The Alaska Zoo, located in Anchorage, is, to many people's surprise, open year round. If you can't make it up here any time soon, ou can take a virtual tour here. Don't forget to stop by the Live Polar Bear Cam. You may be surprised to find out the zoo houses exotic animals such as tigers, elephants, leopards and camels as well as native species such as moose, reindeer, musk oxen, dall sheep, harbor seals, bear, artic fox and more. You can buy calendars, watches, and other unique Alaskan gifts at the online gift shop.