Klondike National Historic Sites
Dawson City
It's easy to relive the gold rush at myriad preserved and restored places. Parks Canada runs walking tours through the day that allow access to various…
Must-see attractions in Yukon Territory
SS Klondike National Historic Site
Whitehorse
Carefully restored, this was one of the largest stern-wheelers used on the Yukon River. Built in 1937, it made its final run upriver to Dawson in 1955 and…
Dawson City
The scarred valleys around Dawson speak to the vast amounts of toil that went into the gold hunt. Most emblematic is Bonanza Creek, where gold was first…
Dawson City
In 1898 Jack London lived in the Yukon, the setting for his most popular stories, including Call of the Wild and White Fang. At the writer's cabin there…
Yukon Territory
Commune with an enormous, albeit stuffed, moose at the excellent Kluane Museum. Enjoy intriguing wildlife exhibits and displays on natural and Indigenous…
Dawson City
Some 1.5km up the valley from Dredge No 4, this national historic site is roughly where gold was first found in 1896. It's a quiet site today with a…
MacBride Museum of Yukon History
Whitehorse
This is the Yukon's pre-eminent museum, preserving and presenting the Yukon's history since 1952. Recently expanded, the museum offers a comprehensive…
Teslin Tlingit Heritage Center
Yukon Territory
On the shores of beautiful Teslin Lake, 5km north of Teslin, this cultural center greets visitors with five totem poles and features exhibits of modern…
Yukon Territory
Tombstone Territorial Park, which lies along Dempster Hwy for about 50km, is an easy day trip from Dawson City. Shades of green and charcoal color the…
Whitehorse
One look at the surging Yukon River and you'll want to spend time strolling its bank. The beautiful White Pass & Yukon Route Station has been restored and…
Herschel Island-Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park
Yukon Territory
The Indigenous name of Herschel Island-Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park means 'it is island' and indeed it is. Barely rising above the waters of Mackenzie Bay…
Dawson City
The slide-scarred face of this hill overlooks the town to the north, but to reach the top you must travel south of town about 1km, turn left off the…
Dawson City
Near Dawson's cemeteries, there's a short path out to pretty Crocus Bluff, which has excellent views of Dawson and the Klondike and Yukon Rivers. If…
Dawson City
Built in 1901 to house the territorial commissioner, this proud building was designed to give potential civic investors confidence in the city. The…
Whitehorse
Stare down a salmon at the Whitehorse Fishway, a 366m wooden fish ladder (the world's longest) past the hydroelectric plant south of town. Large viewing…
Yukon Territory
This much-photographed Catholic church was constructed in 1954 from an old US Army Quonset hut used during the building of the Alaska Hwy. It was split…
Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
Whitehorse
This place focuses on Beringia, a mostly ice-free area that encompassed the Yukon, Alaska and eastern Siberia during the last ice age. Engaging exhibits…
Whitehorse
Find out what the Alaska Hwy was really like back in the day; let's just say mud was a dirty word. Exhibits cover planes, trains and dogsleds. The museum…
Fortymile Gold Workshop/Studio
Dawson City
Watch as jewelry is made from local refined gold, which is silky and has a rich yellow color, as opposed to the bling you see peddled on late-night TV…
Yukon Territory
Heading into Beaver Creek from the south, you'll find this cute little Catholic church on the left. It was built using a US Army Quonset hut left over…
Yukon Territory
This is the Selkirk Nation's cultural centre at Pelly Crossing and is a replica of Fort Selkirk's Big Jonathan House. See locally made tools, birch-bark…
Dawson City
Make your own discoveries among the 25,000 gold-rush artifacts at this museum. Engaging exhibits walk you through the grim lives of the miners. The museum…
Yukon Territory
In Jackson Hall, built in the 1920s when Keno City was booming, the Mining Museum shows what life was like during silver- and gold-mining times with some…
Dawson City
The SS Keno was one of a fleet of paddle wheelers that worked the Yukon's rivers for more than half a century. Grounded along the waterfront, the boat…
Yukon Territory
Proudly claimed as the world's smallest desert, Carcross Desert, 2km north of town, is actually the exposed sandy bed of a glacial lake. There are a few…
Dawson City
The 'Bard of the Yukon,' poet and writer Robert W Service, lived in this typical gold-rush cabin from 1909 to 1912. Each day in season there are dramatic…
Whitehorse
Operated by the Yukon Arts Society. There are carefully selected and well-curated rotating exhibits of work by local Yukon artists.
Whitehorse
This riverfront park has a growing collection of heritage buildings moved here from other parts of Whitehorse and the Yukon.
Tagé Cho Hudän Interpretive Centre
Yukon Territory
This super-friendly interpretive center has knowledgeable volunteers who explain their Indigenous life past and present.
Dawson City
A 15-minute walk up King St and Mary McCloud Rd near town leads to 10 cemeteries that are literally filled with characters. Among them is Joe Vogler, who…
Whitehorse
The only log cabin–style cathedral in the world is a 1900 downtown gem. Displays include the compelling story of Rev Isaac Stringer, who boiled and ate…
Dawson City
Inside this impressive riverfront wood building there are displays and interpretative talks on the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in (River People) First Nations. The…
Dawson City
The city of Dawson has started a long-term restoration of this derelict 1898 riverfront bank building that dates to the gold rush. Note how tin was molded…
Klondike Institute for Art & Culture
Dawson City
The Klondike Institute for Art & Culture is part of Dawson's thriving arts community. It has an impressive studio building, galleries and educational…
Yukon Territory
This large and impressive facility has a variety of exhibit areas that showcase the culture and history of the Champagne and Aishihik people. It has a…
Yukon Territory
This engrossing museum details the life and culture of a 20th-century Tlingits leader through photographs, displays and artifacts.
White Pass & Yukon Route Station
Whitehorse
The beautiful White Pass & Yukon Route Station has been restored and anchors an area that's in the midst of a revitalization.
Whitehorse
Opened in 2012, the striking Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre has changing exhibits and a permanent collection of First Nations art.
Dawson City
The exhibition space of the Klondike Institute for Art & Culture, this gallery has regular shows.
