Under a Raven and an Eagle, Juneau's Ghosts Come Out
Two hours on foot through downtown Juneau's saloons, shipwreck lore and Tlingit legends, starting at the public library at 7 PM.
Juneau's ghost walk begins under a Raven and an Eagle. The meeting spot is the Raven and Eagle sculpture outside the public restrooms on the Marine Parking Garage at the Juneau Public Library, diagonally across from the Red Dog Saloon. The listing opens with the Tlingit legend of the two birds.
From there a guide leads about two hours on foot through downtown, telling the ghost stories attached to its saloons, hotels and government buildings along with the history behind them.
A traveler who reviewed the walk in August 2026 wrote that it leaned more on the history of the places than on hauntings, and found it interesting all the same.
This listing sells one departure, 7 PM, every night of its season. As of October 23, 2026, the booking calendar still showed the 7 PM walk open on October 31, and nothing open in November.
One booking takes up to twenty travelers, and the listing caps a shared departure at twenty. The booking form prices everyone eight and older at the same adult rate.
Juneau Ghost Walk: Explore Alaska's Haunted CapitalAbout two hours on foot through downtown Juneau at 7 PM, starting under the Raven and Eagle sculpture at Juneau Public Library.www.viator.comSaloons, a Drugstore Basement and the Alaskan Hotel
The operator's own page numbers nine stops: the Red Dog Saloon, a view of Mt. Juneau, the Crystal Saloon, Juneau Drug Co, the Silverbow Inn, the Alaska State Capitol, the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, the State Office Building and the Sealaska Heritage Institute. The listing names sixteen, adding the Alaskan Hotel, a doll collection, an art gallery, a mural and the statue of Patsy Ann among others.
The operator leads with the Alaskan Hotel, which it calls the oldest operating hotel in Juneau and the most haunted, and which it says appeared on the TV series The Alaska Triangle and Portals to Hell. The listing dates the hotel to 1913 and names its most famous ghost, a woman called Alice.
At the Red Dog Saloon the operator tells of Professor Phineas Poon, a piano player whose ashes it says rest above the bar. At Juneau Drug Co the story goes back to the 1918 Princess Sophia disaster; the operator says the basement served as a temporary morgue.
Tlingit Legends Beside the Ghost Stories
Several stops trade ghosts for legend. At Mt. Juneau the operator brings up the land otter-man, a shapeshifting figure that it says locals still fear, and asks whether it is Alaska's other Bigfoot. At the Sealaska Heritage Institute it turns to reincarnation cases among the Tlingit.
The listing's mural stop shows Raven releasing the first humans from a clamshell, which the listing calls a cornerstone of Indigenous creation stories.
The government buildings carry the darker history. The listing places the State Office Building on the site of Alaska's last executions, and the operator uses the stop to explain why Alaskans gave up capital punishment. At the Capitol, the listing says some believe a former legislator still roams the halls.
Ages, Wheelchairs and Rain Gear
The booking form accepts travelers from age eight. The listing's own description and the operator's tour page both set the minimum age at thirteen, while the operator's FAQ says kids can join and leaves the decision to parents. For a child under thirteen, plan on the stricter figure.
The operator calls the route wheelchair-friendly and asks guests with accessibility needs to get in touch in advance, and the booking form has a field for special requirements. Its FAQ describes the surface as a mix of paved paths and wooden boardwalks. The listing also marks the walk as stroller accessible, which the operator's pages do not mention.
Service animals are welcome. The operator asks guests to leave other pets at home.
Booking, Weather and Refunds
- Through this listing, cancel at least 24 hours before the start for a full refund; inside 24 hours there is none
- The operator's own site sells the walk as final sale, with rescheduling for emergencies; those terms cover bookings made directly with the operator
- The operator says tours run rain or shine, and that if it cancels for weather or another event it refunds in full
- Included: the guided walk. Not included: snacks or drinks
📍 Meet outside the public restrooms under the Raven and Eagle sculpture on the Marine Parking Garage at the Juneau Public Library, 292 Marine Way, diagonally across from the Red Dog Saloon. The operator says guides usually arrive a few minutes early to check guests in.
Dress for rain and cool air, and wear comfortable walking shoes; the operator asks for both.
The listing's sixteen stops end on the waterfront at the bronze statue of Patsy Ann, the dog it says always knew when ships were arriving.