Juneau lies at the foot of two spectacular peaks, Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts. Douglas Island, a part of the city, lies across the channel and the huge boxlike Federal Building dominates the skyline. The Alaska Historical Library and Museum are in the city and the Glacier Bay National Monument is to the northwest. Glaciers descending from the towering snow-covered mountains into the bay create one of the world's most spectacular displays of ice. Many of the glaciers flow into the Pacific Ocean.
Wildlife includes bears, deer, mountain goats, porpoises, whales, and water fowl.