Red Dog Saloon, Historic saloon in downtown Juneau, Alaska.

The Red Dog Saloon is a historic bar in downtown Juneau, Alaska. The interior is filled with mounted wildlife, vintage objects, and signed paper currency left by miners over the years.

The Red Dog Saloon was founded by Earl and Thelma Forsythe during Juneau's mining era and has operated for decades; the Alaska Legislature has recognized it as the oldest man-made tourist attraction in Juneau. In territorial days owners met tour boats at the docks with a mule carrying a sign reading "follow my ass to the Red Dog Saloon."

Ragtime Hattie played piano here in white gloves and a silver dollar halter top. In territorial days owners met tour boats at the docks with a mule carrying a sign reading "follow my ass to the Red Dog Saloon." The saloon hosted an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show just after Alaska became a state.

The saloon sits at 278 South Franklin Street in downtown Juneau, a short walk from the cruise ship docks where owners once met tour boats with a mule. Look for the corner tower and the white-banded awning on the two-story wooden facade. The memorabilia, including Wyatt Earp's gun and a walrus oosik, is displayed inside.

The saloon displays a pistol that belonged to Wyatt Earp, left behind when he traveled to Nome. This unexpected piece of Old West history draws visitors curious about the frontier figures who passed through early Alaska.