There are a lot of small town museums scattered around Alaska, the Yukon Territory, and BC. We stopped in several on our extended trip to Alaska. The Sheldon Museum was OK - it was not bad but it was not something special. We spent about 1 hour there and that was plenty of time to see everything of interest. More

This is a small place, $5 admission. Sheldon was a local who became a collector and was respected by the community, including the local tribes. We were taken with the respect with which things were displayed. Not fancy, to be sure, but informative and well done. Note: unless we didn't see it, there was no elevator. The displays are on... More

This small museum has a considerable collection of artifacts that are very well presented with lots of background information. Several areas are under development. There are gallery displays of art from local artists as well. The gift shop has an excellent array of high quality original silver pieces from local artists as well as high quality carvings and the typical... More