I spent a lot of time researching Juneau before I made the decision to move here. Reading about the weather, the environment, and the town... I read that Mendenhall Glacier is the most accessible glacier in Alaska and literally is less than a mile from houses. So of course, that was the very first place I went after sleeping in a hotel right next to the small Juneau airport. There's a visitor center and all kinds of trails in this part of the Tongass National Forest, 17 million acres - the biggest National Forest in the U.S. The visitor center was not open. I'll check it out later. The glacier is beautiful! What views! Juneau is accessible only by ship or plane - there are no roads into Juneau.The main road in Juneau is about 40 miles long and runs along the coastline. It has a bunch of names but everyone seems to call it "the road". "Up the Road" or "Down the Road".