Juneau is the only state capital in the USA that is inaccessible by car. The city of about 30,000 residents is perched on the southeast coast of Alaska on the Inside Passage, and you need a ship or a plane to get to Juneau. With the Mendenhall Glacier nearby, Juneau offers many excursion opportunities for Alaska cruises, and its airport makes the city a good one for cruise ship embarkation or disembarkation.
With several cruise ships visiting the city each day during the busy summer cruise season, the small town seems to burst at the seams.
We stayed overnight in Juneau before embarking on our Cruise West Spirit of Yorktown cruise of Alaska's Inside Passage in 2007. I also visited Juneau in late August 2008 on the Seven Seas Mariner, the day after John McCain selected Governor Sarah Palin for his running mate, so we walked to the Governor's Mansion to check it out. (No one was at home.) These photos capture a few of the things to see and do in Juneau.
- Patsy Ann Statue in Juneau, AlaskaPatsy Ann Statue in Juneau, Alaska
- Alaska State Capital in Juneau, AlaskaAlaska State Capital in Juneau, Alaska
- Downtown Juneau, AlaskaDowntown Juneau, Alaska
- Mount Roberts Tramway in Juneau, AlaskaMount Roberts Tramway in Juneau, Alaska
- Flowers Along the Cruise Ship Dock in Juneau, AlaskaFlowers Along the Cruise Ship Dock in Juneau, Alaska
- Gastineau Channel and Douglas Island at Juneau, AlaskaGastineau Channel and Douglas Island at Juneau, Alaska
- Floatplane Landing in Juneau, AlaskaFloatplane Landing in Juneau, Alaska
- Juneau Icefields in Juneau, AlaskaJuneau Icefields in Juneau, Alaska
- Black Bear at Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, AlaskaBlack Bear at Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska
- Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier and WalkwayJuneau's Mendenhall Glacier and Walkway
- Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, AlaskaMendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska
- View of Auke Lake from the Chapel by the LakeView of Auke Lake from the Chapel by the Lake at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau, AK
- Graphic Index
- Text Index