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Welcome to Bears larger than bison, national parks the size of nations, and glaciers bigger than other US states. The word ‘epic’ barely does Alaska justice. Pure, raw, unforgiving and humongous in scale, Alaska is a place that arouses basic instincts and ignites what Jack London termed the ‘call of the wild.’ Yet, unlike London and his gutsy, gold-rush companions, visitors today will have a far easier time penetrating the region’s vast, feral wilderness. Indeed, one of the beauties of the 49th state is its accessibility. Few other places in the US allow you to scale an unclimbed mountain, walk where – quite possibly – no human foot has CRUISE PORTS trodden before, or sally forth into a national park that gets fewer annual visitors than the Interna- tional Space Station. One of the best gateways to this vast wilderness is the sea. Alaska has 6640 miles of coastline, five times more than any other US state, much of ALASKA it rugged, unexplored, roadless and patrolled by large, majestic fauna. In recent decades, cruising has opened up Alaska’s once-impenetrable wilderness to millions – and you don’t need to remortgage your house or undergo military-style fitness training to see it. Instead, simply book passage on one of three-dozen cruise ships that A GUIDE TO PERFECT DAYS ON SHORE ply the Inside Passage, claim a comfortable cabin with an ever-changing view, and hop from port to port letting the misty, frosty, timeless landscapes work their magic.

Cruising has opened up Alaska’s once-impenetrable wilderness to millions

Brendan Sainsbury, Catherine Bodry, Adam Karlin, John Lee, Becky Ohlsen

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Plan Your Trip Seward D A Peninsula St Lawrence A Island S N U Alaska’s Top 10 �����������������4 Local Life ����������������������� 20 Choose Your Cruise ������ 25 A Need to Know �����������������16 Month by Month ������������ 22 Sustainable Cruising ���� 30 ALASKA C NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Hot Spots for... ���������������18 Get Inspired ������������������� 24 Family Time Ashore ������ 32

YUKON Seattle 35 Eating ����������������������������86 Tours ��������������������������� 124 Denali TERRITORY National Park … at a Glance 36 Drinking & Nightlife ������88 Shopping �������������������� 124 DenaliR Entertainment ��������������89 Eating �������������������������� 124 (Mt McKinley) Pike Place Market �����38 Getting There & Away ��89 Drinking & Nightlife ���� 124 Space Needle ������������ 40 Getting Around �������������89 Entertainment ������������ 125 Nunavik Island Coffee Culture ���������� 44 Where to Stay ��������������� 91 Getting Around ����������� 125 ANCHORAGE Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park Historical Pioneer p219 \# and Preserve Square Circuit Kenai #\ WHITTIER Walking Tour ������������� 46 Ketchikan 93 Juneau 127 SEWARD Peninsula … at a Glance 128 #\ p191 Downtown Architecture … at a Glance 94 Pribilof p207 SKAGWAY Islands Kenai Fjords p173 ALBERTA Walking Tour ������������� 48 National Park HAINES Juneau Day Hikes ����130 Katmai \# Sights ����������������������������50 Paddling in B e r i n g S e a National \# p159 Mendenhall Park Tours �����������������������������55 the Rainforest ���������� 96 Glacier ����������������������132 la Glacier Bay Shopping ����������������������55 Ziplining �������������������� 98 su in National ^# JUNEAU Salmon Bake at Pen Kodiak Park Eating ���������������������������� 57 Totem Poles & ka Island p127 las Alaska Native Taku Glacier Lodge ��134 A G u l f o f A l a s k a Drinking & Nightlife ����� 60 Entertainment ������������� 60 Culture ��������������������� 100 Bear Viewing at #\ SITKA Getting There & Away �� 61 Misty Fjords Pack Creek ���������������136 p113 Capitol History Stroll Misty Fjords Getting Around ������������� 61 National Monument �� 102 nds National Monument Walking Tour ������������138 ian Isla Where to Stay ���������������63 Sights ��������������������������104 Aleut Wilderness Sights ��������������������������140 \# BRITISH Activities ���������������������104 COLUMBIA Activities ����������������������141 KETCHIKAN Tours ���������������������������104 Tours ��������������������������� 142 p93 65 Shopping �������������������� 107 … at a Glance 66 Eating ��������������������������109 Shopping �������������������� 142 Drinking & Nightlife �����110 Eating �������������������������� 143 ������������� 68 Getting Around ������������ 111 Drinking & Nightlife ���� 145 Getting Around ����������� 145 Public Market ������������70 P A C I F I C Craft Beer Sitka 113 O C E A N Experience �����������������72 … at a Glance 114 Glacier Bay VANCOUVER Downtown Grand Tour National Park 146 A Walking Tour ��������������74 Sitka National p65 NAD #] CA Chinatown Culture & Historical Park �������� 116 USA History Crawl Sitka’s Russian & Icy Strait Point 150 Walking Tour ��������������76 Tlingit Past SEATTLE #] Sights ����������������������������78 Walking Tour ������������ 118 p35 Tours �����������������������������85 Sights ��������������������������120 0 1,000 km Petersburg 154 e# 0 500 miles WASHINGTON Shopping ����������������������85 Activities ����������������������121 Contents PLAN YOUR TRIP 3 *

