TOURS NATIVE CULTURE - Ketchikan Visitors Bureau
TOURS NATIVE CULTURE - Ketchikan Visitors Bureau TOURS NATIVE CULTURE - Ketchikan Visitors Bureau
ATTrACTiONS Skybridges and ziplines at attractions north and south of town offer excitement high above the ground. Cherished totem poles reclaimed from now-vacated Native villages recline in the care of Totem Heritage Center, a museum of Alaska Native history. 6 • Visitors to george Inlet Cannery tour the site’s original buildings and see equipment that helped old Ketchikan earn bragging rights as “Canned Salmon Capital of the World.” • Tours offer a walk beneath our lush rain forest or your choice of exciting ziplines tracing descents through the heights of the conifer canopy. • Totem Bight State Park north of town features a traditionally styled long house with restored totem poles. • Potlatch Park near Totem Bight presents a replica of a Native village, including totemic carvings. The site also has a museum displaying classic cars and rare firearms. s Circle #6 on the Reader Service Card For information about Ketchikan-area attractions, see Directory pages 45-46
Tours & Activities Sightseeing Ketchikan offers outstanding sightseeing and tour options for every visitor’s interest. Some highlight points of interest. Others focus on attractions or activities. learn about our history, seek out wildlife or experience local culture. Knowledgeable guides increase your enjoyment and share unique perspectives on Ketchikan life. Many companies create customized tours. Tour operators offer sightseeing by motor coach, van or passenger car in the community and to attractions. • unique options include hummers, harleys, a ’55 Chevy and a tour conducted in Spanish. • Sea tours feature excursion vessels, high-speed touring boats and amphibians. • guided walking tours allow you to see the sights at your own pace. s Circle #8 on the Reader Service Card There’s a multitude of means for seeing Ketchikan. Get your motor running and head out on a Harley-Davidson in one guided tour. Track rougher roads in a Hummer or hear Ketchikan’s unique history in Spanish on a Latino tour. s Circle #7 on the Reader Service Card • Self-guided options include bike and car rentals. To explore Ketchikan by water, check into kayak and skiff rentals. ALL IN ONE 24 Totem Poles 7 Tribal Houses Carving Center Rare Firearms Museum Antique Car Collection Surprising Gift Shop 9809 Totem Bight Road www.potlatchpark.com 907-225-4445 For information about sightseeing opportunities, see Directory pages 43-44 7
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Tours & Activities<br />
Sightseeing<br />
<strong>Ketchikan</strong> offers outstanding<br />
sightseeing and tour options<br />
for every visitor’s interest. Some<br />
highlight points of interest.<br />
Others focus on attractions or<br />
activities.<br />
learn about our history, seek out<br />
wildlife or experience local culture.<br />
Knowledgeable guides increase your<br />
enjoyment and share unique<br />
perspectives on <strong>Ketchikan</strong> life. Many<br />
companies create customized tours.<br />
Tour operators offer sightseeing<br />
by motor coach,<br />
van or passenger car in<br />
the community and to<br />
attractions.<br />
• unique options<br />
include hummers,<br />
harleys, a ’55 Chevy and a<br />
tour conducted in Spanish.<br />
• Sea tours feature excursion<br />
vessels, high-speed touring boats<br />
and amphibians.<br />
• guided walking tours allow you to<br />
see the sights at your own pace.<br />
s Circle #8 on the Reader Service Card<br />
There’s a multitude of means for seeing <strong>Ketchikan</strong>. Get your motor running and head out on a Harley-Davidson in one<br />
guided tour. Track rougher roads in a Hummer or hear <strong>Ketchikan</strong>’s unique history in Spanish on a Latino tour.<br />
s Circle #7 on the Reader Service Card<br />
• Self-guided options include bike<br />
and car rentals. To explore <strong>Ketchikan</strong><br />
by water, check into kayak and<br />
skiff rentals.<br />
ALL<br />
IN<br />
ONE<br />
24 Totem Poles 7 Tribal Houses Carving Center<br />
Rare Firearms Museum Antique Car Collection<br />
Surprising Gift Shop<br />
9809 Totem Bight Road www.potlatchpark.com 907-225-4445<br />
For information about sightseeing opportunities, see Directory pages 43-44<br />
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