Alaska's capital city, Juneau, may sport civic buildings but it also sits within easy reach of a wide range of outdoor pursuits, from cross country skiing and kayaking to glacier tours.
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Alaska has a handful of rafting hot spots, including white water near Anchorage, frothing rivers in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and good rough stuff near Denali National Park.
LONG A FAVORITE OF TOURISTS AND ALASKANS THE VAN
GILDER HOTEL IS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
BUILT IN 1916 WHICH HAS BEEN TASTEFULLY RESTORED
TO REFLECT ITS EARLY ALASKA HISTORY. YOU FIND
THE VAN GILDER A QUIET NON-SMOKING IMPECCABLY
CLEAN AND COMFORTABLE HOTEL. BRASS BEDS AND
PERIOD ANTIQUES ALLOW GUESTS TO ENJOY THE
AUTHENTIC VICTORIAN CHARM OF AN EARLY CENTURY
HOTEL. FOR YOUR COMFORT WE ALSO FEATURE MODERN
AMENITIES SUCH AS IN-ROOM PHONES CABLE TV AND
PRIVATE BATHS ALONG WITH AMPLE NEARBY PARKING
FOR ALL OF OUR GUESTS.
THE CONVENIENT LOCATION OF THE VAN GILDER IN
DOWNTOWN SEWARD ALLOWS YOU ACCESS TO MANY AREA
ATTRACTIONS. THE SEALIFE CENTER THE SEWARD
MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART LOCAL GIFT SHOPS AND
RESTAURANTS AND THE WATERFRONT. OTHER AREA
ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE KENAI FJORDS NATIONAL PARK
EXIT GLACIER AS WELL AS MANY FISHING AND
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOUND IN RESURRECTION
BAY.
Basic Directions
FROM ANCHORAGE-
TAKE THE SEWARD HWY SOUTH 120 MILES TO DOWNTOWN
SEWARD. TURN LEFT ON ADAMS STREET.