Sheldon Jackson Museum is an Alaska State Museum located at 104 College Drive – a short walk from downtown. Constructed in 1897, it was the first concrete building in Alaska and it’s on the National Register of Historic Places. Artifacts on exhibit include kayaks from the Inupiaq communities ...
Sitka History Museum in Harrigan Centennial Hall, acclaimed as Sitka’s hidden cultural treasure, is a good “first stop” for travelers. After a brief visit, visitors leave the museum with an understanding of Sitka’s important place in Alaska’s...
The 113-acre Sitka National Historical Park is Alaska’s oldest federally recognized cultural site, a favorite for locals and visitors alike. The park is at 106 Metlakatla Street; the Russian Bishop’s House, also part of the National Park...
As an island community, Sitka’s marine ecosystems are as vibrant as its terrestrial ones, and visitors interested in learning more about what goes on beneath the waves should visit the Sitka Sound Science Center at 834 Lincoln Street. The...
The New Archangel Dancers highlight Sitka’s cultural past going back to the 1800s, performing traditional folk dances from Russia, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine. The all-female volunteer troupe recruits and rehearses all year round for its summer...
For those hoping to experience Tlingit Native culture while visiting Sitka, the Naa Kahidi dancers perform several times each week during the summer in the iconic Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi community house next to the Pioneers Home on Katlian...
“Alaska Storytellers: Bringing Sitka’s Stories to Life” is a 30-minute multimedia experience that uses Russian folk, contemporary and swing dancing to tell the story of Sitka from the 18th century through 1945. A storyteller, video...
Fortress of the Bear is a nonprofit educational rescue center for brown and black bears, located about five miles from downtown Sitka, at 4639 Sawmill Creek Road. The fortress, founded by Les and Evy Kinnear in 2003, consists of two large...
More than 40,000 visitors flock to the Alaska Raptor Center each year to view some of America’s most majestic and iconic birds. The facility, a 25-minute walk from downtown, is Alaska’s premier avian rescue center and sanctuary, with a mission to...
The Mariners Wall, a memorial and tribute to those who go to sea, is situation in the ANB Harbor parking lot at 231 Katlian Street. The 2,000 bricks in the 40-foot-long structure bear the names of mariners past and present, boats, and messages....