Museums & Interpretive Centres
Explore Old Whitehorse’s past and present on our 45-minute walking tour.
Our knowledgeable guides share captivating and often entertaining stories about the people and places that have shaped the City’s history. You might hear about the fire of 1905, the construction the White Pass and Yukon Route railway and the Alaska Highway, or even learn about the infamous Buzzsaw Jimmie!
Tours run daily, Monday-Saturday at 11am and 1pm, 3pm and 6pm.Tour season begins Monday, June 15th and run until August 31st.
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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, dogcart rides, horse-drawn wagon rides and old-fashioned photo studio.
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Your Yukon Adventure starts here! From gold rush fever to the birth of Whitehorse, MacBride Museum tells fascinating stories of the pioneers who built Canada's Yukon. Special events and programs daily.
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Ride into history on a genuine mining locomotive. Discover the pivotal role of copper and rail in Whitehorse history. Open daily mid-May to early September. Covered picnic and play area. Groups and families welcome.
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Museum and Visitor Information Centre with a gift shop showcasing local arts and crafts.
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Unique displays of a century of silver and gold mining. Tools, equipment, memorabilia, photographs of life in an isolated mining town. Open daily, Victoria Day Weekend to Labour Day Weekend. Unique gift shop.
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Welcome to Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre; the gateway into Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Heritage. Exhibits, tours, films, cultural activities, performances, events and unique gift shop. Open May to September.
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Past and present culture of the Northern Tutchone. Fascinating exhibits with rare tools, traditional outfits and more! World's only mammoth snare diorama! Local crafts for sale. Walking trail. Open Mon- Sat, 8:30am to 6pm.
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This replica of Fort Selkirk's Big Jonathon 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.
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Cabin where the famous American author lived during the Klondike Gold Rush. His works include Call of the Wild and White Fang. Daily tours and presentations. Open mid-May to mid-September.