Kodiak, on Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska, is one of the oldest towns in Alaska: it began as the first permanent Russian settlement in North America, and its Russian-American storehouse is the oldest building in the state. More about Kodiak Island →
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Cruise ships moor at Pier II, the city's Fisherman's Terminal, a 320 m (1,050 ft) deepwater pier that also serves freight, government vessels and the ferry. Downtown and the museums are about 1.6 to 1.8 km away, a walk of 22 to 24 minutes. On some calls ships anchor in the harbour instead and bring passengers ashore by tender.
1.6 km · ~23 min by car
Museum in the Russian-American Magazin at 101 East Marine Way downtown, a 1.6 km walk via Shelikof Street (about 23 minutes) or 1.9 km by car (about 5 minutes).
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Kodiak is a port of call. From Pier II, downtown and its museums are a walk of about 22 to 24 minutes along the harbour; Fort Abercrombie is about 12 minutes by car. No cruise shuttle is published. Distances and times are approximate.
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The city's Pier II, also called the Fisherman's Terminal, is a 320 m (1,050 ft) deepwater pier used as the cruise ship terminal as well as for freight, government vessels and the ferry. Ships that do not berth here anchor in the harbour and bring passengers ashore by tender.
Meal prices are approximate, per person in USD, at downtown Kodiak restaurants.
Harbour-front restaurants in the centre of town.
Downtown restaurants and bars.
Harbour street on the walk between Pier II and downtown, with a coffee shop.
Street just north of downtown with a restaurant.
Kodiak, on Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska, is one of the oldest towns in Alaska: it began as the first permanent Russian settlement in North America, and its Russian-American storehouse is the oldest building in the state. Today it is a working fishing port and the gateway to the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, home of the Kodiak brown bear. In a day ashore, visitors can see the town's history and Alutiiq museums, learn about the refuge at its downtown visitor center, or walk the Second World War ruins and cliffs of Fort Abercrombie.
Housed in the Russian-American Magazin, a company storehouse that is the oldest building in Alaska, the museum tells the story of Kodiak, the first permanent Russian settlement in North America. It is a National Historic Landmark. USD 10 for ages 13 and up, children 12 and under free.
In the historic heart of downtown Kodiak, opposite the Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church, this museum explores 7,800 years of Alutiiq/Sugpiaq heritage through ancestral artifacts, history and living traditions. Adults USD 10, seniors and military USD 8, under 18 free.
The refuge covers 1.9 million acres and is reached only by floatplane or boat, so the downtown visitor center is the easy way to learn about it, with a 3D relief map of the archipelago, a 12-minute film, exhibits on Kodiak bears and salmon, and a complete 36-foot gray whale skeleton upstairs.
About 8 km by road from the pier, this state park on steep, surf-pounded cliffs keeps the ruins of a Second World War coastal-defence installation among spruce forest, wildflower meadows and a trout lake, with trails and picnic sites. It is a National Historic Landmark. Parking is USD 5 per vehicle and the Fort Abercrombie Military Museum USD 5 per person.