Mendenhall Glacier - Juneau Park
- 7600 Glacier Highway
1 mile from the airport, beyond the Fred Meyer store, Juneau, AK - +1 907 790 3377
- www.glaciergardens.com
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3.5
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3+ reviews from 1 sources |
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| Yelp | 3.5 |
3+ reviews |
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- Open Hours:
- Summer daily 9am-6pm
Mendenhall Glacier
7600 Glacier Highway1 mile from the airport, beyond the Fred Meyer store, Juneau, AK
- Description
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- ... as Sitaantaagu ("the Glacier Behind the Town") or Aak'wtaaksit ("the Glacier Behind the Little Lake") by the Tlingits, the glacier was named Auke (Auk) Glacier by naturalist John Muir for the Tlingit Auk Kwaan (or Aak'w Kwaan) band ... more on En.wikipedia.org
- A botanical garden that displays the plantlife ... more on TripAdvisor
- This is the place to see the rainforest if you have mobility problems. The heart of the hour-long tour is a ride in vehicles similar to golf carts up a steep mountainside, past a stream and pools, to a platform ... more on Frommers
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5.0 -
Glacier Gardens is the most beutiful place ever! MUST SEE
(Nov 18, 2003)
... if you want an adventure this is the place to go. Get ready to snap pictures left and right. first you begin your tour with a trip through the lower gardens, then go in to the wonderfull tongass rain forest. ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Reviews from TripAdvisor
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4.0
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kimmy g. 's review
... this tour. It was amazing. The plants are beautiful, the forest is beautiful, and its a great place to take some pictures. Our driver ... a user of yelp.com. Reviews from Yelp
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5.0
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Very Unique. You've never seen anything like it.
(Jan 18, 2007)
... the Glacier Gardens in 1998. If you like botanical gardens even just a little bit, you'll love this place. It's a must see because no one else makes gardens this ... Gomark, a user of Tripadvisor. Reviews from TripAdvisor
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3.0
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Keane L. 's review
... of Juneau and a rainforest full of crazy spruce or whatever. I don't remember because our golf cart happened to be piloted by Ashton ... a user of yelp.com. Reviews from Yelp
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5.0
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Oh Yes! Do visit Glacier Gardens
(Nov 25, 2006)
... were advised by 3 different sets of local residents to tour Glacier Gardens as an alternative to Mt Roberts Tramway. Boy, are we glad we took their advice. The concept of land reclamation is ... carolinanorte, a user of Tripadvisor. Reviews from TripAdvisor
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- Directions
about 12 miles (19 km) from downtown Juneau in the southeast area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Near the Fred Meyer store about 1 mile from the airport
- Web Resources
- www.glaciergardens.com
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