Haines 159 Eating ��������������������������186 Tours ��������������������������� 216 … at a Glance 160 Drinking & Eating �������������������������� 216 Entertainment ������������188 Drinking & Nightlife ���� 216 Alaska Chilkat Bald Getting Around ����������� 189 Getting There & Eagle Preserve ���������162 Around ������������������������ 217 Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Center �������164. Whittier 191 Sights ��������������������������166 … at a Glance 192 Anchorage 219 Activities ���������������������166 … at a Glance 220 Tours ��������������������������� 169 Portage Pass Trail ���194 Shopping �������������������� 169 Glacier Boat Trips ����196 Anchorage Museum ��222 Eating �������������������������� 170 Kayaking Around Anchorage Amble Drinking & Nightlife �����171 Whittier ��������������������198 Walking Tour ����������� 224 Getting Around ������������171 Sights ������������������������� 200 Sights ��������������������������226 Activities ���������������������201 Activities ���������������������227 Tours �������������������������� 203 Tours �������������������������� 229 Skagway 173 Shopping ������������������� 203 Shopping ������������������� 230 … at a Glance 174 Eating ������������������������� 204 Eating �������������������������� 231 Getting There & Away �� 205 Drinking & Nightlife ����232 White Pass Railroad �� 176 Getting Around ������������� 205 Entertainment ������������232 Klondike Gold Rush Getting There National Historical & Away ������������������������232 Park ��������������������������� 178 Seward 207 Getting Around �����������233 Gold Rush Skagway … at a Glance 208 Walking Tour ������������180 Sights �������������������������� 182 Kenai Fjords Denali Activities ���������������������184 National Park �����������210 National Park Tours ���������������������������186 Sights �������������������������� 212 Shopping ��������������������186 Activities ��������������������� 213 & Preserve 234

In Focus 237 Survival Guide 276 Alaska Today ��������������238 Directory A–Z �������������277 History ����������������������� 240 Index �������������������������� 286 Alaskan Way of Life ����248 Symbols & Landscapes of Map Key ��������������������� 290 Alaska �������������������������253 Our Writers �����������������292 Alaska Natives ������������262 Alaskan Wildlife ��������� 266 Adventure Activities ��� 271

Totem pole MIHAI STANCIU/SHUTTERSTOCK © ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 285 Behind the Scenes

Acknowledgements This Book Climate map data adapted from Peel This 1st edition of Lonely Planet’s Cruise Ports Alaska guide- MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA book was curated by Brendan Sainsbury and researched (2007) ‘Updated World Map of the and written by Brendan Sainsbury, Catherine Bodry, Adam Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification’, Karlin, John Lee and Becky Ohlsen. This guidebook was Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, produced by the following: 11, 1633–44. Destination Editor Alexander Howard Product Editor Alison Ridgway Senior Cartographer Alison Lyall Book Designer Mazzy Prinsep Assisting Editors Bridget Blair, Paul Harding, Victoria Harrison, Jenna Myers Assisting Book Designers Meri Blazevski, Michael Weldon Cover Researcher Campbell McKenzie Thanks to Liz Heynes, Elizabeth Jones, Kate Mathews, Kathryn Rowan

