Anchorage is Alaska's biggest city and the state's only true metropolis. A varied selection of restaurants, a performing arts center, theater groups, an opera company, and an orchestra can be found. Alaskan art can be found at the The Anchorage Museum of History and Art. The largest seaplane base in the world can be found nearby at Lake Hood. For all the attractions Anchorage offers, most spend little time here, using it as a jumping-off point for excursions into less-settled parts of the state or as a place to catch a plane home. But there's plenty to do and see if you are passing through.