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The most common way to get to Skagway is by boat, whether cruise ship or Alaska Marine Highway ferry [url=http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/].] It is also accessible by commuter flight from [[Juneau[/url]], and by car or via the Canadian South Klondike Highway.
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The city is only a few blocks wide and a couple dozen blocks long, on level ground; walking works just fine. S.M.A.R.T. City Transit[http://www.skagwaytransit.com/] provides small busses around town and to and from the cruise ship docks. $2.
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Start by stepping away from any buildings and turning 360 degrees for an impressive view of the nearby peaks that enclose Skagway.
*Visitors Center, Broadway between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. Summer daily 8AM-6PM. Staffed and has walking tour and trail maps available. The driftwood-faced building is among the most photographed in Alaska.
*Skagway Museum and Archives, Seventh and Spring Streets, Phone: 907-983-2420. Photos and artifacts from Old Skaguay including a Tlingit canoe, a Portland Cutter sleigh and Bering Sea kayaks as well as Gold Rush era tools, baskets, beadwork and carvings. Also gold rush genealogy research. $2.
*Jewell Gardens, on the highway just beyond the river, 983-2111, [http://www.jewellgardens.com]. Unique flowers and vegetables, including some giants.
*Footbridge to Yakutania Point & Smuggler's Cove, south of airport terminal off First Ave. Trails, exercise course, picnic spots.
*Skagway Sculpture Garden, 8th and Spring Streets.
*Skagway Overlook, turnoff and platform at Mile 2 on Dyea Rd.
* Old cemetery which includes the grave of Jefferson "Soapy" Smith and "The Largest Nugget in the World" which is really just a giant boulder painted gold. Trolley tours offered to the cemetery, but if you wish to walk from downtown it will take about 20 minutes.
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Mountain Flying Service does charter flights and flightseeing out of Skagway and Haines primarily. They have a spectacular plane with very large windows for flightseeing. Paul the pilot has been flying tours in the area longer than anyone else.
*White Pass & Yukon Route, 2nd Av., +1 800-343-7373, [url=http://www.wpyr.com]]railroad was built to transport miners from Skagway to the gold. It was in service until the early 1980s, servicing the Yukon's Mining Industry. Today, a portion of the railroad is restored and still in operation. An out-and-back day trip offers great views as the train snakes along the sides of mountains overlooking the river far below; although it goes into Canada, passports aren't required because you don't get off the train. The restored/replica passenger cars feature reversible seats so that passengers face forward both outbound and when the train reverses course to return to Skagway. Excursions start from $110. International trips to Fraser and Bennett Lake, British Columbia are also available. The railroad also offers a transport service for Hiker's returning from Bennett Lake after completing the [[Chilkoot Trail[/url]].
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There is no shortage of shops along Skagway's main street (actually Broadway Street, one block from Main), offering an array of standard tourist souvenirs, native/local crafts and imported imitations, jewelry, and other goods. Here are a few:
Granny's Gallery 272 State Street, 907-983-2775, antique native carvings, art and jewelery.
Temptations Fashion Boutique for Ladies 5th between Broadway & State, 907-983-2452.
*Special showing of Alaskan Multimedia Artist, Tresham Gregg, working in woodcarvings, silk screen prints, tribal jewelry, puppets, paintings, and more. Plus exotic silver and stone jewelry.
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A few restaurants and bars along the main street offering a variety of brews and cooking provide a pleasant alternative to - or break from - shopping and excursions.
*You Say Tomato, State St. at 21st Av., Phone: +1 907 983-2784. Natural whole foods, fresh bread and produce, provisions for hikers.
*Skagway Fish Co., Congress Way in the red building, Phone: +1 907 983-FISH. Halibut fish and chips, Alaskan king crab.
*The Stowaway Cafe, 205 Congress Way in the aqua building, Phone: +1 907 983-DINE. More upscale and overlooking the small boat harbor.
*Red Onion Saloon, 2nd and Broadway. Has that Gold Rush era feel. "Meet the Ladies of '98".
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Sgt. Preston's Lodge, 6th and State, +1 907 983-2521, [http://www.sgtprestonslodge.com]]. 40 rooms.
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Hostels
One male dorm, one female dorm, one co-ed dorm, and one private room (sleeps 2). Kitchen facilities and outdoor barbecue. No lockouts or curfew. Open May through September.
* Kitchen facilities, outdoor barbecue, free internet. Guests are assigned one chore. Same-sex dorms (sleeps 3 each) inside the main house; co-ed dorm in a bunkhouse in back (sleeps 8). People with pet allergies note that there is one cat and one dog living in the hostel.
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Bed and Breakfast
At The White House, 8th and Main St., +1 907 983-9000. [http://www.atthewhitehouse.com]].
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RV Parks
Pullen Creek RV Park, +1 800-936-3731, [http://www.pullencreekrv.com]].
*Skagway Mountain View RV Park, 12th and Broadway, +1 888-778-7700.
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[[Wikipedia:Skagway, Alaska]]
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