Best Valdez Tours in Autumn

One of Alaska's main ports, this picturesque city is surrounded by the Chugach Mountains, many glaciers and Prince William Sound. Valdez was named after Spanish Navy Minister Antonio Valdes y Fernandez Bazan in 1790. The city's Valdez Marine Terminal is where oil is transported onto ships from the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Points of interest include Columbia Glacier, Worthington Glacier, Keystone Canyon, The Valdez Museum and History Archive, Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum and Fielding Lake State Recreation Area.