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Whitehorse Travel Guide

Born of the Klondike Gold Rush, Whitehorse was the head of riverboat navigation on the Yukon River for the thousands of prospectors who came north seeking fortunes. Just south of the city (upriver), the Yukon River's treacherous Miles and White Horse Rapids (so called for whitecapped waves that resembled horses' manes) blocked riverboat transport. When the White Pass and Yukon Route railway arrived in Whitehorse from Skagway in 1902, the city's role as the transportation hub of the Yukon was cemented. Whitehorse boomed again during the 1940s when thousands of U.S. Army personnel arrived to complete the Alaska Highway, and by 1953, Whitehorse became the capital of the Yukon after Dawson City fizzled out along with its gold. Read More

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Hotels

High Country Inn and Conference Center

4051 4th Ave
Whitehorse Y1A 1H1 Map

Distance: 0.2 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

from: $125

Best Western Gold Rush Inn

411 Main Street
Whitehorse Y1A 2B6 Map

Distance: 0.3 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

from: $93

Canadas Best Value Inn

102 Wood Street
Whitehorse YIA 2E3 Map

Distance: 0.4 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 2 class stars


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Attractions

Old Log Church Museum

Elliott St. at Third Ave
Whitehorse, Yukon

Distance: 0.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description:

The first resident priest of Whitehorse arrived in 1900, and the town immediately proceeded to... Read More

SS Klondike

Anchored at the Robert Campbell Bridge
Whitehorse, Yukon

Distance: 0.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description:

Take a tour of the largest of the 250 riverboats that chugged up and down the Yukon River... Read More

Takhini Hot Springs

Off of the N Klondike Hwy., 27km (17 miles) north of Whitehorse
10 Hotsprings Rd
Whitehorse, Yukon

Distance: 0.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description:

A swimming pool fed by natural hot springs and surrounded by rolling hills and hiking trails,... Read More


Airports

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Other Smaller Airports near Whitehorse

Distance (mi.)
Skagway Municipal Airport 85.8 map
Haines Municipal Airport 102.7 map
Excursion Inlet SPB 159.6 map

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