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Pro
Totem poles, Creek Street, Sea Planes, the gorgeous scenery!!
Con
Rains every day
In a nutshell
All in all, a great stop on Alaska's Inside Passage
The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show
starship Says: One of the most popular attractions in downtown Ketchikan is The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show. It's really popular with families especially because children seem to love it. Along with goldpanning, mining, and fishing, Alaska has a tradition and history of logging. It took...
Creek Street ~ Famous or Infamous
starship Says: One of the more scenic places in Ketchikan is Creek Street. Perched on the side of Deer Mountain and running along a rivulet of fast running water, the colorful, wooden buildings along Creek Street once housed the "Red Light 'District" at the turn of the 20th century. These...
Ziplining in Ketchikan - amazing!
aheakali Says: We went on the Eagle Creek Zipline in Ketchikan Alaska and it was spectacular! First we boarded a bus and were driven out to the South End of Ketchikan. Our bus driver talked about Ketchikan during the drive. When we arrived at the Zipline, we boarded another bus, this one a...
Agraichen Says: A ride on a Duck Boat is always a kick. I saw my first in Boston over 50 years ago and it seems they have multiplied all over the country. Any place there is water and land you'll probably find a Duck Boat tourist ride. They are normally a pretty good way to see a location...
grandmaR Says: Since we did not go to the Totem Center, we walked out to the Whale Park and took some pictures of Chief Johnson Totem Pole there. This is a lineage pole. There are three figures - the Crane, at the top, the Thunderbird and the Bear at the bottom is Chief Kyan's family...
grandmaR Says: When we got off the ship we were given a free map and it had a walking tour on it. I would have liked to do that, but didn't quite have the energy. Some of the things we saw on the Duck tour, so this is a short list of what we would have seen while walking.The Downtown...
Inn at Creek Street and New York Hotel
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1 Review and 69 Opinions Pretty typical as a Best Western. Nice rooms. Near the mall, away from the tourist area. Get a water...
Annabelle's Keg & Chowder House
2 Reviews Annabelle's is actually two places in one. One side has a unique & massive, carved wooden bar, wood floor and mirrors from the earlier part of the 20th century. The bar is very long with brass rails and flanked by numerous chairs and tables set up for a meal or an order from the bar. The other...
2 Reviews They have mixed options available for a reasonable price. They focus on Mexican and Italian, you'll find seafood on the menu (Ketchikan is on an island). This restaurant is popular with the locals. There are very friendly, efficient staff working there, and a lot for a long time. It isn't as small...
The Fish House: A Little Confusing or Amusing Seafood Restaurant
starship Says: UPDATE: Although I certainly do not remember the Fish House as having any kind of dining room, the "restaurant's website states that it is a seafood restaurant and also says "Our exclusive dining room recreates the ambiance of an elegant 1940's stateroom." As it has been...
Sushi Fever: Terrific Japanese cuisine
fujiifam5 Says: We went in for lunch and we had some great Japanese food. We both had udon and ordered some appetizers. The tempura soft shell crab was really good. The summer roll we ordered was beautiful to look at and delicious. The udon arrived very hot and tasty. We would there again...
O'Briens Pub & Eatery: (previously New york cafe: great food for start of day
fujiifam5 Says: We are here in the off season, but we stopped by for our first breakfast in Ketchikan. We had the corned beef and egg bagel and it was delicious. The bagel was really light and the egg, cheese, and corned beef were a perfect blend to start out the day. We also ordered a...
O'Briens Pub & Eatery: O'Briens Pub (previously New York Cafe)
HockeyJohn1 Says: As a local, this is my favorite place to eat or have a brew, but it is also popular with the cruise ship folks who stop here in Ketchikan. The Fish & Chips is the best I've had in town (in my humble opinion) and the 'Salmon Balls' with a berry/chipotle sauce are also...
Grizzly Grill and Alaskan Surf Halibut & Chips: Recommended for Lunch
grandmaR Says: We would have eaten at one of these two food stands, except that we started out so early that I ran out of energy before lunch time. But our Duck guide Lily said that both of them were good local places to eat. You have to eat outside, which is good in nice weather. They...
grandmaR Says: The town is very walkable. I took my scooter out and it was fun to scooter around town, but more able people can easily walkOne particularly nice thing was - instead of traffic lights there were traffic wardens to stop trafficUnder construction
grandmaR Says: I saw lots of taxi cabs in Ketchikan, although I did not take any. I was particularly fascinated by the outline of Alaska on the roof of some of them - I could see this from the Lido deck while we ate lunch.Taxis meet airport ferry and state ferry arrivals. Rates are $3.70...
grandmaR Says: There is a regular airport on the island across from town - you take a ferry to get there. But there are also float planes.Float planes are a normal kind of transportation in Alaska, and Ketchikan is no exception. From the cruise ships you can take Float Plane tours such as...
grandmaR Says: One problem in Ketchikan is that the cruise ships bring in the Diamonds International and Tanzanite stores (photo 5 from above), staffs them with outsiders, and the stores are only open for the tourist season Then when fall comes - the stores close, the people and the money...
Chinook and Company: best smoked and canned salmon in Ketchikan, Alaska
shellyq Says: This shop is amazing! The proprietor sells her family's own brand of smoked and canned salmon.....way better than the stuff you get closer to the cruise ship docks. Friends of the family make jam, jelly and syrup locally and its also available in the store. Great boutique...
Agraichen Says: Ketchikan is the first port in Alaska and a major cruise line destination. As such, the Carribean Jewelry business move to the north when tourists tend not to go to the Carribean. Tanzanite International, Royal Jewelers, Diamonds International and scores of others are...
Anan Creek Wildlife Observatory
aznaphrodite Says: We booked Anan Creek Bear Viewing with Family Air Tours. They picked us up at the Liquid Sunshine Gauge next to the Ketchikan Visitor’s Center on the pier and drove us to their plane hangar. Dave is the owner and pilot. The plane is a Cessna 185 on floats so it takes off and...
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For nearly four years in the 1990's I made my home in the First City, formally known as Ketchikan, Alaska, informally known as K-Town. Ketchikan is the largest community in southern Southeast Alaska,...
Our first visit to Ketchikan was on July 4, 2002. Weather-wize, it was not a beautiful day. But the town was buzzing with activity because they were holding a real, live, honest-to-goodness 4th of...
Ketchikan is known as the "Gateway to Alaska" as it is the state's southernmost city. Because of this the climate in Ketchikan is actually quite mild. The city gets very little snow in the wintertime...
Although one of the main ways to get to Ketchikan is by air, we came to by cruise ship.
Another small town with heaps of Float planes, and a very high rainfall We had a fantastic time here, sad to leave, but leave we have to! We pass along the "Inside Passage," and then early the next...
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