Alaska
Juneau
A capital reachable only by sea or air.
The Mendenhall Glacier, humpback whales, and a state capital with no road in.
Juneau is the only US state capital you cannot drive to, hemmed between the Tongass rainforest and the sea. The Mendenhall Glacier flows nearly to the road a short ride from downtown, with Nugget Falls thundering beside its face. Humpbacks bubble-net feed in the channel offshore, and the Mount Roberts tram lifts you straight into the alpine.
What you’ll do
·Mendenhall Glacier & Nugget Falls
·Whale-watch the channel
·Mount Roberts tram
·Floatplane to the icefield
Why it’s special
Mendenhall Glacier
A river of ice and a thundering waterfall a short ride from town.
Whale-watching
Humpbacks bubble-net feeding in the channel offshore.
Mount Roberts tram
A cable car from the dock straight into the alpine.
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