Dorothy Page Museum & Old Wasilla Townsite

The feel

Relocated log cabins, a schoolhouse and a bathhouse huddle around the original 1917 railroad-town site. Local historians preserved them because so much of the town's history was being lost to development. The line-up includes Wasilla's 1917 one-room schoolhouse, the Paddy Marion cabin, Shorty Gustafson's barn, the Blacksmith shop and Wasilla's second Post Office.

You can sit in the first schoolhouse, look over the sleighs and carriages in Shorty's Barn, step into an old miner's cabin and mail a postcard from the Old Wasilla Post Office. Bring a lunch and picnic at the town site, with views of the Chugach and Talkeetna ranges.

What to expect

What it is

A museum on Main Street with exhibits still being installed, plus the preserved buildings of the original 1917 Townsite behind it. The main gallery has dioramas, photos, artifacts, dog-sledding gear, a model of 1923 Wasilla and a dog-sled simulator.

Crowds and best time

Museum hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 am to 3 pm.

Season and access

Guided tours of the townsite buildings run Tuesday through Friday between 11 am and 2 pm from May through August. The museum is at 391 N Main Street, Wasilla.

Mingo says

Visit on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, the only days the museum is open. The townsite tours run May through August.

Before you go

• Call (907) 373-9071 or email museum@cityofwasilla.gov to confirm hours.
• Bring a lunch for a picnic at the town site.
• Museum visits run 10 am to 3 pm; guided tours run 11 am to 2 pm, May through August.

Written October 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page.