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Benny Benson Memorial 213 culture 18, 248-52 Index Betton Island 96-7 currency 16, 280 bicycle travel, see cycling customs regulations 277 A birds 162-3, 270 cycling 275 accommodations, see Seattle, Blackstone Bay 197, 198-9 Anchorage 227-9 Vancouver boating 85, 216 Haines 166 activities 20, 32, 271-5, see also books 24 Mt Seymour 79 individual activities bookshops 85 Seward 213 Aialik Bay 211 Buckner Building 200 Vancouver 79 Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle budgeting 17 Preserve 162-3 business hours 17, 280-1 Alaska Indian Arts Center 166 D dangers, see safety Alaska Native Heritage Center 226 C Deer Mountain 110 Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary 99 78 Denali National Park & Preserve 234-5 Alaska Raptor Center 121 canoeing 274 Dewey Lakes Trail System 184 Alaska Sealife Center 212 Capilano Suspension Bridge Park 83-5 disabilities, travelers with 282-3 Alaska State Museum 140 caribou 267 discount cards 277 Alaskan Native peoples 18, 241- 2, 248-52, 262-5, see also cell phones 16, 282 dog sledding 251 cultural centers Chichagof Island 150-3 dolls 264 Alcan, The 245 Chief Shakes Island 105 Dolly’s House 104 Anchorage 14-15, 219-33, 221, Chihuly Garden & Glass 51 dolphins 269 227, 228 children, travel with 32-3 drinking & nightlife 21, see also Anchorage Museum 222-3 Chilkoot Pass 185 individual locations animals 266-70, see also 184 Dyea 184 individual species climate 16, 238-9 area codes 281-2 Clover Pass 96-7 E arts 263-4 coffee 44-5 eagles 162-3, 270 ATMs 280 consulates 278 economy 239, 247 costs 17 electricity 278 B crafts 263-4 embassies 278 baseball 250 credit cards 280 embroidery 264 basketweaving 264 Creek Street 104 English Bay Beach 78 Battery Point Trail 167 cruise ships entertainment 20, see also bears 136-7, 266-7, 281 choosing a cruise 25-9 individual locations Beaver Lake Herring Cove sustainable cruising 30-1 environmental hazards 278-9 Loop 123 cultural centers environmental issues 30-1, beavers 268 Alaska Native Heritage 238-9 beer 72-3, 145, 171, 188 Center 226 events 22-3 Begich Towers 200 Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Exit Glacier 210 Heritage Center 164-5 Exxon Valdez 246 000 Map pages Sealaska Heritage 140 F–M INDEX 287

highlights 4-15 F hiking 19, 271-3 K festivals 22-3 Chilkoot Trail 184, 185 kayaking 19, 272, 274 film 24, 252 Deer Mountain 110 Aialik Bay 211 Flattop Mountain Trail 229 East Glacier Loop 133 Juneau 141-2 food 20-1, 33, see also individual glaciers 273 Ketchikan 96-7 locations Grouse Grind 79, 86 Seward 215 Fort Seward 166 Haines 166-7 Sitka 121 Fortress of the Bear 121 Harding Icefield Trail 211 Vancouver 79 fur traders 243 Juneau 130-1 Whittier 198-9, 203 Kenai Fjords National Park 210-11 Kenai Fjords National Park 210-11 G Mendenhall Glacier 142 Ketchikan 7, 93-111, , galleries, see museums & Mt Roberts Trail 130-1 95 106 82 galleries Perseverance Trail 131 Klondike Gold Rush 244 gardens, see parks & gardens Petersburg 157 Klondike Gold Rush National Gavan Hill Trail 123 Portage Pass Trail 194-5 Historical Park 178-9, 185 gay travelers 278 Rainbird Trail 104 Klukwan 165 geography 239 Seward 213-15 Knudson Cove 99 Glacier Bay National Park 146-9 Sitka 121-5 glaciers 148-9 Skagway 184-6 Blackstone Bay 197 Stanley Park 68-9 L boat trips 196-7 Vancouver 79 Lake Bennett 177 Exit Glacier 210 Ward Lake Nature Walk 104 Lake Union 54 Glacier Bay National Park 146-9 Whittier 201-3 languages 263 Mendenhall Glacier 132-3 history 240-7 Last Chance Mining Museum 140 Portage Glacier 195 holidays 281 legal matters 280 Surprise Glacier 197 Hoonah 153 lesbian travelers 278 Taku Glacier 134-5, 135 Horsetail Falls Trail 201 literature 24, 251-2 trekking 273 local life 20-1 Whittier 196-7 I Lost Lagoon 69 goats 268 lynx 268 ice climbing 273 gold rush 178-81, 244 Icy Strait Point 150-3 Gold Rush Cemetery 182 Iditarod National Historic Trail 215 M Granville Island Public Market Iditarod, The 251 marijuana 279 70-1 insurance 279 measures 277 Great Alaskan Craftbeer & medical services 279 Home Brew Festival 22 internet access 279 Mendenhall Glacier 132-3, 142 Grouse Grind 79, 86 internet resources 17, 273 Misty Fjords National 83 Monument 102-3 J mobile phones 16, 282 Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage H money 16, 17, 280 Center 164-5 Haines 10, 159-71, 161, 168 Moore Homestead 178-9 Juneau 8-9, 127-45, 129, 141, 143 Harding Icefield Trail 211 moose 267 Juneau-Douglas City Museum health 278-9 Mosquito Cove Trail 123 140 288 INDEX M–S

