Russian America’s old capital, one shuttle ride from your ship.
An onion-domed cathedral, the hill where Alaska changed flags in 1867, totem poles on a forest trail and injured eagles on the mend, most of it a short walk from Harrigan Centennial Hall.
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St. Michael's Cathedral
The onion-domed Orthodox cathedral in the middle of Lincoln Street, rebuilt after a 1966 fire with the icons that parishioners carried out of the flames.
Sitka National Historical Park and Totem Trail
Alaska's oldest federally designated cultural and historic park, where a mile-long forest trail passes carved poles on the way to the site of the 1804 Tlingit fort near the Indian River.
Castle Hill (Baranof Castle State Historic Site)
Small hilltop park above the harbor where Russia handed Alaska to the United States in 1867; earlier a Kiks.ádi Tlingit fort site.
Alaska Raptor Center
Hospital and rehabilitation center for injured birds of prey, with birds on view on a wooded campus beside the Indian River.
Fortress of the Bear
Non-profit rescue for orphaned brown and black bears, housed in old pulp-mill tanks east of town.
Russian Bishop's House
One of the few Russian colonial buildings left in North America, built for the first Orthodox bishop of Alaska and restored by the Park Service.
Beak Restaurant
Walk-in restaurant at the foot of Lincoln Street that runs without gratuities; any tips left are passed on to charity.
Old Harbor Books
Independent bookstore on Lincoln Street with a deep shelf of Alaska titles and staff who know them.
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What to wear, how to spend your hours, and what not to miss.
Sitka Cruise Port Guide
Where big ships dock north of town, how the free shuttle and its reservations work, the downtown tender landings and getting back on board.
A Walk Through Russian and Tlingit Sitka
One loop from the shuttle stop past the Bishop's House, St. Michael's Cathedral, Castle Hill and Katlian Street, with the totem trail as an add-on.
Bears, Raptors or Sea Life? Sitka's Animal Stops
The Alaska Raptor Center, Fortress of the Bear and the Sitka Sound Science Center side by side: how to get there, hours, prices and what you see.
Rainy-Day Sitka
Museums, a cathedral, dance shows, warm cafés and a heated-cabin boat for a wet Sitka port day.
Your Sitka day, timed and printable
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