Top Things to do in Yukon
Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Yukon, Yukon
Discover the best top things to do in Yukon, Yukon including Dempster Highway, Kluane National Park and Reserve, Tombstone Territorial Park, Dawson City Museum, Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall, Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, Yukon Transportation Museum, MacBride Museum, Whitehorse Fishway, Robert Service Cabin.
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1. Dempster Highway
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 93 reviews
Scenic highway near the Arctic Circle.
Reviewed By MarcelVanImpe - Ghent, Belgium
Driving the Dempster Highway is a kind of adventurous trip! You really need to be prepared to see unseen Beauty!!!
2. Kluane National Park and Reserve
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5.0 based on 135 reviews
This huge park is well-known for its fantastic scenic landscape and its excellent opportunities for recreational activities.
Reviewed By 382PaulK - Vancouver, Canada
If you’re driving the Alaska Highway along Kluane National Park, take the time to stop at the small centre at the base of Sheep Mountain, near the bridge across the Slims River. Amazing mountain views, and a good chance of seeing Dall’s sheep on the slopes. The Centre at Haines Junction is also worth a visit, with lots of info on First Nations history and the St. Elias mountains. Kudos to Parks Canada for emphasizing hiking safety and awareness in this wilderness bear country.
3. Tombstone Territorial Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 224 reviews
Reviewed By KJElmer - Vancouver, Canada
Was only there for a short day trip and there was cloud cover, but you can’t hide the beauty! A nice easy hike, a picnic in an enclosed space with a nice fire and views in any direction. I’d like to make it back some day in August or September. If you’re as far north as Dawson City, it’d be a shame to miss this. The Dempster Highway is also an impressive feat. We crossed the continental divide and went as far as Two Moose Lake - the Arctic Circle was so close and yet so far.
4. 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!
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
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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
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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. Whitehorse Fishway
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 150 reviews
Reviewed By annhappy2016 - Chesterfield, United Kingdom
Saw this briefly as oart of a city tour ru by Northern Tales. Not much to see but fascination that it is so long, but at least Whitehorse has made the effort to help salmon migrate. Sad to hear that there are so fewer salmon around these days.
10. Robert Service Cabin
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4.5 based on 112 reviews
The Robert Service Cabin is part of the Klondike National Historic Sites in Dawson City, run by Parks Canada.
Reviewed By margarett545 - Melbourne, Australia
We visited as part of a group tour and were met by Sarah, dressed in period costume. There is a small amphitheater built in the grounds of the cottage where you can sit under cover. Sarah recited the Cremation of Sam McGee and two other poems and chatted about Robert Service’s life. She was excellent!
