Forget the ship tours and take the Tribal Bus from the docks where you are tendered, make your first stop at the Sitka National Totem Pole Park and then walk through the beautiful forest dotted with totem poles up to the Raptor Center. Awesome birds of prey in well cared for areas. They even bring an eagle in with a... more

The Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka is such a happy experience! From backyard beginnings, this non-profit refuge is now the expert rehabilitation location for all Alaska raptors who have been injured. The Center gives them the medical and emotional attention they need, and the birds who recover are released back into the wild. Those birds whose injuries prevent any future... more

shhh. its a hospital for injured eagles, not a petting zoo. nothing can possible do an eagle justice but to see it in person! these birds are beautiful and so graceful...breathtaking. they also have golden eagles, hawks, ravens and other birds. after the presentation, take a walk down a trail and see the animals out in the open. save some... more