Sitka National Historical Park - Sitka Sightseeing

  • Address: 103 Monastery Street, Sitka, Alaska 99835
  • Phone: 907 747-8061 gift shop
  • Website:www.nps.gov
Average Rating
5.0
1+ reviews
from 1 sources
Frommers
3.0
1+ reviews

Estimated Price: From $4

Sitka National Historical Park
103 Monastery Street
Sitka, Alaska 99835

Sitka National Historical Park Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • Dogs on leash are allowed in the park. Dogs are ... more on Dogfriendly.com
  • In 1799, the Russian American Company, led by Alexander Baranof, landed from their base in Kodiak, established Redoubt St. Michael (today the Old Sitka State Historic Site, 7 1/2 miles north of town -- just a grassy picnic area with interpretive signs), and claimed the Pacific Northwest of America for Russia. The Tlingit, who were sophisticated traders and already had acquired flintlocks, attacked with knives, spears, and guns, and destroyed the redoubt in mid-June 1802, killing almost all of the Russians. The Natives immediately began building fortifications on the site now within the national historical park, anticipating a Russian counterattack, which came in 1804. Baranof returned with an attacking force of a Russian gunship and a swarm of Aleut kayaks, which ... more on frommers.com
  • The main building at this park houses a small museum with fascinating historical exhibits and photos of Tlingit native culture. Highlights include a brass peace hat given to the Sitka Kiksádi by Russian traders in the early 1800s and ... more on Fodor's

Other Web Resources

Plan a trip

Frequent Flier Miles & Points Cash Converter

Loyalty match