Raven Eagle Gifts & Gallery
490 S Franklin St, Juneau, Alaska
Juneau, Alaska filled with amazing seafood, beautiful nature, and great adventure. Juneau is also home to Raven Eagle Gifts & Gallery.
This shop is unique because it sits 1,800 feet above the ground at the top of Goldbelt Mount Roberts Tramway. They feature many of our favorite products including our Chocolate Moose tank and boxers.
Stop in and get your Lazy One gear while enjoying the views. As they say, “See it all, Do it all, Above it all.”
Goldbelt Mount Roberts Tramway
Downtown Juneau
To get to the tramway you must take a five minute walk from the cruise ship port to get to the starting point for the tramway. There you can take the tramway to the park. The tram departs from South Franklin Street near Downtown Juneau. The price for the tramway is $33 per adult, $16 per child, and for children under 5 it is free.
Timberline Bar & Grill
Top of the Tramway
If you are a seafood lover, this is the place for you! Featuring king and dungeness crab, fresh caught halibut, and house made dessert. From mid-June to mid-August they have an all-you-can-eat crab eat. The yumminess doesn’t stop there, they offer their famous crab nachos. Nachos with crab meat and topped with avocado aioli and black bean-corn salsa. All of this you get to enjoy while sitting 1,800 feet above the city enjoying spectacular views.
Mendenhall Lake Canoe Adventure
Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska
Take an adventure that very few will be able to say they have taken. Through a special permit from the government you can take a canoe ride on Mendenhall Lake, get up close with a glacier and Nugget Falls. The tour runs May-September and lasts three and half hours. The cost is $169 per adult and $129 per child. Don’t worry, raingear and overcoats are provided as this is probably not a pajama friendly activity.
Glacier Gardens Rainforest Adventure
7600 Glacier Highway, Juneau, Alaska
Purchased and reclaimed in 1984 by the Bowhay family after the mountainside was destroyed by glacial runoff, this beautiful oasis in Alaska features lots of incredible sights. Here you will find upside down trees known as flower towers. Flower towers are trees planted upside down, the roots go straight up creating beautiful baskets for effervescent flowers.
A fun story about the creation of flower towers:
“ During the process of rebuilding the stream, stories have it that Steve {Bowhay} accidentally damaged the moving equipment and, in a fit of frustration, used the machine to pick up a large fallen tree stump and slam it upside down into the soft mud. The image of roots hanging down like petunia vines apparently gave him the inspiration to repeat his action, inverting over 20 other dead Spruce and Hemlock trees in order to plant 75–100 flowers in the ‘root bowls’ each year.”
The cost to go is $26.00, tickets can be purchased online or at the door.
Chichagof Island:Brown Bear Search Tour
Icy Strait Point
Chichagof Island is the fifth biggest island in the world and houses the largest brown bear population. Not only can you explore Chichagof Island and enjoy yummy food and beautiful scenery, but you can take a three hour guided tour of the island and see some gorgeous brown bears.
The tour is offered May through September because this is when you have the highest probability of seeing these amazing creatures. The cost for the tour is $90. Included in the fee is bottled water, a sightseeing cruise, guided tour, and national park fees. Snacks, food and gratuities must be paid for separately. Not only can you see the brown bears but you can explore the island in all its glory as well.
Come and see Raven Eagle Gifts & Gallery as well as many other beautiful sights in Juneau Alaska. Don’t forget to come prepared to bear your bottom.
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