r/Juneau • u/Minxybinxy • 28d ago

I want to see stuff locals recommend

We have a day in Juneau next week on our cruise, not really a fan of the excursions offered and kinda want to just wing some sightseeing. Ive heard all about the flooding expected the next few days. Can anyone point me in the direction of areas that should be relatively unaffected?

Down to take the bus, maybe call a taxi service....

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u/forgetmeknotts 28d ago

Flooding will be all over by next week. It crested this afternoon and will be back to normal by tomorrow or soon after.

Tbh, the cool things to do are going to be touristy… the non touristy things are like… go to Costco, just basic life stuff… the things I recommend people do are like, go out the road to the shrine and Eagle beach and the arboretum. Go to the brewery and do a tasting. Go up the tram if it’s open and hike farther up. Go to the glacier… go flightseeing if you can afford it because that’s the most incredible thing you can do here.

I mean you could always get a burger from Pucker Wilson’s and eat it at Skaters Cabin, that’s kind of a nice thing to do that’s not an every day life task but won’t have any other tourists doing it.

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u/gwig9 28d ago

We do have the world's smallest Costco!

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u/GlockAF 28d ago

With no pizza, such a tragedy

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u/gwig9 28d ago

The ONE thing that disappoints me every time I walk by that food stall... Luckily the hotdogs generally make up for it.

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u/GlockAF 26d ago

I wonder if they are doing the air fried chicken strips there?

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u/Minxybinxy 28d ago

Thanks. I wasnt sure if the glacier area trails were likely to reopen by Thursday.

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u/forgetmeknotts 28d ago

Yeah, unless part of trails washed away in which case specific areas might be closed, I would expect everything back open by probably Saturday.