Best Places to Shop in Juneau

This gift store sits 1,800 feet above Juneau, at the top of the Gold­belt Mount Roberts Tramway. So while you peruse one of the city’s best selec­tions of Alas­ka Native art­work, you can also take in some amaz­ing views. It’s why this is the place to ​“shop at the top.”

This cool, funky book­store is a reader’s dream, espe­cial­ly if you’re look­ing to delve into Alaskan his­to­ry. Run by the knowl­edge­able Dee Lon­gen­baugh, the shop is filled with out-of-print maps and hard-to-find books, as well as lots of Alaskan lit­er­a­ture, anthro­pol­o­gy, and his­to­ry. Rec­og­nized by the State Leg­is­la­ture for her ​“con­tri­bu­tions to Alas­ka his­to­ry,” Lon­gen­baugh has been writ­ten up in The New York Times, Frommer’s Guide­books, and the…  ...more

Open sea­son­al­ly from the begin­ning of May until the end of September.