Love Sitka ! This was our third time here and we rented a car from alaska coach tours. They met us at the dock with the car. We stopped first at Fortress of the Bear which is an awesome place and the work they are doing is excellent. We then stopped at the Raptor Center which again was very good, the signage to find it could be better though. Both stops were in beautiful settings and very ...
After reading pros and cons, we did go to the Fortress of the Bears and were glad we did. We walked the totem trail at the park and saw the Russian Bishops House. That was well worth seeing and the guided ranger tour is a must. ...
We visited the Sitka Sound Science Center. It's small, but it's worth visiting. The staff were friendly and informative. The touch tanks were cool. How many aquariums let you touch a starfish or a sea cucumber? We went hiking in Sitka National Historical Park and came across a bald eagle posing on a tree trunk. We stood watching him in awed silence for at least 10 minutes. We also hiked to the ...
Sitka was a very nice area. I walked downtown, which was small but the area was very attractive with fishing boats and fishermen working on their nets. ...
Sitka is a nice port town with lots to do and see. A cab will take you to the Fortress of Bears and just about any other local spot. Cab drivers are waiting at the port building. ...