Juneau - downtown sites
Juneau-Douglas City Museum This was another lovely local Alaskan museum, with exhibits on many facets of the history & culture here. State Capitol The simple building has only a few ornaments, like the bas relief panels in the foyer, literally tucked between the 2 sets of entry doors. Sealaska Heritage Center This beautiful museum tells of the Tlingit & Haida Native cultures. The centerpiece is a replica of a clan house, which visitors can go into. Modern clan houses are used for cultural events & celebrations & are generally closed to outsiders. Traditionally, 40-50 clan members would live in such a house, where cooking over the fire was done in the center, folks ate & did activities on the surrounding elevated level, & everyone slept on the upper level by the walls. The workmanship on this clan house amazed me. The exhibits included masks & outfits worn for dancing. The current artist-in-residence...