaska