Inside Passage

About this city

The Inside Passage is a legendary network of protected marine waterways that weaves through a dense labyrinth of islands, deep fjords, and towering snow-capped mountains along southeast Alaska's coastline. Sculpted by massive glaciers over millions of years, this coastal corridor encompasses the sprawling Tongass National Forest, the largest temperate rainforest on Earth. It is a place of profound ecological wealth, where ancient Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures have thrived alongside teeming populations of eagles, whales, and bears for millennia.