Historic sites

Dawson City and the Yukon

Canada Yukon Dawson City

Dawson City and the Yukon
Photo: Prof Ranga Sai, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The heart of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898, with wooden boardwalks, saloons and a casino. Pan for gold, and see the Dome viewpoint. Drive the Dempster Highway towards the Arctic.


The Yukon is great for northern lights in winter and canoeing the Yukon River in summer.

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