Things to Do
The cathedral, Castle Hill, the totem trail and bookable whale boats from one port.
Russian & Tlingit History
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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.
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.
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.
Wildlife & Sea Life
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Sitka Sound Science Center
Hands-on marine science center in a historic mill building, with touch tanks, an aquarium and a working salmon hatchery.
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.
Bookable Excursions
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Whale Watching Boats
Compare small-boat trips on Sitka Sound for humpback whales, sea otters and seabirds.
Sea Otter & Wildlife Cruises
Compare wildlife cruises among the islands for otters, sea lions and eagles.
Bears, Raptors & Totems Tours
Compare van tours that link the totem park, the Raptor Center and Fortress of the Bear.
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