Places to Visit in Juneau, Alaska ↠ Downtown Juneau.

Downtown Juneau, Alaska is one of the first places Dave and I drove through when we moved here from Anchorage and it immediately made me fall in love with this little town. It has such a quaint and adorable downtown area, with the cutest little shops along the way. Plus, some of our favorite restaurants are down there, like The Rookery and others. Add in the fun little downtown movie theater, and it's a great place for a date night in Juneau!

It's one of my favorite things to do in Juneau in the summer when the cruise ships come in and I love walking around with all the people who are seeing Juneau for the first time. Atka loves it too, thanks to all the attention she gets from the cruisers.

see also: Mt. roberts tram

If you're in Juneau on vacation, downtown is where you'll want to buy any souvenirs you need for friends and family. There are lots of fun local shops with handmade items by locals, one of my favorite shops downtown is Trove. It reminds me a lot of The Kobuk in Anchorage with fun little trinkets. My kinda place.

More places to visit in Juneau.

♡ MALLORIE

Places to Eat in Anchorage, Alaska ↠ Kobuk Coffee.

I can't tell you how many times I passed by The Kobuk in downtown Anchorage and thought, "I really want to go in there...soon." Dave and I talked about making an afternoon of it, but never got a chance before we made the move to Juneau. Kobuk was on the top of my list of new places to try when we had our little getaway last week and I'm so glad I made it a priority.

This is the type of place my Mom and I spend hours browsing and checking out all the little treasures. I knew I loved it from the moment I walked in and saw that it was filled with my favorite little trinkets. The woman behind the registered offered me a sample of their tea and it was some of the most aromatic and delicious tea I've ever had. I ended up buying a bag to take home with me, you can purchase it online here.

I was pretty proud of myself for not spending too much money in the shop, although I had to resist about a million fun things. Honestly, if I wouldn't have been thinking about what could fit in my suitcase I probably would've left with more. I bought a few items for myself and a few to give away, I know I'll be shopping their website as soon as I run out of tea!

For more places to visit/eat in Anchorage go here.