Places to see at Valdez, Alaska

Best Places to visit in Valdez, Alaska - Best Things to do in Valdez, AK
Place Name Distance (mi) Rating
Whispering Giant, by Peter Toth 0.1 1
Cultural, Urban Environment, Interesting Places, Sculptures

Valdez Museum 0.18 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 0.21 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Epiphany Church 0.26 1
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

Bayside Community Church 0.28 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church 0.35 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Valdez Civic Center 0.36 1
Cultural, Cinemas, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Valdez ( val-DEEZ; Alutiiq: Suacit) is a city in the Chugach Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to the 2020 US Census, the population of the city is 3,985, up from 3,976 in 2010. It is the third most populated city in Alaska's Unorganized Borough.

The city was named in 1790 after the Spanish Navy Minister Antonio Vald\u00e9s y Fern\u00e1ndez Baz\u00e1n. A former Gold Rush town, it is located at the head of Port Valdez on the eastern side of Prince William Sound. The port did not flourish until after the road link to Fairbanks was constructed in 1899. It suffered catastrophic damage during the 1964 Alaska earthquake, and is located near the site of the disastrous 1989 Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill. Today, it is one of the most important ports in Alaska, a commercial fishing port as well as a freight terminal. Valdez is also the terminus for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.

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Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum 0.36 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Valdez Assembly of God 0.38 1
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

First Baptist Church 0.4 1
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

Seventh-Day Adventst 0.41 1
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

Dock Point Trail 0.42 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Valdez Museum & Historical Archive 0.44 1
Museums, Cultural, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Valdez ( val-DEEZ; Alutiiq: Suacit) is a city in the Chugach Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to the 2020 US Census, the population of the city is 3,985, up from 3,976 in 2010. It is the third most populated city in Alaska's Unorganized Borough.

The city was named in 1790 after the Spanish Navy Minister Antonio Vald\u00e9s y Fern\u00e1ndez Baz\u00e1n. A former Gold Rush town, it is located at the head of Port Valdez on the eastern side of Prince William Sound. The port did not flourish until after the road link to Fairbanks was constructed in 1899. It suffered catastrophic damage during the 1964 Alaska earthquake, and is located near the site of the disastrous 1989 Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill. Today, it is one of the most important ports in Alaska, a commercial fishing port as well as a freight terminal. Valdez is also the terminus for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.

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Dock Point Trail 0.65 1
Cultural, Urban Environment, Interesting Places, Squares

Mineral Creek State Recreation Site 1.8 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object