Mt Marathon Race 23 planning 16-17, 25-9 museums & galleries N Alaska basics 16-17 Alaska Heritage Museum 226 national & state parks budgeting 17 Alaska State Museum 140 Denali National Park & calendar of events 22-3 Preserve 234-5 American Bald Eagle children, travel with 32-3 Glacier Bay National Park Foundation 163 choosing a cruise 25-9 146-9 Anchorage Museum 222-3 climate 16, 238-9 Kenai Fjords National Park Chihuly Garden & Glass 51 politics 238-9 210-11 Dolly’s House 104 pollution 30 Klondike Gold Rush National Hammer Museum 166 Historical Park 178-9 population 239 Jeff Smith’s Parlor 179 Misty Fjords National porpoises 269 Juneau-Douglas City Museum Monuments 102-3 Portage Lake 195 140 Sitka National Historical Park Portage Pass Trail 194-5 Junior Ranger Activity Center 116-17 Prince William Sound Museum 182 Tongass National Forest 144 200 Last Chance Mining Museum Nugget Falls 133 ptarmigan 270 140 public holidays 281 Mascot Saloon Museum 179 Mendenhall Glacier visitor O centre 132-3 Olympic Sculpture Park 54 R Museum of History & opening hours 17, 280-1 rafting 167-9 Industry 54 Orcas Cove 97 ravens 270 Museum of Pop Culture 51-4 Oscar Anderson House 226 Reid Falls 182 Museum of Vancouver 82-3 otters 268 reindeer 250 Prince William Sound Museum Russian Bishop’s House 117 200 Russian Cemetery 120 Russian Bishop’s House 117 P Pack Creek 136-7 Science World 83 paddling 271-3, 274 S Seattle Art Museum 50 Palin, Sarah 247 safety 281 Seward Community Library & sailing 79 Museum 212-13 parks & gardens salmon 134-5, 269 Sheldon Jackson Museum 120-1 Alaska Botanical Garden 227 Saxman Native Village & Totem Sheldon Museum 166 Capilano Suspension Bridge Park 83-5 Park 101 Sitka Historical Museum 120 Chihuly Garden 51 Science World 83 Six Hundred Four 85 Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Sealaska Heritage 140 Skagway Museum 182 Chinese Garden & Park 78-82 seals 269 Southeast Alaska Discovery Jewell Gardens 182 Seattle 4-5, 35-63, 36, 52-3, Center 104 Olympic Sculpture Park 54 56, 63 Stanley Park Nature House 69 Stanley Park 68-9 accommodations 63 Tongass Historical Museum drinking & nightlife 60-1 104 Passage Canal 199 entertainment 60-1 Vancouver Art Gallery 78 Perseverance Trail 131 food 57-60 Wrangell Museum 105 Petersburg 154-7 itineraries 36 music 22, 24, 252 Pike Place Market 38-9 Pioneer Square Historical planning 36-7 District 50 shopping 55-7 S–Z INDEX 289

