Here's what it's like to visit Whittier, Alaska - the 'town under one roof' (41 Pics)

This is what you see when you first approach Whittier. "The 2.5 mile tunnel that you have to pass through to enter the town is one lane only — they switch the direction of travel every 30 minutes. You have to wait at these lights until they let you go.

This is the entrance to the tunnel.

Traveling through the tunnel, it makes you feel a little claustrophobic. By the time you're nearing the end, this is definitely a welcome sight.

This is the condo that *almost* everyone in the town lives in.

Here's a closer look at the entrance.

...and its many floors.

There are reindeer in a pen right in front of the condo.

This is the abandoned building where people lived back when this town was still a military base. At one time, this building was the largest building in the state of Alaska — now it is completely abandoned.

Here's a zoomed-in look.

It looks pretty creepy as the sun starts to go down.

It gives off a kind of "Silent Hill" vibe.

Here's what it's like to visit Whittier, Alaska - the 'town under one roof'

Here's what it's like to visit Whittier, Alaska - the 'town under one roof'

You can see pretty much the whole town from the top floor of the condo.

Here are some pictures of the condo. It feels cozier than you would imagine.

Here's the bedroom.

The hallway.

Another bedroom.

The view out the window.

The reindeer pen as seen from above.

This is the grocery store inside the main building.

Video rentals in the grocery store.

Storage underneath the main building. Each tenant gets a small storage area for things they can't fit in their small apartments.

The view from inside the condo.

The Buckner building exterior. You can see the Begich Towers through the window on the lower right. 

Once a year, pedestrians are allowed to walk through Whittier Tunnel

The abandoned Buckner building (left) and currently occupied Begich Towers (right)

Whittier in winter (above) and resident in Buckner building (below) 

View of Whittier from the Buckner building

Whittier resident

Views of the Buckner building 

Residents of Whittier

Church in Whittier

Indoor playground via at the school