11 Amazing Things You MUST Do in Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan is a gem of Southeast Alaska. This quaint coastal town is packed with things to do, see, and experience. Come explore Ketchikan, learning about its history and culture along the way.
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29 Comments
🎉POLL TIME! Could you live in a town only accessible by boat or plane?
Great video. One of my favorite places I have visited. Ketchikan has some of the freshest air in the world.
Another great video! Ketchikan is such a special place ❤
Great Video 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼😊😊😊
Such a cool place. Loved the video ☺️
Another fabulous YouTube adventure! I absolutely love the video and still photography along with a superb sound track…simply world class. In 2022 I shared time with Master Carver Nathan Jackson in Saxman Village and I believe it was life changing for me and my artistic journey.
Master Jackson encouraged my mixed media photography and gave me invaluable tips on color and composition. He is one of a kind and incredibly nice as well. Thank you for showing Ketchikan in such a favorable light…it is perhaps my favorite place to stay in all of Alaska.
Cora and Jose' thanks so much for expanding our exposure to Ketchikan. Cindy and I stopped by briefly on our Alaskan cruise last year. Did I hear eagles on your Rainbird trail hike? I did have the time to enjoy a walk on Creek Street 👍
We just moved to Alaska and I use your videos as a guide for trips. Thank you for all you do!
Beautiful videography coupled to informative commentary! I’ve learned soooooooo much about Alaska from your trips. Gracias
Great video photography & presentation! 1st time here, now I'm hooked and will be checking out your other videos. Thanks!
A great tour of the town video! You really got a feel for the atmosphere and pace of the area. I can imagine Jose Luis loved chatting with the artist/carver. Such a great experience over all.
Was glad I got the opportunity to meet you two at the village store. Thank you for sharing a bit of our culture and history. Gunalchéesh ❤️🖤
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Fantastic video!!
We were so bummed to miss seeing y'all in Ketchikan by just one day! We were blessed to have amazing weather though, and with a rented car, we drove from the northernmost to the southernmost ends of the pavement around town! There are so many incredible vistas and places to see, and you went to lots of great ones!
This just gets better…….
Having grown up on Canada's west coast in Victoria B.C., as a kid, I spent summers on my parents boat, traveling the west coast, including to Alaska. Definitely changed in 50 years. So cool to revisit. Thanks for taking us along.
Looking forward to your next video, traveling the inside passage, having been there too !
Cheers, and thank you again.
My wife and I have been absolutely captivated by your journey, and we feel as though we have vicariously lived it with you. Thank you so much for this. Your vision and bold spirit are both inspiring and mesmerizing. Your narration is poetry, and your vision makes a two dimensional video spring into reality in our living room. We lost ourselves in the moment – rarely if ever has a YouTube video had such a visceral impact. We wish you peace, happiness, and a life full of smiles and love. In gratitude.
Sadly cruise passengers really don't have enough time to enjoy the tow. Spending a few days, like you did, is a better way to go. Did you stop in to the Bawden Street Brewery across from where you stayed? The staff is very friendly and can give you some good tips on what to see, where to eat, etc. I used to live in Ketchikan and sorely miss it!!!
I live in Ketchikan, so neat seeing an outsider's perspective, you made our little town look much more interesting than it feels to locals like me ha ha. Thanks for the flattering video.
2:09 we have around 12,000 there's areas like Saxman and the borough which are technically out of city limits but are the same community and pretty much same place a few more people live here if you count Pennec and Gravina which I would.
8:00 is 65 degrees considered cold in lower 48? also no local uses umbrellas you'll stick out and look gay "oh no the rain".
8:56 Tsimshian lived in Canada till the residents of Metlakatla originally in BC asked the US government for land so they could move out and they moved the entire village that's around how the story goes and the Haida had a tiny sliver of land the vast majority was Tlinget
You two make some of the best videos out there… always enjoyable and very educational, great job!
❤ Ketchikan
Wow, you know that in every video you put out, I think I have to do THIS! Thank you for illuminating the magic trail.
We live in Ketchikan.
So excited to watch this and see my grandaughter dancing at Saxman. 😊
Enjoying this Ketchikan video. We visited last year at the end of our cruise. I really like the Totem Heritage Center and walking on the boardwalk. We didn't do the Rainbird Trail but instead rented a car for day to hike the trails north of Ward Cove.
You should've busted Hump Island Oyster Farm while there. Yum.
Stunning camera work. ❤ I’ll be visiting in August. I can’t wait!
Thanks for taking us along on your adventures
Watch the bears under Creek Street board walk. Yes really, we saw one there on 19th July 2024.
Love this video! We will coming to Ketchikan in September on a cruise and this video is soooo helpful! We won't have too much time so I'm trying to pick and choose what to do. We were thinking of attending the Lumberjack Show. I know it's a little touristy but it looks fun. We would love to hear your insights on this. Thanks!