Museums and Historical

The rich cultural history of Ketchikan isn’t just showcased at the Tongass Historical Museum, it’s palpable just about anywhere you go in town. From the waterfront, home to George Inlet Cannery and the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show, to Creek Street, where loggers, miners, fishermen and other local miscreants went to misbehave at Dolly’s House back in the town’s lawless years.

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  1. Dolly's House Museum

    Re-live Ketchikan's historic past at world-famous Dolly's House Museum. Our "Red Light" video tour is educational, inexpensive & entertaining. Open daily during cruise ship season. Admission $10.

  2. Tongass Historical Museum

    Explore the feisty and fascinating history of Alaska's First City through dynamic exhibits of photographs, art and artifacts. In the heart of Ketchikan.

  3. Historic Ketchikan Inc.

    Historic Ketchikan is a nonprofit organization promoting economic development through historic preservation and heritage tourism.

  4. Tongass Historical Society

    • 629 Dock Street
      Ketchikan, AK 99901
    • Phone: 9072257665

    Established in 1961, the Tongass Historical Society is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to discover, preserve, and disseminate knowledge of the history of Ketchikan and Southeast Alaska for present and future generations.

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