About
Escape the heat for glaciers, waterfalls, and crisp mountain air.
Why go
- Feels like flying
- Beautiful mountains, glaciers, lush forests, amazing wildlife
- Bucket list location for a lot of people
Must try
- Whale watching
- Helicopter tour over glaciers
- Mendenhall glacier
- King crab legs
- Nugget falls
Pro tips
- Downtown is walkable, no car/taxi needed
- Mount roberts tramway for views
- Book whale watching early in peak season
- Park at the north lot, south lot fills by 9am
- Download maps offline, wi-fi can be spotty
Good to know
- It rains a lot, bring rain jacket & waterproof gear
- Many places don't accept cash, cards are best
- Pilot says we can't land because of the weather
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