Alaska - Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Drop Off Editorial Photo

A tour bus parked at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center drop off and pick up location, with beautiful Mendenhall Glacier looming in the background, 14 miles outside Juneau, Alaska. 440,000 visitors come to Mendehall Glacier each year, the majority arriving from cruise ships via tour bus like the one pictured here. Part of the Tongass National Forest, visiting Mendenall Glacier is one of the primary cruise port excursions/attractions from Juneau, Alaska. People can kayak, hike nature trails and even walk and dogsled up on the glacier itself.