Tongass Historical Museum
A city museum on the banks of Ketchikan Creek, tracing the town's history from Indigenous fishing grounds to the 'Salmon Capital of the World'.
The Tongass Historical Museum sits where Ketchikan Creek meets Creek Street. The building shares space with the former public library, and its collections cover Tlingit fishing and hunting, canneries and logging, the gold rush and the town's changes over time, with many old photographs and fishing tackle. Outside stands the famous totem pole of 'Raven Steals the Sun', and beside it you can look down on the salmon ladder falls in the creek. Admission is a few dollars, and a visit takes about half an hour to an hour.
Opening hours
Summer about 08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Creek Street
- Southeast Alaska Discovery Center
- Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show
- Dolly's House Museum
- Downtown Ketchikan Waterfront
- Totem Heritage Center
- Deer Mountain Trail
- Saxman Native Village