Things to Do & Trip Ideas

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  • Roger Williams National Memorial

    Talking About Roger Williams

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Guided Tours
    • Reservations: No
    • Age: 12 and Older
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: Roger Williams National Memorial
    • Season: Summer
    An historic lamp post, steeple, and trees

    Enjoy an engaging discussion about the religious, political, social, and philosophical beliefs on one of Modern America's earliest founders. These brief programs last 20-30 minutes.

  • Sitka National Historical Park

    Watch Voices of Sitka

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Park Film
    • Duration: 15-15 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: No
    • Location: Sitka National Historical Park Visitor Center
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Movie title and text "this is my home" with boats in a harbor and mountains in the background

    Watch a 15-minute film for an overview of Tlingit, Russian, and American history in and around the park.

  • Sitka National Historical Park

    Watch An Icon Reborn

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Park Film
    • Duration: 18-18 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: No
    • Location: Russian Bishop's House
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Movie title with Russian Orthodox cross on a steeple and mist-shrouded forest in the background

    Watch an 18-minute film for an overview of the Russian Bishop's House and the history of Saint Innocent's efforts to reconcile Tlingit and Russians.

  • Sitka National Historical Park

    One Day in Sitka National Historical Park

    • Type: Trip Idea
    • Subtype: Kid Friendly,Educational,Inspirational,Group Friendly
    • Duration: Full Day
    • Topics: Architecture and Building, Arts, Native American Heritage, Religion and Spirituality, Colonization and Settlement, Rainforest, Colonial/European Contact Conflicts, Landscape Design, Monuments and Memorials, River and Riparian, Trails, Missions
    • Activities: Museum Exhibits, Guided Tours, Craft Demonstrations, Hiking
    Sign with formline art posts and a beach at low tide

    Take a day to familiarize yourself with the three major significances behind the creation of Sitka National Historical Park: Russian colonization in North America, conflict between Tlingit and Russians leading to the Battle of 1804, and perpetuating traditions in Alaska Native art and culture.

  • Whitman Mission National Historic Site

    Watch A Prophecy Fulfilled

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Park Film
    • Duration: 25 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: No
    • Location: Whitman Mission Auditorium
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Silhouette of a monument and open field set against the sunset

    For an introduction to Whitman Mission National Historic Site, watch the park film titled "A Prophecy Fulfilled."

Last updated: August 2, 2023