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title: "Unique Whittier city, Alaska"  
description: "A brief explanation about Whittier city, Alaska and it's interesting story"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-22  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2978/unique-whittier-city-alaska  
category: "visiting places"  
tags: ["Whittier city", "Alaska", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Unique Whittier city, Alaska

![Unique Whittier city Alaska](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b2d99e16-1e0c-45e2-928d-b807e049db13/images/8a266ae5-0b2c-42aa-b29d-676507e36b37.jpeg) ![Unique Whittier city Alaska](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b2d99e16-1e0c-45e2-928d-b807e049db13/images/da97d32c-1ac2-4ccf-8c20-f9eab7f073ac.jpeg) Whittier is a tiny city located 58 miles south-east of Anchorage near the head of the Passage Canal, Alaska. ![Unique Whittier city Alaska](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b2d99e16-1e0c-45e2-928d-b807e049db13/images/e6b2b1e9-a3cf-414e-8d28-b02692923106.jpeg) City is renowned for being a "town under one roof," with practically all of its people residing in the Begich Towers Condominium. ![Unique Whittier city Alaska](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b2d99e16-1e0c-45e2-928d-b807e049db13/images/695e8f42-5af1-40ec-adce-e65f18cb48c2.jpeg) The Begich Towers, a 14-story building housing most town residents and businesses, offers a tour with an observation deck on the top floor. ![Unique Whittier city Alaska](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b2d99e16-1e0c-45e2-928d-b807e049db13/images/f70f9f0b-1e8a-4981-b626-0286fe1a25e1.jpeg) It was established in 1942 as a military base, was abandoned post-war but repopulated by civilians in the 1950s, with Begich Towers serving as housing ![Unique Whittier city Alaska](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b2d99e16-1e0c-45e2-928d-b807e049db13/images/a9220ed9-29a6-4875-9c76-5847ae73d653.jpeg) Today, it is a popular tourist destination near Prince William Sound, offers a variety of activities: fishing, kayaking, hiking, and wildlife watching

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