7 Interesting Facts About Alaska Most People Don’t Know

There is No Road to Juneau

The city of Juneau cannot be reached by road. How exactly a major settlement came to be without road access is unusual, but there is it. The only way you can get into Juneau is by plane or by waterway.

This makes Juneau the only capital city in the US you can’t drive to in your car. It also happens to be the largest capital city in the country, spreading across 3255 square miles, including 705 square miles of water and another 930 square miles of ice cap.