Introducing Juneau
There’s no prettier capital in the country than Alaska’s Juneau, whose historic downtown clings to a mountainside beneath snowcapped peaks and its narrow streets lead you past a bustling waterfront. The rest of the city spreads north into the Mendenhall Valley. Juneau is also Alaska’s cruise-ship capital and the gateway to many attractions, including Glacier Bay National Park and Admiralty Island National Monument.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: National Park tour
by trekker502 25 May 2012
Are you flying to Anchorage, Alaska? Are you taking the ferry up the Inside Passage to Alaska? There is also Glacier Bay National Park,…
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RE: What state and city for a country girl looking for trp of a life time
by trekker502 25 May 2012
I highly recommend *Alaska* for your adventure. You could join two Green Tortoise tours that leave San Francisco, California, on a modern…
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Re: Want to buy Alaska TourSaver 2012
by sanerjee 23 May 2012
I have the 2012 toursaver and I have just used some of the coupons in Juneau only (driftwood lodge, mt. roberts tramway, whale watching,…
