Cruise Ports Alaska - Skagway (PDF Chapter)

This is the Skagway chapter from Lonely Planet’s Cruise Ports Alaska guide-book.

At first sight, Skagway appears to be solely an amusement park with a million visitors tread-ing its sunny boardwalks every summer. But, haunted by Klondike ghosts and beautified by a tight grid of handsome false-fronted buildings, this is no northern Vegas.

• admire the engineering feat of the White Pass railroad (or just admire the spectacular scenery)
• maps
• discover the rough and tumble of the Gold Rush at the Klondike Gold Rush National His-torical Park
• transport
• explore Alaska Native art and Gold Rush history at the Skagway Museum
• food & drink

Coverage includes: Sights, Activities, Tours, Shopping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Getting Around.