Glacier Bay National Park
Sixteen glaciers spill into the 65-mile-long Glacier Bay, northwest of Juneau. Brown and black bears, moose, mountain goats, sea otters, humpback whales, porpoise, seals and a colourful array of birds call the area home.
Tongass National Forest
For a true outdoor adventure, you can rent a cabin in the huge Tongass National Forest – which encompasses most of southeast Alaska – for around $35/night. Get details from the visitor centres in Juneau and Ketchikan, or at the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center, 50 Main St (fs.fed.us/r10/tongass), a striking cedar-framed building which houses absorbing displays of the region’s natural habitats and native culture, or through recreation.gov.