Top Reasons to Go to Inside Passage

Native art and culture: Ancestral home of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian, the Southeast is dedicated to preserving native heritage. Native crafts include totem poles and masks.

Rivers of ice: Visitors relish the opportunity to walk on the Southeast's accessible glaciers or to admire them from flightseeing or kayak trips.

Tongass National Forest: America's largest national forest is home to bears, bald eagles, Sitka black-tailed deer, wolves, and marine mammals.

Fishing for nirvana: The Southeast is an angler's paradise. The region's healthy populations of salmon and halibut—as well as the wealth of charter boats and fishing lodges—make this a premier fishing destination.

Taking the ferry: The Alaska Marine Highway is the primary means of transportation here. It's a low-cost, high-adventure alternative to cruising.