Cruises to Sitka
SITKA
Picturesque Sitka is thought to be one of the most beautiful cities in Southeast Alaska. Sitting opposite the snow-capped Mount Edgecumbe and the Pacific Ocean, it's famous for fishing, the annual summer classical music festival and historic visitor attractions.
POINTS OF INTEREST
Princess Maksoutoff's Grave
You can view the tiny grave site of Princess Maksoutoff who was the first wife of Alaska's last American governor, Dimitrii Maksoutoff.
Sitka National Historical Park
This is Alaska's smallest national park, and the site where the Tlingits we defeated by the Russians in 1804. Explore the Totem Trail before you eventually arrive at the site of the Tlingit fort near Indian River.
Russian Blockhouse
The Blockhouse is a re-creation of a Russian guard house used to protect their stockade from the Tlingit Natives and surrounding wilderness.
Castle Hill & Totem Square
Castle Hill is a state historical site, it was here on 18th October 1867 that the official transfer of Alaska to Russia to the USA took place. Totem Square features Russian cannons and a totem pole.