Museums, historic sites, Alaska Native culture, galleries, parks and trails.
23 listed
Historic site · Downtown
National Historic Landmark built in 1914 on Katlian St that serves as an Alaska Native community hall.
Attraction · Raptor Way
Rehabilitation center for eagles and other birds of prey, with a flight training enclosure visitors can watch.
Last summer admission 3:30pm.
Gallery · Downtown
Locally owned gallery with basketry, sculpture, dolls and jewelry by Inupiat, Northwest Coast Native and Alaskan artists.
Historic site · Downtown
Hilltop state historic site where Alaska was transferred from Russia to the U.S. in 1867; accessible path, views, history panels.
Entrance at Harbor Rd and Lincoln St.
Historic site · Downtown
Spruce-log building from 1835, one of the few structures left from Sitka's Russian period.
Gallery · Downtown
Artist-owned shop with original art, prints, jewelry and gifts by the owners and other Sitka artists; open year-round.
Attraction · Sawmill Creek Rd
Nonprofit sanctuary for orphaned brown and black bears, with indoor and outdoor viewing over large habitats.
Closed July 4. Last admission 3:30pm.
Gallery · Downtown
Gallery showing fine art by local artists, with custom framing.
Gallery · Downtown
Year-round artist cooperative with paintings, jewelry, metalwork, photography, woodcraft and Native art.
Historic site · Downtown
Brick memorial wall with about 2,000 inscriptions honoring mariners and Sitka's maritime history.
Historic site · Downtown
Grave of a Russian governor's first wife, in the Lutheran cemetery behind the Pioneer Home.
Historic site · Downtown
Russian Orthodox bishop's residence finished in 1842 and restored by the NPS; museum exhibits downstairs, free guided tours upstairs.
Run by Sitka National Historical Park; tour hours are not posted, call (907) 318-2170.
Cultural center · Downtown
Sitka Tribe of Alaska community house with Tlingit dance performances, storytelling and a Native art gift shop.
Performance tickets are sold at the door 30 minutes before each show; groups of 25+ call ahead.
Museum · Downtown
State museum of Alaska Native objects, many collected by Rev. Sheldon Jackson, in Alaska's first concrete building (1895–97).
Admission $7 adults; free for ages 18 and under.
Historic site · Downtown
Site of the first Protestant church on North America's west coast; the church has an 1844 organ.
Park & trail · Lincoln St (east end)
National park on the site of the 1804 Tlingit–Russian battle, with totem poles along forest trails and a visitor center.
NPS does not currently post visitor center hours online; call ahead.
Attraction · Downtown
Nonprofit science center with an aquarium, touch tanks and a salmon hatchery.
Admission $15 ages 13+, $5 ages 5–12. Cruise passengers book hatchery tours through their cruise line.
Attraction · Downtown
40-minute film about Sitka's marine and forest wildlife and ecosystems.
Historic site · Downtown
Russian Orthodox cathedral in the middle of Lincoln St, first built 1844–48 and rebuilt after a 1966 fire.
Visiting hours are posted on the door, or call.
Historic site · Downtown
Episcopal church chartered in 1901 as Alaska's pro-cathedral, next to the See House residence built in 1905.
Museum · Downtown
Local history museum in Harrigan Centennial Hall on Harbor Drive.
Historic site · Downtown
Small downtown square with a totem pole showing a double-headed eagle, plus Russian-era cannon and anchors.
Gallery · Downtown
Native-owned gallery selling art and jewelry by Indigenous artists.
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