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Totem Heritage Center


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 21 attractions in Ketchikan
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Attraction type: History museum, Historic village
Activities: Arts and crafts
Address: 601 Deermount Street Ketchikan, AK 99901
Tel: 907-225-5900

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4 of 5 stars
Rochester, New York
7 Oct 2009

This museum is small and can be seen in 30-45 minutes, with 3 main rooms. It gives you a good insight into the history of totems and native culture in the area and would be great to see right before heading to another totem area, such as Totem Bight Park or Saxman Native Village. $5 admission or $13 combo with... more

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4 of 5 stars
Houston
19 Jul 2009

The totem center was interesting but it is not at all what we expected. If you want to see pretty or touristy totem poles, this is not the place for you. These are authentic but old (unpainted) totems. I enjoyed it but our group REALLY enjoyed the Fish Hatchery, which is available as a dual entrance (I recommend both, but... more

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5 of 5 stars
Rochester, New York
11 Nov 2008
9/9 found this review helpful

My husband and I were in Ketchikan on a cruise in Sept of 2008 and decided we wanted to explores Ketchikan on our own so we headed out to the visitors center, got our map and off we went! There was a light drizzle that day but we walked up town to the creek and followed the wooden walks up... more

5 Aug 2008
8/8 found this review helpful

We arrived in town on a cruise at 7:30 am and walked through town to the Totem Heritage Center, an interesting little museum. It took about 30 minutes to walk it. They are related to the fish hatchery, and we got tickets to both at a discount from this place. I think it was $12 for both. The totem poles... more

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5 of 5 stars
lincoln, nebraska
2 Jan 2006
28/31 found this review helpful

We visited the Totem Heritage Center as part of an Alaskan Cruise. These are the real thing. Made by the local tribes as part of their culture. There is a guide who explains the basics of the meaning, use, etc of totem poles. Wish we could have spent a little longer there. more

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Totem Heritage Center Address

601 Deermount Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901
Tel: 907-225-5900