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The
sophisticated and vibrant city of
JUNEAU
is unlike any other state capital in the nation. Accessible only by sea or air,
it is exceptionally picturesque, hard against the Gastineau Channel, with
steep, narrow roads clawing up into the rain forested hills behind.
Gold features heavily in its history. In 1880, two prospectors - one
of them Joe Juneau - made
Alaska's first gold strike
in the rainforest along the banks of the Gastineau Channel.
Named Gold Creek, the camp grew rapidly. Until the last mine was
shut down in 1944, this was the world's largest producer of
low-grade ore - all the flat land in Juneau, stretching from
downtown to the airport, is landfill from mine tailings.
Southeast of Alaska
Glacier Bay National Park
Haines
The Town
Travel info
Bars and restaurants
Juneau
Travel
info
Restaurants
Downtown
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Alaska Travel Guide
Alaska
Brief history
Getting there
Around Alaska
Alaska
Pass
Best of
Alaska
Anchorage
City of Anchorage
Arrival and info
Restaurants, nightlife
South of Anchorage
Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island
Girdwood
Homer
The Town and surroundings
Arrival , getting around
Restaurants
Kodiak
The Town
Travel
info
Restaurants
Interior and
Northern Alaska
The Dalton
Highway
Denali National
Park
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Getting to the Park, eating
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Sightseeing, hiking
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Camping, rafting
Fairbanks
The town
Arrival and getting around
Aurora borealis/northern lights
Restaurants
Exploring
Faribanks
Talkeetna
Talkeetna travel info
Wrangell-St Elias National Park
Practicalities of Wrangell-St
Elias National Park
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Prince
William Sound
Cordova
Travel info
Valdez
The Town
Travel info
Restaurants
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Mendenhall Glacier
and Tracy Arm Fjord
Ketchikan
The Town
Arrival and info
Restaurants
Sitka
The Town
Travel
info
Restaurants
Skagway
The Town
Travel info
Restaurants
Exploring Skagway
Chilkoot Trail
Wrangell
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