We have compiled a list of some of the most popular gold-related attractions in the Yukon, 125 years after the Klondike Gold Rush.Click here to download the PDF and save it as a pdfWe love panning to find goldYou can try your hand at panning gold in the Yukon. You can pick up equipment at Dawson City and Whitehorse shops, then go into the water to search for gold flakes. The most common place to find it is in the mountain icy streams. To learn how to seperate gold from stone, visitors can either explore the area on their own or join a tour.White Pass and the Yukon Route railway are star attractionsThis feat of engineering was constructed during the Klondike Gold Rush. It connects Skagway, Alaska with Whitehorse, Yukon. The train runs from early May through late September. This railroad journey will take passengers around mountains, tunnels, and along lakes. It is the same breathtaking scenery that was enjoyed by those searching for gold 125 year ago.Beyond the Yukon Chilkoot TrailYou can follow in the footsteps the gold seekers and hike the Chilkoot Trail. This path was carved across the treacherous Coast Mountains to help those who hoped to make it big. The trail stretches 33 miles from Dyea in Alaska, near Skagway to Bennett Lake in British Columbia. To complete the journey, hardy hikers may join a longer walk from Dyea up to Dawson City on the Yukon River.Jack London Museum & Cabin is a must-seeJack London, a renowned writer, made his way to Klondike at the beginning of the gold rush. He didn't find his fortune but he returned to the USA and began writing stories about his adventures. Later, he published The Call of the Wild. Dawson City has a museum that tells his stories and features a replica from his cabin.Mme Tremblays Store is worth your timeA number of pioneering women were among the 100,000 who came to Klondike in search for gold. They are praised for their important roles in the gold rush. Emilie Tremblay was one of these pioneering women. She traveled along the Chilkoot trail and was well-known for her assistance to miners. In 1899, she opened her own store in Dawson City. Mme Tremblays Store, which is still open for visitors today, is a federal heritage building.Book itPrestige Holidays offers a Yukon Gold 12-day self-drive that starts in Whitehouse. It takes in the Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs and Emerald Lake as well as Kluane National Parc and the Alaska Highway from Dawson City. Prices for May-September 2022 travel start at 2,796. This includes flights, accommodation in a room-only hotel, 12 days rental of an SUV, and admission to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.prestigecanada.co.ukPICTURES: Pecold/inEthos, Tomas Kulaja, Shutterstock/inEthos, Tomas Kulaja; Enviro Foto/JF BergeronContinue readingThese are the best islands to add on to a larger Canada tripThese are the best ways to view Canada's stunning scenery from high upRemote getaways in Canada's vast wilderness
