Ketchikan Gateway Borough

The gateway to Southeast Alaska, where Ketchikan is known for totem poles, salmon and the Creek Street cabins, and is one of the first ports of call on cruise routes.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough is at the southeastern tip of Alaska, on Revillagigedo Island and nearby areas, surrounded by the Tongass National Forest. Ketchikan calls itself the "Salmon Capital of the World," and the old buildings along the Creek Street boardwalk are built out over the creek; the Totem Heritage Center, Saxman Native Village and Totem Bight State Historical Park display totem poles of the Tlingit and other peoples. You can take a floatplane to see Misty Fjords. It is rainy here, and the tourist season runs May–Sep. The airport is on Gravina Island across the channel, reached by a short ferry ride; you can also arrive by cruise ship or the Alaska Marine Highway ferry.

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