Ketchikan Ghost Walk

Ketchikan Ghost Walk

By Alaska Ghost Walks

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Overview

Walk the misty streets of Alaska’s “First City” on a spine-tingling ghost tour through Ketchikan’s haunted history. Led by expert storytellers from American Ghost Walks, this tour blends local legends, real ghost sightings, and unexplained phenomena. You’ll visit historic sites like the Gilmore Hotel, Tongass Trading Company, and Creek Street’s red-light district—where spirits of madams, miners, and even cryptids may still roam. Hear tales of shadowy figures, floating beds, haunted hospitals, and legendary beings like the Kushtaka and Sasquatch. It’s not a haunted house—it’s real history with a supernatural twist.

Activity location

The Rock
- 210 Front St
- 99901-6416, Ketchikan, Alaska, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

The Rock
- 210 Front Street
- 99901, Ketchikan, Alaska, United States

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Ketchikan Ghost Walk

2h
English

Travelers

Language options: English

Starting time: 7:00pm

Price details

$34.99 x 1 Adult$34.99

Total

What's included, what's not

Guided haunted history tour
Any snacks or drinks are not included

Know before you book

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

The Rock

Start your journey at this waterfront sculpture honoring Ketchikan’s pioneers—loggers, bush pilots, frontierswomen, and a Tlingit drummer said to channel the spirit world.

Ketchikan Sign

Snap a photo under Ketchikan’s iconic archway—but hear the legend of the time it twisted into a frown, a bad omen for fishermen that still unsettles the locals.

Gilmore Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham

15m
Admission ticket included

At the historic Gilmore Hotel, you’ll hear about a shadowy man seen pacing with a cigar, chairs that move on their own, and a ghostly woman in white who stares from the windows before vanishing. Some guests even report waking up to find themselves floating above their beds—especially in Room 208, the most haunted room in the building.

Tongass Trading Company

Inside Alaska’s oldest operating store, strange things linger among the souvenirs. Staff have heard footsteps in empty rooms, seen objects move on their own, and even held conversations with coworkers who weren’t actually there. This former hotel may still have some ghostly guests checking in.

Eagle Park

Beneath the wings of a massive carved eagle, you’ll learn about Alaska’s legendary Thunderbird—said to cause lightning with its eyes and thunder with its wings. Some say it’s just folklore. Others have seen it. Witness accounts describe a bird so big it was mistaken for a plane.

Pioneer Hall

10m
Admission ticket not included

Built by “Six-Shooter” Grant, this is Ketchikan’s oldest building. After his sudden, mysterious death, many wonder—did he ever truly leave his beloved customs house?

The OutPost

Footsteps upstairs. Children’s laughter in an empty building. Employees chase invisible pranksters through this old department store—possibly the spirits of students from the former mission school.

Chief Kyan Totem Pole

Rub the bear’s belly for luck—just don’t ignore the spiritual side. Discover reincarnation stories so compelling a leading researcher came to Ketchikan to investigate.

Chief Johnson Totem Pole

This iconic pole tells the story of Fog Woman—who brings salmon and fog each spring. In Southeast Alaska, fog isn’t just weather. It’s a warning the spirit world is near.

Star Gallery

Once Ketchikan’s largest brothel, The Star has survived fire, Prohibition, and whispered voices in the night. Guests sometimes hear a woman gently calling out, “Hello?”

Dolly's House Museum

5m
Admission ticket not included

The most famous madam in town might still be home. Guests report shadows, floral perfume, and even sightings of her long-dead lover, still trying to get back inside.

Ketchikan Creek Bridge

This bridge once connected downtown with the red-light district—and many never made it across. Visitors fell, or were pushed. Some say the water still remembers.

Location

Activity location

The Rock
- 210 Front St
- 99901-6416, Ketchikan, Alaska, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

The Rock
- 210 Front Street
- 99901, Ketchikan, Alaska, United States

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