DOMED TRAIN
Ride the rails in luxury
and style. Relax and view
the scenic beauty with
a ride on the McKinley
Explorer.
SEWARD
Seward is one of Alaska's oldest and most scenic
communities. This seaside village offers a bustling harbor.
BUTCHART GARDENS - VICTORIA
Benvenuto, Italian for `welcome', is the name the
Butcharts used for their original estate, now a National
Historic Site of Canada, and still privately owned by fam-
ily descendants. The Butchart Gardens offers 55 acres
of wonderful floral display, located in Greater Victoria on
Vancouver Island.
VANCOUVER AND STANLEY PARK
Stanley Park is a 1,001 acre urban park bordering
downtown Vancouver. It opened in 1888. It is more
than 10% larger than New York City's Central Park
and almost half the size of London's
Richmond Park.
PORTAGE GLACIER
The glacier is part of the Chugach National Forest,
located south of Portage Lake. This lake is being
formed by the melting of the glacier which has been
retreating substantially for the past fifty years Visitors
can enjoy Portage Glacier by cruises on Portage Lake
to view the glacier aboard the mv Ptarmigan. You'll
stand just 300 yards from a relic of the Ice Age and
watch for fractures of ice breaking off the glacier and
crashing into the
KETCHIKAN - TOTEM
BIGHT PARK
In the early 1900's, Natives moved
to communities where work was
available. The villages and totem
poles they left behind were soon
overgrown by forests and eroded
by weather. In 1938 the U.S. Forest
Service began a program aimed at
salvaging and reconstructing these
large cedar monuments.
JUNEAU
Juneau, Alaska might conjure up visions
of whales and glaciers. But there's also
natural
beauty,
small
town
charm
and
friendly
locals
who truly
love the place they call home.
Portage Glacier
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Activities & Attractions