Top Things to do in Yukon
10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Yukon That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Yukon, Yukon including Yukon Artists @ Work, Dawson City Museum, Yukon Arts Centre, Palace Grand Theatre, Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall, Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, Yukon Transportation Museum, MacBride Museum, Yukon Visitor Information Centre, Kluane Museum of History.
Restaurants in Yukon
1. Yukon Artists @ Work
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By _snprdts139 - Canada, null
This is a great place to visit when you landed in the Yukon territory, come for a visit and pack lots of beautiful gift to take home to your friends and family. Don’t look any further, this place got them for ya, happy visiting ????????????
2. Dawson City Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 217 reviews
This museum documents the history of Dawson City, with an emphasis on the Gold Rush era.
Reviewed By JenniferandAlan - Easton, United States
The museum is housed in the Old Territorial Administration Building so your history lesson begins even before entering. The exhibits take you from prehistory through the Gold Rush. You learn how the lives of the First Nations people were changed by the fur trade then by the Gold Rush. The story of the Gold Rush is told through the stampeders, the entrepreneurs, and the soiled doves. The history of Dawson City from tent town to the Paris of the North is portrayed through exhibits. The use of the many mannequins dressed in the clothing of the time being part of the exhibits instead of just using the furniture really brings the era to life. Take your time to read the descriptions to really get a feel for the times. As a newly minted senior, I found I was really interested in the "artifacts" as I had used several of them myself. Don't miss the court room upstairs. Enjoy!
3. Yukon Arts Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 32 reviews
The Yukon Arts Centre (YAC) is a not for profit charitable organization dedicated to the development of the arts as an important cultural, social and economic force in the Yukon. We intend to be model for the development of the arts in the North and a stimulus for a vibrant and creative territory. YAC is the territory's premier venue for performing and visual arts.
4. Palace Grand Theatre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 47 reviews
The Palace Grand Theatre is part of the Klondike National Historic Sites in Dawson City, run by Parks Canada. For programs check the website or drop by the Visitor Information Centre on Front Street.
Reviewed By JenniferandAlan - Easton, United States
I admit it, my husband and I have fallen under the spell of the Yukon. We've driven the Alaska Highway and visited Dawson over twenty times. For the past two years the theater has been closed for repairs but I have great memories. Parks Canada has done some very good tours with the guides dressed in Gold Rush attire. The inside of the theater is opulent with a painting of Arizona Charlie (who built the original in 1899) on the wall and a bar on the opposing wall. The theater itself is opulent with red curtains. We saw Parks Canada guides impersonate famous characters of the Gold Rush era on the stage. We saw the balcony with its private boxes and the red dressing room. What an experience. Another year we saw the display of the gowns worn by the present residents to a gala. A beautiful venue. Looking forward to our next visit.
5. Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 543 reviews
Welcome to Canada’s First Casino, Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall! Since 1971, Diamond Tooth Gerties has been wowing visitors with its unique Klondike period style, cancan entertainment and friendly charm. One visit and you’ll know why we’re a casino like no other! Gerties is operated by the Klondike Visitors Association (KVA) and all proceeds are re-invested in the community. Complete with casino games, nostalgic tunes, and three different cancan-inspired shows, it will be a night on the town that you won’t soon forget! Lucky summer visitors will be hosted by Diamond Tooth Gertie herself, who will blow you away with her powerhouse vocals and cheeky conversation. If that’s not enough, the high-kicking antics of her “Gold Rush Girls” will have you dancing in your seats. Open 7-days a week, from May to September and selected weekends throughout the year. You must be nineteen years of age to enter and have valid ID.
Reviewed By 248dickc - Battle, United Kingdom
Very lively place didn’t gamble had a few beers and watched the show the can can girls were spot on we had a good night out
6. Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 346 reviews
Reviewed By JenniferandAlan - Easton, United States
The wooly mammoth family beckons you from the highway and you can see the yellow rib like structure of the center from the road. Don't pass it by. Loaded with displays and exhibits and a film for you to educate yourself on the land bridge. You'll learn how it formed, the climate conditions, how the animals migrated (both ways) and which survived and which didn't. And fossils! Even the walk to the center is interesting with sculptures of ice age animals. Enjoy! We're return visitors. Always something new to learn from the well informed staff. Thanks.
7. Yukon Transportation Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 193 reviews
A Moving Experience. True Yukon stories live here. Come & experience big, impressive modes of transportation – dramatic, authentic, and personal stories of Yukon ingenuity & self-sufficiency. Group tours welcome.
Reviewed By Yukonmomster - Whitehorse, Canada
I went with my husband and two kids under two years old and it was amazing. First of all, we live in whitehorse and never had never been before because I always thought it would be drab, but I was SO wrong. It actually feels very lively and the history of the Yukon really seems to come alive in front of you. There are some great exhibits, an awesome train that kids will love, a hanger complete with a kid friendly control panel, a play room, projector, letters from the gold rush, and an outdoor area as well (and much more!) We played outside in the big sandbox, which has tons of trucks and toys. We rode a funny bike-rickshaw around, and just admired all the old equipment. It really is an amazing place! You can rent bikes here as well. They even have old Yukon license plates for sale - if you can find one with letters/numbers of any significance it would make a very cool souvenir. Memberships are a very reasonable price. The Transportation Museum is gem, and I highly recommend it to anyone visiting whitehorse as well as any locals looking for a fun and interesting way to spend a morning or afternoon.
8. MacBride Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 521 reviews
Your Yukon adventure starts here! From Gold Rush fever to the birth of Whitehorse, the MacBride Museum gives the best and most entertaining overview of the colorful characters and groundbreaking events that built Canada's Yukon. Fun for the whole family, gold panning and historical skits daily during the summer months. Open all year.
Reviewed By Patches07
Spent a couple of hours here. Lots of interesting artifacts and stories about Whitehorse and the Yukon
9. Yukon Visitor Information Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 416 reviews
Bed and Breakfast
Reviewed By CangLong17
Very helpful and knowledgeable staff ready to answer any and all questions. Get your YUKON passport from them and collect your stamps.
10. Kluane Museum of History
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 72 reviews
The Kluane Museum of Natural History offers world-class wildlife exhibits with dioramas depicting natural habitat. Also displayed are Native clothing, tools and weapons of the Southern Tutchone people as well as minerals and gemstones that are found in the Yukon. The gift shop has many locally made crafts, including beaded, fur-trimmed moccasins, as well as a good selection of books dealing with the North. A large parking lot with two entrances makes it easy for vehicles as big as transport trucks to pull through. Watch for the World's Largest Gold Pan located next to the museum.
Reviewed By JenniferandAlan - Easton, United States
My husband and I have been going to the Yukon for 21 years. We've been experiencing the call and the spell of the Yukon and this museum is always on our list of stops. It looks small from the outside but what a wealth of displays inside. You'll find wildlife in beautiful dioramas, native traditional clothing displays, and even a display of rocks, gems and minerals of the area. There is a nice clean restroom and a small gift shop. Outside the building are WWII artifacts and behind the building are reconstructed log cabins and a cache for food storage. There is also a log church nearby. What a gem of a stop. We discover something new on each visit.
