"Town that isn't so creepy anymore!" Whittier by spintobecca

Whittier Travel Guide: 12 reviews and 47 photos

This town used to be the Stuff Stephen King Novels were made of! This is mostly a "City Under One Roof" as most of the population lives in an apartment residence called the "Buckner Building" which was built in 1953. It contains 1000 units, it was originally built as army barracks. This town used to only be accessable by rail and sea, but a tunnel has been built so you can drive in now. This has lessened the creepy value on this town a great deal. If you would like to virtual drive the tunnel to Whittier, try this site:
http://www.dot.state.ak.us/creg/whittiertunnel/virtualdrive.htm

Pros and Cons

Pros:Glaciers
Cons:Where the (#&$@ am I?
In a nutshell:Bring a toothbrush, just in case.

Last visit to Whittier: Aug 1998
Intro Written Jan 9, 2003
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Underwater Diving Photos from Whittier - Whittier

Scuba Diving Sports & Outdoors (1)

Many people who live in Alaska get certified before they go on vacation to the warmer regions. The final part of the... more travel advice

Goodmorning! Wake up sleepy residents! - Whittier

In the winter, it's mostly night!... Nightlife (1)

See link below to a Whittier webcam. Any life you happen to see durring the winter will appear as though it's during the... more travel advice

To some extent.. Tourist Traps (1)

...this entire town is a tourist trap. Unless you are a scuba diver or a fisherman... more travel advice

Tunnel Transportation (1)

The road/tunnel into Whittier is one way, so be sure to find out the schedule ahead of time. There is a 15 minute... more travel advice

Travelogues (1)

Written Apr 3, 2003

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RickinDutch Jan 24, 2008 at 12:24 PM

A Stephen King locale indeed! My mom and sister spent a week there one day. 3 marriage proposals she had and still she complained :) Birthday greetings from Kodiak!
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Scandic Feb 2, 2005 at 5:17 AM

Whittier is such an oddball.So ugly to be an Alaskan town,but for somehow, some creepy way,the tunnel must to be experienced&see those disgusting bunker buildnings.Have you took that air picture?It makes 'even' Whittier 2 look prettier..hey that's poetry.
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pepples46 Feb 12, 2003 at 10:25 PM

Becca, you tell it as it is..I had to grin..tanx for sharing
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Mandy23 Feb 12, 2003 at 2:26 PM

Would like to dive one day, but I'm not sure if it has to be in winter ;)
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Malinduli Jan 29, 2003 at 4:31 PM

it looks pretty to me
but.really cold !
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sim1 Jan 22, 2003 at 2:03 PM

The underwater diving photos are great!
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Aussie666 Jan 21, 2003 at 12:25 PM

It still seems creepy but the diving looks cool.