Whitehorse Activities
Whitehorse offers a vast range of sights and activities for visitors, whether your interests lie in history, the arts, photographic opportunities, unique dining, walking/hiking at any level of difficulty, scenic drives, canoeing... - the list can go on and on. Some specific suggestions:
Attractions
- Enjoy a day in the pools at Takhini Hot Springs or the Canada Games Centre (which also has a gym and many other facilities)
- Miles Canyon Historical Society operates the Copperbelt Railway & Mining Museum and the Whitehorse Waterfront Trolley
- Whitehorse has at least 8 heritage attractions, including a walking tour, the MacBride Museum and the restored sternwheel steamboat S.S. Klondike.
- A day trip (112 miles each way) to the south to Skagway, Alaska - explore this vibrant community that keeps the flavor of its Klondike Gold Rush boom days. See the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park and Skagway Guide sites for more information.
- A day trip to the west, with spectacular Kluane National Park as the destination (210 miles to the Sheep Mountain Interpretive Centre)
- visit the beautiful Yukon Wildlife Preserve to see many Yukon big game animals housed in their natural habitats on a 700-acre property.
Dining out
The majority of restaurants are located downtown, a ten-minute drive from the B&B. Most serve dinner only until 9 or 10 p.m., but a few are open till midnight or 1:00. One franchise sandwich-and-coffee restaurant (Tim Horton's) is open 24 hours a day. Various Chinese and pizza restaurants offer home delivery. Please ask Curtis or Roseanna for directions and recommendations.
Shopping
A modest convenience store called Goodies Gas, open 24 hours daily, is one short block away on Wann Road. It also sells gasoline. A small mini mall is located across the street, providing dining facilities, pool & billiards, video store and convenience store. Larger downtown supermarkets are open till 7 or 10 p.m. For non-food shopping, some small Main Street stores are open late into the summer evening. The excellent Mac's Fireweed bookstore is open till midnight.
Northern Lights
A major attraction for visitors coming to the Yukon during the late fall and winter months. To see the current forecast for Norther lights click here.
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Hours |
Location |
Adult/Child/Senior/Family |
MUSEUMS |
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Old Log Church Museum |
Daily |
3rd Ave & Elliot St. |
$3.00/free/$2.50 |
MacBride Museum |
Daily |
1stAve.& Steele St. |
$7.00/$3.50/$6.00/$18.00 |
S.S. Klondike National Historic Site |
Mon-Sat |
Across from Rotary Park |
$6.05/$1.90 |
Yukon Beringia Centre |
Daily 9 am- 6 pm |
Alaska Highway south of Airport |
$6.00/$4.00/$5.00 |
Yukon Transportation Museum |
Daily 9am-6pm |
Alaska Highway south of Airport |
$6.00/$4.00/$5.00 |
ATTRACTIONS |
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Copper Belt Railway Museum |
Daily 10am-5pm |
Mile 919 Alaska hwy. |
By donation |
Hisotrical Walking Tours |
Mon – Sat |
The Donnenworth House |
$4.00/person |
DC -3 Weather Vane |
Anytime |
Whitehorse Airport – Guiness Book or Records |
Free |
Fireweed Community Market |
Every Thursday |
Shipyards Park |
Free |
Frantic Follies Show |
Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri |
Westmark Whitehorse |
$24.00 |
Grayline City Tours |
Mon/Wed/Thrus/Fri/Sun |
Westmark Whitehorse |
$34.00 |
Log Skyscrapers |
Anytime |
Lambert St. between 2nd Ave. |
Free |
Miles Canyon and Suspension Bridge |
Anytime |
Miles Canyon Rd. |
Free |
MV Schwatka River Cruise |
Daily |
Miles Canyon Rd. |
$30.00/$15.00 |
Takhini Hot Springs |
Daily |
Takhini Hot Springs Rd. |
$9.50/$6.00/$7.00 |
Waterfront Trolley |
Daily |
Between Spook Station and Rotary Peace Park |
$2.00 one way/$4.00 return |
Whitehorse Fishladder |
Daily |
End of Nisutlin Dr. in Riverdale |
By donation |
