A beautiful green aurora borealis streaked through the night sky, over a snow-covered forest in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Tuesday ...

Far from it. In the 1980s, Japanese tourists began to travel to Alaska to see the northern lights, something that surprised and mystified many locals. Aurora borealis tourism has since gone on to ...

while more extensive tours like the Northern Alaska fly/drive Arctic Circle viewing tour begins at $269 per person. Self-guided driving tours at the Aurora Borealis Lodge cost $25 for adults and $ ...