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Juneau — Alaska's road-inaccessible capital — is 90 minutes from Anchorage by air and a completely different Alaska. Mendenhall Glacier ice caves, world-class humpback whale watching, and the Tracy Arm Fjord make it worth the flight.

Deep inside Mendenhall Glacier, meltwater has carved chambers and tunnels of compressed ancient ice — glowing an impossible blue in the half-light. The caves are only reachable by guided tour, they change every year as the glacier retreats, and they sell out weeks in advance. Here's everything you need to plan your 2026 visit.