Earthquake Park, out on West Northern Lights Boulevard near the airport, has interpretive signs about the Big One on Good Friday 1964, and a view of the skyline and the Chugach Mountains. But the views are even more dramatic from Point Woronzof, another mile or so out.
Tony Knowles Coastal Trail [1] parallels the coast along Earthquake Park and Point Woronzof; it continues from downtown all the way south to Kincaid Park. And speaking of Kincaid, the trails here are a destination for hikers and mountain bikers all summer, and cross-country skiers when the snow flies.
Covering 11 acres of land at Campbell Airstrip Road off Tudor Road, the Alaska Botanical Garden (907/770-3692, www.alaskabg.org [2], daily year-round, $5) is home to more than 1,100 varieties of plants. An information kiosk is at the entrance, and a pleasant one-mile nature trail leads through the perennial, rock, wildflower, and herb gardens. Take a guided tour of the garden daily at 1 p.m. June–August.
Links:
[1] http://www.moon.com/destinations/alaska/anchorage/sights/downtown/tony-knowles-coastal-trail
[2] http://www.alaskabg.org