Pioneer park is pretty much a whole lotta nothing..best thing in it is the Air museum and the riverboat...the rest is tired tourist-trap hokey carny-grade tackiness. Not much truly interesting and worth while in Fairbanks proper Save your $$ and time and don't bother going north of Denali Park. Fairbanks is mostly a tourist-trap surviving off the military and shaking down the tourists for every last dime they can squeeze out of them, but thats most of Alaska in a nutshell. When you leave, your wallet will be much much lighter. Stick to the parts of the state south of the Alaska range and along the coast and at least you will get more value for your time and $$.