The largest collection of Native American totem poles in the world is in Ketchikan Alaska! Photos, legends, details, & locations of the many individual totem poles that can be seen on the downtown Ketchikan Walking Tour.

Totem Bight State Historical Park is the best place to go in Ketchikan to see a collection of totem poles in a natural setting! It’s an easy and direct bus ride to get there from the cruise port.

Saxman Native Village in Ketchikan Alaska is the best place to see gorgeous Native American Totem Poles, an authentic Clan House, & Native carvers at work. One of the top Ketchikan Alaska attractions, a must-see!

Potlatch Park in Ketchikan Alaska is the best place to see gorgeous Native American Totem Poles, Clan Houses, & Alaska Native Art. But the coolest part is being able to meet the Totem Pole carver!

In Ketchikan, the best places to see totem poles are at Totem Bight State Historical Park and Saxman Park. Both of these “totem parks” in Ketchikan are accessible by bus from the Ketchikan cruise port.

Ketchikan is truly the totem capital of the world, and if you want to see the most standing totems in one location, a visit to Saxman Village’s Totem Park is in order. The 25 totems here are authentic replicas of original poles that were left in abandoned villages as Native Alaskans moved into more populated cities.

Totem Bight State Historical Park in Ketchikan in Alaska's Inside Passage immerses visitors in nature, art, and history through totems, skillfully carved by Tlingit and Haida artists. Fine information on Tlingit & Haida culture, totem poles, and facilities.

As an 11-acre park located just north of Ketchikan, Totem Bight State Park features one of the world’s most impressive collections of totem poles that honor the past and future of the Indigenous people of Alaska.

This area boasts some of the world’s best totem pole artists, many of whom have participated in reproducing original totems using hand-tools for carving, just as their ancestors did. A tour of totem pole sites near Ketchikan is easy to manage in one day.

Ketchikan is one of the best cruise ports to see totem poles during your Alaska cruise! It’s possible to see totem poles in Ketchikan on your own. You can get to totem parks in Ketchikan by bus, and you can walk to see totem poles too.