Juneau has a huge list of things to visit or admire.
• State Capitol, Fourth and Main. Free tours are available in the summer starting in the Capitol lobby, and there are self-guided tours the rest of the year. 907-465-3800.
• The State Office Building, diagonally across Fourth and Main from the Capitol, houses the State Historical Library. It's on the eighth floor. 907-465-2925.
• The Governor's Mansion, 716 Calhoun Ave. It was finished in 1913 with almost 13,000 square feet of floor space. Tours may be possible. Call 907-465-3500.
• Alaska State Museum, 395 Whittier St. The museum has two parts; the other one's the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka. 907-465-2901.
• University of Alaska Southeast. One of three branches of the state university system, it sits along the Glacier Highway near Auke Lake.
• USS Juneau Memorial. On the waterfront, it commemorates the sinking of the cruiser by torpedo at Guadacanal on Friday the 13th, November 1942. Ten men survived, but 690 were lost, including the famous five Sullivan brothers.
• Mount Roberts Tramway, 490 S. Franklin St. near the dock. 888-461-3412. A day pass for the 2002 season is $21.95 for an adult and $12.60 for a child age 7 to 12. A six-minute ride glides from the dock area to an elevation of 1,760 feet, above the trees.
• Joe Juneau. The city's namesake prospector is remembered with a statue along Gold Creek at Willoughby Avenue. At Evergreen Cemetery are the graves of Juneau and his partner Richard Harris; the town's first name was Harrisburg.
• Wildlife cruises. Whales, seals and seabirds are usually found in the area. Trips to scenic Tracy Arm, Icy Strait and closer waters are available from Auk Nu Tours, Orca Eco Tours and other charter boats.
• Mendenhall Glacier, north of Juneau along the Glacier Highway: It's 12 miles long, 1.5 miles wide with ice up to 800 feet thick. The Juneau Icefield, from which the glacier descends, covers 1,500 square miles. Guides shepherd rubber rafts on the Mendenhall River; canoes and kayaks are fine on Mendenhall Lake. Helicopter tours of Mendenhall and other Juneau Icefield glaciers are available. Among the trails at the lake is one that takes hikers to the Steep Creek fish viewing site, where they can watch spawning red and silver salmon. A "fish cam" sends underwater images to a monitor near the glacier visitor center. Tours are available from downtown.
• Juneau Icefield flightseeing. The ice covers 1,500 square miles. Helicopter flights land on glacier for about $180, and there are also floatplane rides that overfly the ice.
• Gold Nugget Revue, four miles south on Thane Road. There's a cancan show, a melodrama and a dinner of halibut, salmon or ribs, or visitors can see the show alone. 907-586-1462.
• Gold Creek Salmon Bake. There is music and family entertainment. The menu lists salmon, barbecued ribs, baked beans, rice, salads and postprandial roasted marshmallows. The company will send a van to pick up customers at the dock or at hotels. 907-789-0052.
• Auke Village Recreation Area, a few miles north of downtown, on the far side of the Mendenhall Glacier and past the Forest Service campground. It's a good place for picnics.
• Macauley Salmon Hatchery, 2697 Channel Drive, 907-463-4810. There are tour guides at the Ladd Macauley Visitor Center at Douglas Island Pink and Chum Inc., exhibits and a saltwater aquarium. It was formerly known as the Gastineau hatchery.
• Glacier Gardens Rainforest Adventure, 7600 Glacier Highway, 907-790-3377. Walk or ride through about 50 acres of gardens set in the rain forest. $17.95 adults, $12.95 for children 13 and older, and free for 12 and under.
• St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 326 Fifth St., 907-586-9523. This is the oldest original and continuously used church in Southeast Alaska. There are icons and a gold dome. It was built in 1893-94 by Slavic miners and Tlingits.
• Walking tour maps are available at the city museum and at tour offices.
• Alaska Brewing and Bottling Co., 5429 Shaune Drive, 907-780-5866. The brewery that makes Alaska Amber offers free tours and sample beers on tap.
• Last Chance Mining Museum, end of Basin Road. The world's largest air compressor, plus underground exhibits. 907-586-5338.
• Sentinel Island Lighthouse tours are offered by the Gastineau Channel Historical Society. Box 21264, Juneau, AK 99802. 907-586-5338.
• Red Dog Saloon, 278 S. Franklin St. 907-463-3658. This famed Juneau spot has swinging doors, sawdust floors and a display of Alaskan history.
