Ketchikan, AK

Ketchikan sits on an island in Alaska's southeast panhandle, reachable only by plane or boat since no roads connect it to the mainland. The airport sits on a neighboring island, requiring a quick ferry hop to reach downtown. Local driving centers on the Tongass Highway, which hugs the coast for about 30 miles total, connecting fishing spots, Native villages, and hiking trails around this rainforest community famous for its massive collection of totem poles.