Kenai, AK

united states

Kenai sits on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula about 160 miles southwest of Anchorage via the Sterling Highway. The 2.5-hour drive follows the scenic Seward and Sterling highways through forests and along Cook Inlet. Local trips to nearby Soldotna take just 15 minutes on the Sterling Highway. Founded by Russian traders in 1791, Kenai features the historic Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church with its distinctive onion domes overlooking Cook Inlet.