Inside Passage Sights
- Overview
- Places to Explore
- Sights
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Entertainment
- Shopping
- Travel Tips
- Features
- Fodor's Choice
- Deals
- Guidebooks
Sheldon Jackson Museum
Sheldon Jackson Museum Review
Near the campus of the former Sheldon Jackson College, this octagonal museum, which dates from 1895, contains priceless Native Alaskan items collected by Dr. Sheldon Jackson (1834-1909), who traveled the remote regions of Alaska as an educator and missionary. This state-run museum features artifacts from every Native Alaska culture; on display are carved masks, Chilkat blankets, dogsleds, kayaks, and even the impressive helmet worn by Chief Katlean during the 1804 battle against the Russians. The museum's small but well-stocked gift shop, operated by the Friends of the Sheldon Jackson Museum, carries books, paper goods, and handicrafts created by Alaska Native artists. Don't be shy. Open the drawers under the glass cases all around the main room of the musem. They hold on-exhibit artifacts, too.
- Address: 104 College Dr., Sitka, AK, 99835 | Map It
- Phone: 907/747-8981
- Cost: $4 mid-May-mid-Sept., $3 mid-Sept.-mid-May
- Hours: Mid-May-mid-Sept., daily 9-5; mid-Sept.-mid-May, Tues.-Sat. 10-4
- Website: www.museums.state.ak.us/sheldon_jackson/sjhome.html
- Location: Sitka
Contact Information
Travel Deals in Inside Passage
- Alaska Denali Experience IExplore
- Alaska Experience — $2,099 IExplore
- Alaska Family Adventure! — $2,495 IExplore
- Ultimate Alaska — $3,995 IExplore
· Forums Trip Reports
-
Sorry it took so long to get this up - its not as detailed as I wanted it to be - so feel free to ask any questions! Read more
-
Hi! Read more
·Alaska Forum
-
We are a mid 50's couple who travel quite a bit, but have never done a cruise. Read more
· Travel Blog
-
Cruises
The world's premier river cruise company, Viking River Cruises, is poised to invoke its inner Viking as Read more
-
Travel Tip of the Day
Discounts on golf are often available for resort guests and for those who book tee times on the web, as Read more
-
Travel Tip of the Day
Hotels, restaurants, shops, and tour operators in Belize sometimes levy a surcharge for credit card use, Read more