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Attractions near Whittier

Worth the trip from Whittier: Chugach National Forest, 27 mi off

There is no place to visit inside Whittier; there are 3 within 40 miles. Among them are a national forest, a zoo & aquarium and a ski area. Allow a day for Kenai Fjords National Park, 49 mi off.

Attractions nearby
17
within 60 miles
The big one
49 mi
Kenai Fjords National Park
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Alyeska Resort
National Park · 49 mi southwest

Kenai Fjords National Park

United States national park in Alaska.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Places on the map

Chugach National Forest marks the outer edge, 27 mi away.

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Orange: Whittier. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Every entry

Nothing is inside Whittier itself; these 17 are within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Whittier →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Kenai Fjords National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Sullivan Arena: Acez1, CC0 · Chugach State Park: Frank K. from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Chugach National Forest: Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Glenn Highway: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alaska Zoo: James from Boulder, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Anchorage Museum: James Brooks, CC BY 2.0 · Alaska Native Heritage Center: Skvader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alaska SeaLife Center: Me, Public domain · Alaska Aviation Museum: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alaska Center for the Performing Arts: Paxson Woelber, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alaska Botanical Garden: Scott A. Johnson, http://scojo.us, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Oscar Anderson House Museum: 61north, CC BY-SA 4.0

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