Totem Heritage Center

It is a very nice museum with a lot of examples of native carvings and totem poles for your viewing pleasure. Right next to a fish hatchery, unfortunately closed to the public, and a public park which is well maintained across a bridge from the parking area. Would recommend as it is so we'll done and kept very well.

Visited here in June 2025. Walked here from the dock and followed the creek. There are buses that will drop you off, but if you are out walking around town, you can make it by foot. Entry was six dollars. It was cool to see the history and old totems. Worth stopping in if you like history. Only spent 20 to 30 minutes to see the whole museum.

Totally worth going if you like history, culture, and art. There is a free shuttle you can take from town, it's part of a loop that includes the salmon run. You learn a lot about history of the local tribes. Highly recommend. Can easily spend a couple hours. We walked from town there, BUT it's a little long and uphill!

Super informative museum that preserves the cultural heritage of Totem poles and other hand weaved and made items from the various Southeast Alaskan Indigenous tribes. I learned so much about the tribal culture, values and history of the totem poles carving process. Free for active military and family.

The Totem Heritage Center can be reached as the last stop on the free Ketchikan shuttle bus. Entry is $6 adult or $5 senior. The center includes a detailed description of the use of totems and includes many recovered or recreated examples. This is a great example of cooperation between the local and Alaskan Givernment and native organizations. As well as the totems there us an expansive section on native weaving artistry.

Really cool and very interesting. My favorite were the really old totem poles in the glass cases. Small place that can be done in an hour. There is a free shuttle you can take.

Great information by the guide. Learned so much from her talk. She covered so much history of the totem. The center also displays and supports new art. It was a nice visit. The walk to the center was beautiful.

Would have lovwd to check this place out but they would not accept our cash (unfortunately we only had a $100 bill and 2 × $1 bills) There's no signage or notifications anywhere prior to the actual museum ticket window. They will ONLY accept $50 bills or less The reaspn provided was due to counterfeit money in the past. Pretty unfortunate for a city-run attraction