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Alaska & Pacific Northwest

Ketchikan, Alaska

Alaska's First City: salmon, totem poles and a street built on stilts.

Ketchikan is usually the first Alaskan port for northbound ships, strung along the shore of Revillagigedo Island inside the Tongass National Forest. It calls itself the Salmon Capital of the World and holds the world's largest collection of standing totem poles.

  • Creek Street
  • Totem poles
  • Salmon
  • Misty Fjords

What Ketchikan is known for

  • Creek Street

    A boardwalk of wooden buildings on pilings above Ketchikan Creek.

  • Totem Bight and Saxman

    Parks preserving Tlingit and Haida totem poles and a clan house.

  • Misty Fjords

    A wilderness of sheer granite walls and waterfalls, reached by floatplane or boat.

Quick facts

Country
United States (Alaska)
Currency
US dollar
Port type
Dock
Good to know
One of the rainiest towns in the U.S.

Ketchikan in the game

Unlocks at Explorer Level 1. Arrive to collect the stamp, then pass four missions and gather all five souvenirs to become a Port Master.

  • Port Trivia

    Five questions about this destination.

  • Harbor Pilot

    Steer through ten gates. The closer to the centre of each, the more it scores.

  • Souvenir Match

    Flip cards and pair up local souvenirs.

  • Souvenir Hunt

    Spot the listed keepsakes hidden on the quay.

Souvenirs to collect

  • Smoked salmon tin
  • Mini totem pole
  • Rain boots
  • Bald eagle feather
  • Lumberjack axe

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