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Admiralty Island National Monument
The Admiralty Island National Monument has 3641 sq km (1406 sq mi) of designated wilderness, featuring eagles, humpback whales, harbor seals, porpoises, sea lions and bears - the best bear-viewing area in Southeast Alaska is at Pack Creek, on the eastern side of the island. Angoon is the starting point for the adventurous canoe trips the area is famous for.
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Alaska Native Heritage Center
Experiencing Alaska Native culture first hand in the Bush is logistically complicated and expensive. Instead, come to this 11-hectare (26-acre) center and see how humans survived, and thrived, before central heating.
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Anchorage Museum of History & Art
Pardon all the dust. The museum is undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation that will almost double its size when finished by 2009. Until then, this is still Alaska's best cultural jewel in a rough-and-tumble state.
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Kennicott
In 1900, miners discovered the rich Kennicott copper deposit and built 315km (196mi) of railroad through wilderness to take the ore out. For 30 years, the mining town worked around the clock but, in 1938, management shut it down, giving workers two hours to catch the last train out. Despite pilferage, Kennicott is a remarkably preserved piece of mining history.
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Mendenhall Glacier
Alaska's famous drive-in glacier, Mendenhall Glacier, is Juneau's most popular attraction, flowing 19km (12mi) from its source, the Juneau Ice Field. On a sunny day it's beautiful, with blue skies and snowcapped mountains in the background. On a cloudy and drizzly afternoon, it can be even more impressive, as the ice turns shades of deep blue.
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