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People, history, scenary!
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It can get real cold!
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Worth the visit for the mountains and history alone!
PeterVancouver Says: Quite a pleasent 2hour casual drive over the mountains to Skagway in Alaska.There are no problems taking a rental car from Whitehorse Canada to Alaska USA but natuarally passports will be required as not long over the last peak you come across a somehwat despolate US border...
LaurieDawn Says: I did this walk by myself, a female, and felt safe. Good to walk or jog or wheelchair. It's a circle, taking you by the dam and across another bridge and back to town. Awesome. Just do it! Take water, don't risk falling into the river.
1 Review and 104 Opinions We were looking for a place that might be a little remote, not something in centre of town, which...
1 Review and 103 Opinions A relatively new and clean hotel just two minutes walk from the airport. The blue roof of the hotel...
Earls Whitehorse: Patio with a view of the River Yukon & mountains
PeterVancouver Says: The food was as usual up to the standard of Earls throughout BC but it does have a large patio out the back which also happens to be the final stop on the tram route so you can finish up your meal and wait for the tram to arrive to take you back though town whilst gazing...
Midnight Sun Coffee Roaster: new age, progressive
chiefsteve Says: After traveling hundreds of miles on the Alaska Highway this is a warm welcome. Really nice internet cafe and diner with an art gallery. Local artists display their works here and college students hang out here. Great place to make new friends
Pho's 5 star restaurant: AproPHO's
Hungrier Says: I walked in to take out two Vermicelli Plates that I had ordered ahead of time and the restaurant was empty (at 6 pm). Even still, I had to wait about five minutes to receive my order. The food smelled tasty in the car on the ride home but that was clearly a sensory...
jamiesno Says: This is not really a night club spot but obviously a popular activity. Buy your own booze and make your own fun in Whitehorse. It is obviously popular as this busker decided to set up shop on the front steps.Now to my recommendation. There is going to be tonnes of choices. I...
Yukon Mining Company: Yukon Mining Company
jamiesno Says: Earlier I recommended the High Country Inn as the place to stay in Whitehorse and one of the main reasons is the character of the hotel and the dining and drinking area with heated deck also called the Yukon Mining Company.It is great place for food and local beer. Be sure...
PeterVancouver Says: Travelling along the banks of the Yukon river can be found a quaint trolley which was originally built in Portugal in 1925. It was originally made for overhead electric supply, which is still being considered in Whitehose, but for the time being the power is produced by a...
jamiesno Says: Another one of Whitehorse's unique buildings sporting a couple of moose on the roof is a knitwear place called Folknits so if your into nice sweaters pay this place a visit. Folknits' shop was opened in 1995 by professional knitter and designer, Wendy Chambers. This unique...
jamiesno Says: Don't be fooled by the fact you are going to "The Yukon" in the far north thinking there won't be any modern convenience because Whitehorse is a very modern town, touristic with many of your Canadian icon stories like Canadian Tire, MacDonald's and so on.Here is a picture of...
PA2AKgirl Says: This coffee is very good! They say they can't think of a better place to make coffee than in a community where people are cold and need something warm. Whatever the reason, it works. We had some of this when we were in a cafe and I'll probably end up ordering from their...
What a great place for local beer!
PA2AKgirl Says: If you've read any of my pages, you know I like to try the local beer. It could have the worst reputation in the world and I'd still try it. Fortunately, the Yukon Brewing Company makes great beer. Shirts say, "Beer worth freezin' for" and it's true:) The one we tried was...
tompt Says: It might be a hot day and the Yukon river might look tempting, but don't go for swim.As you can see in the picture the river has dangerous currents. The old rapids were the name Whitehorse came from wrecked many boats. But today you can canoe in the river as a dam is in the...
jamiesno Says: In my Whitehorse tips I have highly recommended a visit to the top of Grey Mountain. So I have also provided this picture to show if you go off the road you will most likely come to an unplanned death.It is very steap in sections and the road gravel is loose, so just be...
The Yukon Alaska Tourist Tour company advertises a Hiker's Package that sounds like a great way to get on and off the famous Chilkoot Trail. A combination bus / train ride includes a ride on the renowned White Pass Railroad. That part was fabulous! The part that wasn't was a two and a half hour wait in the cold wind at the side of the highway after we had been dropped off by the train after finishing the hike. The bus never came. We contacted the YATT tour company, waited another hour and finally hitchiked into Whitehorse. The company manager was very rude and beligerent in his response, and has yet to refund our money for the bus portion of our return trip.
Unique Suggestions: Absolutely hike the Chilkoot Trail, and absolutely go on the White Pass Railroad, but go with a different company.
Written Aug 22, 2006
jamiesno Says: Yukon is well known for its innovation and I have provided a web site to that effect. On of the key innovators has been the Yukon Energy Corporation. You can read there story on the web site I provided. But if you have never seen a wind turbine before or if you like a very...
Whitehorse Pass & Yukon railway
PeterVancouver Says: For railway enthusiasts the Skagway rail yards are about 20 mins walk from the Cruise liner docks where there are numerous pieces of rolling stock always on view.Some of the passenger rail cars date back to 1883 with virtually identical units still being manufactured as...
Rent a canoe and paddle 435 miles to Dawson
VA_Dave Says: Back in 1896, gold was discoverd in the Klondike near Dawson and thousands of folks known as the Stampeders made rafts near Whitehorse and let the river carry them North 345 miles to Whitehorse. I am told that today about 8,000 folks canoe this route every year, but we only...
PA2AKgirl Says: Downtown Whitehorse is perfect. It's what I wish Anchorage looked like. It's easy to walk, you feel safe on the streets at night, plenty of places to window shop, it's clean and you automatically get the sense you belong. While I may devote tips to some places individually,...
jamiesno Says: At Third Avenue and Elliott Street you will find the Old Log Church. Another one of Whitehorse's unique buildings.Architectural HistoryIt is a log building with an L-shaped plan and a gable roof. The interior consists of stick frame trusses and the roof is covered with cedar...
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