Sitka Historical Walking Tours
By the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society
About Us
Sitka Historical Walking Tours began in 2023 as an enterprise to support the nonprofit Sitka Maritime Heritage Society.
Our goal is to offer compelling tours that give you a deeper look into Sitka history, and connect you to our unique, rich, living heritage of Sitka people today.
Our flagship tour is a 1 1/2 hour downtown Sitka Historical Walking Tour, summer weekdays at 1 pm.
Contact us for custom tours at other times or on WWII or other topics.
Sitka Historical Walking Tour (Downtown Sitka)
Summer weekdays 1 pm, Contact Us for custom times
A 1 1/2 hour walking tour in historic downtown and waterfront Sitka with the real, untold and surprising story of Sitka's history: Tlingit America, Yankees in Sitka with the otter trade, the Battles of 1802 and 1804, ambitious Russians and how they really interacted with Tlingit people, who lived here, Americans both military and civilian, the circumstances of the Transfer of 1867, the Kake War, commercial fishing, WWII, boatbuilding, the longline Gold Rush, and more.
$49 Adult
$39 Youth 12-18
No charge kids under 12
World War II History Tour
A 1 1/2 hour walking tour on Japonski Island, just across the bridge from downtown Sitka, showing some of the remains of the WWII Naval Air Base and US Army Coast Defenses. You will learn about how and why the base was built and Sitka's role in WWII. Also includes the background of this place in the context of Tlingit Aani or Tlingit America and how it came to be part of the USA, Russians and the circumstances of the Transfer of 1867, and Alaska in WWII.
$49 Adult
$39 Youth 12-18
No charge kids under 12
"Our tour guide Rosie (I think) gave us a wonderful tour of Sitka which emphasized the history of Sitka. She (and her very good baby) gave us a wonderful tour that also took into account our age. We stopped at a number of places where the were benches for us to sit. I am very interested in history and her knowledge of the area was impressive. Rosie answered all of my questions with gusto and I got a good feeling of what was the history of Sitka."
Lawrence, June 2025
