Ketchikan

Ketchikan is an Alaskan city facing the Inside Passage, a popular cruise route along the state's southeastern coast. The cityis named afterKetchikan Creek, which flows through the town, emptying into theTongass Narrowsa short distance southeast of its downtown. Civic boosters have dubbed the community the "SalmonCapital of the World".TheMisty Fiords National Monumentis one of the area's major attractions, and theTongass National Foresthas long been headquartered in Ketchikan, mostly in the city's historicFederal Building.