Homer
Homer was an ancient Greek poet who is traditionally credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature.
Homer was an ancient Greek poet who is traditionally credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer was highly revered in ancient Greek society and is considered one of the most influential authors in history. The question of Homer's identity and existence—dubbed the "Homeric Question"—continues to be debated, and scholars generally regard the two poems as the works of separate authors.
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Worth seeing in and around Homer
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Pratt Museum
The Pratt Museum is a regional natural history museum located in Homer, Alaska, with exhibits exploring life around Kachemak Bay in South Central Alaska. The museum's mission is to preserve "the stories of the Kachemak Bay region", through "collections, exhibits, and programs in culture, science, and art".
300 m · natural History Museum in Homer, Alaska · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Homer Spit
Open all year, however shops at the end of the spit generally close around mid September and re-open in April.
- 02Pratt Museum
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Things to do
- 01Homer Public Library
500 Hazel Ave (near Heath St), library@cityofhomer-ak.gov.
- 02Trails End Horse Adventures
Horseback ride down the switchbacks with Cowboy Mark and his dog, Alyeska.
- 03Farmer's Market
May 23-Sep 30: Sat 10AM-3PM, Jul 1-Sep 30: Wed 3PM-6Mon.
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Where to eat
Homer is a foodie paradise. There is a very wide range of places to eat, and only two franchise fast food places (Subway and McDonald's). Note that the Farmer's Market often has prepared foods and hot food when it is open. Most of these businesses are only open in the spring through the early fall. The Spit is a bit of a ghost town in the winter.
- 01Finn's Pizza
4287 Homer Spit Rd (on the spit), hello@finnspizza.co.
- 02The Chart Room
4786 Homer Spit Rd (at Land's End Resort), toll-free: +1-800-478-0400.
- 03Boardwalk Fish and Chips
Homeslice Pizza, 4246 Homer Spit Rd (On boardwalk near Ramp 3 of the harbor.), homeslicehomer@gmail.com.
- 04Pho and Thai
345 Sterling Hwy,.
- 05Fat Olive's
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Getting to Homer
- Airports
- Ted Stevens Anchorage (ANC), 191 km
- Stations
- Homer Airport, 3.5 km
- Anchorage → Homer197 km · quickest by road, 6h 18m · $29–39
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Homer
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Homer. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inNumerous tour operators have wheeled and float planes based in Homer.
- Get inHomer is also a stop on the , the state-run ferry system.
- Go nextMany guides in Homer offer adventure trips to the park, or you can take any one of many water taxis from Homer.
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Next door to Homer
- Diamond Ridgecensus-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska2.8 km