Location: Haines
Top Things to do in Haines
Top Restaurants in Haines
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Looking for an authentic Alaskan experience? Visit Haines. A popular cruise port, Haines is a great place to see the outdoors – hiking, fishing and wildlife viewing are all popular activities. A top local attraction is the decommissioned military outpost of Fort Seward, now an historic landmark. Bird watchers take note: the world's largest concentration of bald eagles comes to the area every autumn.
Restaurants in Haines
1. Chilkoot River
2. Rainbow Glacier Adventures LLC
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 597 reviews
Rainbow Glacier Adventures offers rafting, kayaking, photography and wildlife viewing tours in Haines and Skagway. RGA features knowledgeable local guides and small groups. Private, custom and exclusive tours available. We've been guiding in Haines since 1990!
3. Takshanuk Mountain Trail by 4x4
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5.0 based on 514 reviews
The Takshanuk Mountain Trail puts you up close and personal with raw Alaskan wilderness. If you're looking for an activity that is a little more hands-on, hop into a Kawasaki Mule utility vehicle for a tour that climbs 1,500 feet through lush Alaskan forest. With a guide leading the way, you'll pass over meandering mountain streams and cruise past back country waterfalls, stopping along the way to enjoy crisp mountain air and snap lots of photos. You'll certainly want your camera handy when you reach the top of the trail because a magnificent overlook area provides a stunning view of Chilkoot Lake and the Upper Lynn Canal, North America's longest and deepest fjord. To cap off the experience you'll be treated to fresh baked cookies and our famous beer-battered halibut and roasted chicken meal at our exclusive mountain lodge.
4. Chilkat Guides, Ltd.
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 247 reviews
Float peacefully through the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve!! The Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Float/Rafting adventure will take you into the heart of the Famous Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, home to the largest congregation of Bald Eagles in the world! Float silently on our 18ft long, 8 passenger, ore-framed rafts, as your guide navigates you through the braided rivers of the Preserve. You will be surrounded by breath taking views of the Chilkat Mountain Range, as you watch for bald eagles, moose, bear and wolves that come to the river to feed on the spawning Salmon. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the banks of the Chilkat River after your float. There is NO WHITE WATER on this adventure.
5. Kroschel Films Wildlife Center
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 492 reviews
Reviewed By 927annmariel
If you love animals then you will love this place, it's truly amazing animals safe and well cared for, staff and owner wonderful people, so knowledgeable and have animals welfare at heart, truly a brilliant trip, would definitely do again if it was possible
6. Chilkat River
7. Chilkat State Park
8. Haines Shuttle
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 25 reviews
Shuttle/taxi in Haines
Reviewed By 376cindeeb
Jon was great! We texted him a few days before we arrived to make arrangements for pickup at the ferry terminal. He drove us through town and pointed out all the great sites. The next day I couldn't find my favorite water bottle so we contacted him to see if we left it in the van. We did! He was so kind and delivered it to me about an hour later. We made arrangements for him to take us to the ferry terminal at the end of our trip. He not only picked us up, but drove us to see more sites before dropping us off at the terminal in time to get on the ferry.
9. Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 274 reviews
One of the best places to view the bald eagle.
Reviewed By PhyllisC_12 - Key West, United States
This was an amazing sight with hundreds of eagles within several miles. If you enjoy nature, this is a must see.
10. Hammer Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 182 reviews
Museum owner Dave Pahl has built a collection of more than 1,000 hammers over a few decades of construction work.
Reviewed By 144ernieb - Salt Lake City, United States
Haines is a quiet little place just around the corner from the more touristy Skagway but it's real in the sense that it's where people live versus a tourist trap for cruise ships. We learned about the hammer museum from a Seabourn staff member just that morning so off we went. Follow the harbor drive to its end (restaurant blocks the path) and make a left. The 2 story wooden hammer shows the way. We were greeted by two very nice people and paid our nominal $5 entry fee. Chatting with the older "colorful" gentleman, it became clear that he was the founder and quite proud of his collection of tool. Some hammers so heavy they defied lifting. Others tiny in glass cabinets Including a full set of croquette mallets maybe 3 cm long in all the right colors. We enjoyed the combination of collection, creativity and uniqueness we donated a larger sum as we left. Time well spent!!