sights 50-4 Totem Bight State Park 101 Juneau 142 tours 55 Totem Heritage Center 100 Petersburg 157 travel to/from 37, 61 totem poles 100-1, 108 Sitka 123 travel within 61 tourist information 282 whaling industry 243 walking tours 46-7, 48-9 tours, see individual locations White Pass 185 senior travelers 277 transportation 17, see also White Pass Railroad 176-7 Seward 12-13, 207-17, 209, 214 individual locations Whittier 12-13, 191-205, 193, 202 sheep 268 Two Lakes Trail 215 wi-fi 279 shopping 20, see also individual wildlife 18, 266-70 locations V Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Shotgun Cove Trail 201-3 Preserve 162-3 vacations 281 Sitka 8-9, 113-25, , Alaska Raptor Center 121 115 122 vaccinations 278 Sitka Cross Trail 123 Denali 235 Vancouver 6, 65-91, 67, 80-1, Sitka National Historical Park 84, 91 Fortress of the Bear 121 116-17 accommodations 91 Glacier Bay National Park 149 Sitka Sound Science Center 121 activities 79 Kroschel’s Wildlife Center 166 Sitka Summer Music Festival 22 drinking & nightlife 88-9 Misty Fjords National Skagway 11, 173-89, , Monument 102-3 175 183 entertainment 89 Small-Boat Harbor 212 Pack Creek 136-7 food 86-8 Smith Tower 50 St Lazaria Island National itineraries 66 smoking 277 Wildlife Refuge, 123 planning 66-7 Smuggler’s Cove 186 Stan Price State Wildlife shopping 85-6 Southeast Alaska Discovery Sanctuary 136-7 sights 78-85 Center 104 wolves 267 tours 85 Space Needle 40-3 women travelers 284 travel to/from 67, 89 Spenard Jazz Fest 22 Wrangell 105 travel within 89 sports 23, 250 WWII 167, 201, 245 walking tours 74-5, 76-7 St Nicholas Russian Orthodox visas 16, 283, 283-4 Church 140 Y Stan Price State Wildlife Yakutania Point 186 Sanctuary 136-7 W Stevens, Ted 246 walking tours Surprise Glacier 197 Anchorage 224-5 Z sustainability 30-1 Juneau 138-9 ziplining 275 Seattle 46-7, 48-9 Icy Strait Point 152-3 Skagway 180-1 Juneau 142 T Ketchikan 98-9 Taku Glacier 134-5 Sitka 118-19 Seward 215-16 tax 277 Vancouver 74-5, 76-7 telephone services 281-2 Whittier 201 time 16, 282 walruses 269 tipping 280 waterfowl 270 Tlingit Fort Site 117 weather 16, 238-9 Tongass Historical Museum 104 websites 17, 273 Tongass National Forest 144 weights 277 whales 268-9 ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 290 Symbols & Map Key

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1 5 Sights Eating h Art & Culture v History 2 Activities 6 Drinking C Courses 3 Entertainment p Beaches r Local Life T Tours 7 Shopping a Budget f Nature & z 8 Festivals Information Wildlife & Events & Transport s Cafe/Coffee A Photo Op These symbols and abbreviations give m Cycling vital information for each listing: g Scenery Sustainable or green recommendation x Detour No payment required z Shopping u Drinking % Telephone g Bus number f Ferry n Short Trip h d Entertainment Opening hours j Tram p Parking d Train Events l Sport n q Nonsmoking E English- a Air-conditioning language menu b Family Travel Walking i Internet access v Vegetarian c W Wi-fi access selection c k Food & Drink s Swimming pool Family-friendly o Winter Travel

Sights Points of Interest Information Transport Beach Bodysurfing Bank Airport Bird Sanctuary Camping Embassy/Consulate BART station Buddhist Cafe Hospital/Medical Border crossing Castle/Palace Canoeing/Kayaking Internet Boston T station Christian Course/Tour Police Bus Confucian Diving Post Office Cable car/Funicular Hindu Drinking & Nightlife Telephone Cycling Islamic Eating Toilet Ferry Jain Entertainment Tourist Information Metro/MRT station Jewish Sento Hot Baths/ Other Information Monorail Monument Onsen Parking Museum/Gallery/ Shopping Geographic Petrol station Historic Building Skiing Beach Subway/S-Bahn/ Ruin Sleeping Gate Skytrain station Shinto Snorkelling Hut/Shelter Taxi Sikh Surfing Lighthouse Train station/Railway Taoist Swimming/Pool Lookout Tram Winery/Vineyard Walking Mountain/Volcano Tube Station Zoo/Wildlife Sanctuary Windsurfing Oasis Underground/ Other Sight Other Activity Park U-Bahn station Pass Other Transport Picnic Area Waterfall 291

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Our Story A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. With- in a week they’d sold 1500 copies. Lonely Planet was born. Today, Lonely Planet has offices in Franklin, London, Melbourne, Oakland, Dublin, Beijing,Beijing and and Delhi, Delhi, with with more more than than 600 600 staff staff and and writers. writers. We We share share Tony’s Tony’s belief belief that that ‘a great guidebook should do three things: inform, educate and amuse’. Our Writers Brendan Sainsbury Originally from Hampshire, England, Brendan has traveled all over Alaska from Ketchikan in the south to Deadhorse in the north by bus, train, kayak, bicycle, ferry, airplane and his own two feet. Memorable moments have included taking a bus up the Dalton Highway from Fairbanks to the Arctic Ocean, catching a ferry through the off-the-grid Alaskan peninsula to the Aleutian Islands, and running the Chilkoot trail in the footsteps of the Klondike ‘stampeders’ in a day. Now based in Vancouver, Canada, Brendan has contributed to more than 50 Lonely Planet guides including six editions of Cuba.

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