Museums & Interpretive Centres

Big Jonathan House Heritage Centre

Museums & Interpretive Centres

Pelly Crossing

This replica of Fort Selkirk’s Big Jonathan House has works of local artists, locally-made beaded clothing, birch bark baskets, traditional baby bunting bag, tools, plus more! Some items are for sale.

Location

Next to Selkirk Grocery

Box 40

Pelly Crossing Y0B 1P0

Canada

Phone: 1 (867) 537-3150

Fax: 1 (867) 537-3011

See map: Google Maps

Email:

bjc@selkirkfn.com

Website:

http://www.travelyukon.com

Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall

Museums & Interpretive Centres

Dawson City

Gertie and her Goldrush Girls perform three different shows nightly. Try your hand at blackjack, roulette, slots and Texas hold'em poker. Open evenings 7pm–2am, May 5 to September 24. Admission fee.

BONJOUR!

Location

Fourth Avenue and Queen Street

Box 389

Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0

Canada

Phone: (867) 993-5575

Fax: (867) 993-6415

See map: Google Maps

Email:

kva@dawson.net

Website:

http://www.dawsoncity.ca

Free Gold Claim # 6

Museums & Interpretive Centres

Dawson City

Free gold panning! Keep all the gold you find, hand tools only. Bring your own gold pan or rent from locations in Dawson City. Located 16 km up Bonanza Road, past Dredge No. 4. Look for #6 Claim Post.

Location

Bonanza Creek

Box 389

Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0

Canada

Phone: (867) 993-5575

Fax: (867) 993-6415

See map: Google Maps

Email:

kva@dawson.net

Website:

http://www.dawsoncity.ca

Peabody's Photo Parlour

Museums & Interpretive Centres

Dawson City

Dress in 1900 costume and have a picture taken in our Victorian studio. We sell film, print digital and negative, cameras, camera accessories, local crafts, gold/silver jewellery, frames, scrapbooking.

Location

Second Avenue and Princess Street

Box 284

Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0

Canada

Phone: (867) 993-5209

See map: Google Maps

Email:

peabody@northwestel.net

Website:

http://www.peabodysphoto.com

Waterfront Trolley

Museums & Interpretive Centres

Whitehorse

Rolling alongside the Yukon River on our 1925 trolley is a delightful way to hear the fascinating stories of Whitehorse and the Yukon River. Groups welcome. Open June to September.

Location

1127 First Avenue

Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0G5

Canada

Phone: (867) 667-6355

See map: Google Maps

Email:

mchrs@northwestel.net

Website:

http://www.yukonrails.com

Museum of Yukon Natural History/ Caribou Crossing Trading Post

Museums & Interpretive Centres

Carcross

5,000 square feet of Yukon wildlife exhibits and ice-age mammals, featuring a life-sized woolly mammoth, steppe bison and the world's largest bear. Gold panning, mini golf, dog cart rides, dog ride slideshow and hike with huskies.

Location

Km 109 South Klondike Highway, 2 km north of Carcross

Box 195

Carcross, YT Y0B 1B0

Canada

Phone: (867) 821-4055

Fax: (867) 821-4055

See map: Google Maps

Email:

marilyn@cariboucrossing.ca

Website:

http://www.cariboucrossing.ca

MacBride Museum of Yukon History

Museums & Interpretive Centres

Whitehorse

Yukon adventure starts here! From gold rush fever to the birth of Whitehorse, the MacBride Museum offers a complete view of the people and events that built Canada’s Yukon. Gold panning! Family Fun! Open all year.

BONJOUR!

Location

1124 First Avenue

Whitehorse Y1A 1A4

Canada

Phone: 1 (867) 667-2709

Fax: 1 (867) 633-6607

See map: Google Maps

Email:

info@macbridemuseum.com

Website:

www.macbridemuseum.com

Old Log Church Museum

Museums & Interpretive Centres

Whitehorse

Location

Third Avenue and Elliott Street

Box 31461

Whitehorse Y1A 6K8

Canada

Phone: 867-668-2555

Fax: (867) 667-6258

See map: Google Maps

Email:

logchurch@klondiker.com

Website:

www.oldlogchurchmuseum.ca

Yukon Arts Centre Public Art Gallery

Museums & Interpretive Centres

Whitehorse

Come and discover the Yukon through the eyes of contemporary visual artists. Enjoy cutting-edge exhibitions with a Yukon perspective. Hours: Tuesday–Friday from 10am–5pm, Saturday 12pm–5pm.