Ketchikan Vacation & Tourism Guide
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Find highlights on things to do and see in Ketchikan shared by Real Travelers. Browse attractions, maps, travel guide information, and blogs. Price compare hotels, flights, and packages to Ketchikan across multiple sites to help plan your trip.
Great Recommendations from Real Travelers
1. The Gilmore Hotel
Real Traveler Rating: 3.5 out of 5 based on 23 reviews from 5 sources
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"This hotel was very charming." — source Expedia
"The front Desk was very helpful and friendly..This Hotel is classic Alaska...it is filled with character and overflowing with charm." — source Travelocity
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1. Deer Mountain Tribal Hatchery and Eagle Center
... remarkable nonprofit center combines one of Alaska's best hatchery tours and a great place to see a bald eagle close-up. The wooden buildings stand over Ketchikan Creek. You can see fish climbing against the current up into... more
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2. Classic Tours
Tour in this 55 Chevy and see an occupied ... more
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3. Tongass Historical Museum
Native artifacts and pioneer relics revisit the mining and fishing ... more
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4. Totem Bight State Historical Park
... poles and a clan house carved beginning in 1938 by Natives working with traditional tools to copy fragments of historic poles that had mostly rotted away. The project, funded by the New Deal's Civilian Conservation Corps, h... more
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5. Alaska Seaplane Tours
Misty Fjords - Misty Fiords seaplane tours and bear viewing in Ketchikan, Alaska. more
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6. Alaska Canopy Adventures
Two zipline courses and two ground based trails for nature ... more
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7. True Alaskan Charters
Alaska fishing at it's finest in Ketchikan Alaska. Alaskan Halibut Fishing and Alaskan Salmon Fishing. ... more
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8. Ketchikan Duck Tour
Our modern, state-of-the-art amphibian will take you on a 90 minute tour, spending 45 minutes ... more
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9. Ketchikan Outdoors
Skipper your own 15.5-foot inflatable with console steering and comfortable seating along the coastline of Revillagigado Island.Following a short walk to the expedition base, get outfitted in top-of-t ... more
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10. Totem Heritage Center
... The Totem Heritage Center was established in 1976 to house and display a priceless collection of 19th century totem poles retrieved from uninhabited Tlingit and Haida village sites near Ketchikan. The thirty- three magnific... more
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1. Burger Queen
... with the word burger in the name don't often get full write-ups in travel guidebooks. This place looks unlikely for special treatment as well, but Debbie and Shawn Rahr have turned their four-table restaurant into a Ketchik... more
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2. Ocean View Restaurante
For two star Italian, try Ocean View Restaurante in Ketchikan. It's known for its pizza. This restaurant is very affordable. more
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3. Bar Harbor Restaurant
... The good food and attentive service here are the result of a family's commitment to bringing a new class of dining to Ketchikan. They know they're in a small town, so you still find fish and ... more
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4. Daves Red Anchor
... Cafe in Ketchikan is a four star American restaurant. This is a great place. It's known for its coffeehouse. This place features great ... more
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5. Good Fortune Restaurant
For three star Chinese, try Good Fortune Chinese Restaurant in Ketchikan. more
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6. Steamers At The Dock
For two star dining in Ketchikan, try Steamers. It's known for its steak. more
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7. Annabelle's Famous Keg and Chowder House
Nestled into the ground floor of historic Gilmore Hotel, this ... more
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8. Ketchikan Coffee Co. At the New York Cafe
Great breakfasts:granola sundaes, florentine eggels, ... more
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9. Diaz Cafe
Diaz Cafe is located in Alaska. more
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10. Pizza at the Pizzeria
Top Rated Ketchikan Trips
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Sat 25th - Ketchikan-rock'n'rollin along | Sep 25 10'
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Sailed to Ketchikan overnight and it was a rockin and rollin experience - even the crew had trouble sleeping as we ran into some weather and the bo... Continue reading »
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Alaskan Cruise | Jun 06 10'
"They tell you that each passenger puts on an average of 1 pound per day (roughly ½ kilo) and after the first lunch we could see how that was easily possible… and Jodie decided to take it on as a challenge. "
Boarded the ship at around 12 noon after undergoing digital finger printing and photographs and filling out a questionnaire which inquired about co... Continue reading »
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No more Jewellery stores... Please!! | Sep 04 08'
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Today the boat was not docking in the port of Ketchikan until after lunch. We took the opportunity to sleep in and have a lazy buffet breakfast on... Continue reading »
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Days 11-13: Ketchikan | Aug 18 08'
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Alaska Cruise Day 3: Ketchikan - A Soggy Excursion | May 12 08'
"As we left the musical we could hear hysterical laughter coming from the Explorer's Lounge Bar"
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