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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Whittier

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Whittier, Alaska

Updated December 3, 2018

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Whittier, Alaska

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Whittier, Alaska

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

Whittier, Alaska

Buckner Building

This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.
Some ruins of Portage.

Whittier, Alaska

Portage Ghost Town

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.
The Whittier entrance.

Whittier, Alaska

Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.
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