The Mendenhall Visitor Center sits on a glacier-carved outcropping of granite, with a great view of the glacier. It can be accessed by stairs, ramps or an elevator, and the film and exhibits inside do a very good job of explaining the formation of glaciers in general, their life and death (most including Mendenhall are currently retreating and may some day no longer exist), and the plants and animals that live around it.

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