Things to do in Yukon, Yukon: The Best Museums

January 15, 2022 Darwin Bolte

Discover the best top things to do in Yukon, Yukon including George Johnston Museum, Yukon Artists @ Work, Lumel Glass Blowing Studio, Dawson City Museum, Yukon Arts Centre, Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, Yukon Transportation Museum, MacBride Museum, Caribou Crossing Trading Post, Kluane Museum of History.
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1. George Johnston Museum

Alaska Highway 2km North of the Nisutlin, Teslin, Yukon Y0A 1B0 Canada +1 867-390-2550 [email protected] http://www.gjmuseum.yk.net/
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5.0 based on 20 reviews

George Johnston Museum

Before the Alaska Highway was built, Teslin was a remote paddle wheeler outpost where people fished, trapped and hunted off the land. Venerated Tlingit Elder, photographer, trapper and entrepreneur George Johnston used his 1928 Chevrolet to hunt and taxi people through a then roadless Teslin. The Museum tells this unique Yukon story. Our charming museum, in the heart of Teslin, is a heritage gem with exquisitely designed displays of Tlingit native ceremonial regalia, hunting artifacts and rare local photographs. Exhibits and a film theater tell the story of venerated Elder Kash Klaa (George Johnston) and the Tlingit people.

Reviewed By JenniferandAlan - Easton, United States

Armed with our Yukon Gold Passport, my husband and I decided to really go to the attractions not just to get the passport stamped. This stop was a real gem. The traditionally painted facade of the building draws you in. Once inside we couldn't believe the wealth of things to look at--intricately beaded moccasins, and clothing, woven baskets, jewelry. The photographs taken by George Johnson chronicle the changing life of the Tlingit people. The car he used for hunting and as a taxi service was there to see. There is a gift shop set up like an old fashioned store. The museum is named for a truly amazing man--a great leader as well as a great trapper. It is easy to spend longer here than you think. Don't miss this.

2. Yukon Artists @ Work

4129 4th Ave, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1H7 Canada +1 867-393-4848 http://www.yaaw.com/
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5.0 based on 28 reviews

Yukon Artists @ Work

Reviewed By _snprdts139 - Canada, null

This is a great place to visit when you landed in the Yukon territory, come for a visit and pack lots of beautiful gift to take home to your friends and family. Don’t look any further, this place got them for ya, happy visiting ????????????

3. Lumel Glass Blowing Studio

101 Keish St, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 0P1 Canada +1 867-633-2308 [email protected] http://lumelstudios.com
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5.0 based on 101 reviews

Lumel Glass Blowing Studio

Lumel Studios is a community Glass Blowing studio located in Whitehorse, Yukon that revolves around a positive and creative space. We offer free demos, a gallery space, as well as several exuberant workshops in structural glassworking, blowing, and sand casting.

Reviewed By icsmithyvr - North Vancouver, Canada

It's minus 30C outside, but it is nice and warm in the Lumel Studio! My wife and I booked their "Hot Date" and had a fun time with glass-blower Mark making two stemless wine glasses. Everyone that works in the studio, especially Luanne the founder, as hugely enthusiastic about sharing their artistic skills with newby glass-blowers. What a fun hour or so with two handmade souvenirs to take home (once they cool down!)

4. Dawson City Museum

5th Avenue and Church Street, Dawson City, Yukon Canada 993-5291 http://www.dawsonmuseum.ca
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4.5 based on 217 reviews

Dawson City Museum

This museum documents the history of Dawson City, with an emphasis on the Gold Rush era.

Reviewed By JenniferandAlan - Easton, United States

The museum is housed in the Old Territorial Administration Building so your history lesson begins even before entering. The exhibits take you from prehistory through the Gold Rush. You learn how the lives of the First Nations people were changed by the fur trade then by the Gold Rush. The story of the Gold Rush is told through the stampeders, the entrepreneurs, and the soiled doves. The history of Dawson City from tent town to the Paris of the North is portrayed through exhibits. The use of the many mannequins dressed in the clothing of the time being part of the exhibits instead of just using the furniture really brings the era to life. Take your time to read the descriptions to really get a feel for the times. As a newly minted senior, I found I was really interested in the "artifacts" as I had used several of them myself. Don't miss the court room upstairs. Enjoy!

5. Yukon Arts Centre

300 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5X9 Canada +1 867-667-8575 [email protected] http://www.yukonartscentre.com
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4.5 based on 32 reviews

Yukon Arts Centre

The Yukon Arts Centre (YAC) is a not for profit charitable organization dedicated to the development of the arts as an important cultural, social and economic force in the Yukon. We intend to be model for the development of the arts in the North and a stimulus for a vibrant and creative territory. YAC is the territory's premier venue for performing and visual arts.

6. Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre

Kilometre 1423 Alaska Highway, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 Canada +1 867-667-8855 [email protected] http://www.beringia.com
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4.5 based on 346 reviews

Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre

Reviewed By JenniferandAlan - Easton, United States

The wooly mammoth family beckons you from the highway and you can see the yellow rib like structure of the center from the road. Don't pass it by. Loaded with displays and exhibits and a film for you to educate yourself on the land bridge. You'll learn how it formed, the climate conditions, how the animals migrated (both ways) and which survived and which didn't. And fossils! Even the walk to the center is interesting with sculptures of ice age animals. Enjoy! We're return visitors. Always something new to learn from the well informed staff. Thanks.

7. Yukon Transportation Museum

30 Electra Cres, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 0M7 Canada +1 867-668-4792 [email protected] http://www.goytm.ca
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4.5 based on 193 reviews

Yukon Transportation Museum

A Moving Experience. True Yukon stories live here. Come & experience big, impressive modes of transportation – dramatic, authentic, and personal stories of Yukon ingenuity & self-sufficiency. Group tours welcome.

Reviewed By Yukonmomster - Whitehorse, Canada

I went with my husband and two kids under two years old and it was amazing. First of all, we live in whitehorse and never had never been before because I always thought it would be drab, but I was SO wrong. It actually feels very lively and the history of the Yukon really seems to come alive in front of you. There are some great exhibits, an awesome train that kids will love, a hanger complete with a kid friendly control panel, a play room, projector, letters from the gold rush, and an outdoor area as well (and much more!) We played outside in the big sandbox, which has tons of trucks and toys. We rode a funny bike-rickshaw around, and just admired all the old equipment. It really is an amazing place! You can rent bikes here as well. They even have old Yukon license plates for sale - if you can find one with letters/numbers of any significance it would make a very cool souvenir. Memberships are a very reasonable price. The Transportation Museum is gem, and I highly recommend it to anyone visiting whitehorse as well as any locals looking for a fun and interesting way to spend a morning or afternoon.

8. MacBride Museum

1124 Front St, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1A4 Canada +1 867-667-2709 [email protected] http://www.macbridemuseum.com/
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4.5 based on 521 reviews

MacBride Museum

Your Yukon adventure starts here! From Gold Rush fever to the birth of Whitehorse, the MacBride Museum gives the best and most entertaining overview of the colorful characters and groundbreaking events that built Canada's Yukon. Fun for the whole family, gold panning and historical skits daily during the summer months. Open all year.

Reviewed By Patches07

Spent a couple of hours here. Lots of interesting artifacts and stories about Whitehorse and the Yukon

9. Caribou Crossing Trading Post

Carcross, Yukon Y0B 1B0 Canada +1 867-821-4055 [email protected] http://www.cariboucrossing.ca
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4.5 based on 462 reviews

Caribou Crossing Trading Post

Caribou Crossing, home of the "Museum of Yukon Natural History", specializes in serving up a fresh, hot BBQ lunch daily. Be sure to stop by for a homemade meal and stick around for one of many onsite activities. They offer dogcart rides with a fleet of local huskies, gold panning, and an extensive gift shop featuring the finest local Yukon-made artwork and gifts.

Reviewed By loridT7448HK - Monroe, United States

Nice clean place to visit, BBQ chicken was great, loved feeding the animals in the petting zoo, the large building with the taxidermy animals was a great view - especially the super-duper large polar bear!

10. Kluane Museum of History

Historic Mile 1093, Alaska Highway, Burwash Landing, Yukon Y0B 1V0 Canada +1 867-841-5561 [email protected] http://www.yukonmuseums.ca/museum/kluane/kluane.html
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4.5 based on 72 reviews

Kluane Museum of History

The Kluane Museum of Natural History offers world-class wildlife exhibits with dioramas depicting natural habitat. Also displayed are Native clothing, tools and weapons of the Southern Tutchone people as well as minerals and gemstones that are found in the Yukon. The gift shop has many locally made crafts, including beaded, fur-trimmed moccasins, as well as a good selection of books dealing with the North. A large parking lot with two entrances makes it easy for vehicles as big as transport trucks to pull through. Watch for the World's Largest Gold Pan located next to the museum.

Reviewed By JenniferandAlan - Easton, United States

My husband and I have been going to the Yukon for 21 years. We've been experiencing the call and the spell of the Yukon and this museum is always on our list of stops. It looks small from the outside but what a wealth of displays inside. You'll find wildlife in beautiful dioramas, native traditional clothing displays, and even a display of rocks, gems and minerals of the area. There is a nice clean restroom and a small gift shop. Outside the building are WWII artifacts and behind the building are reconstructed log cabins and a cache for food storage. There is also a log church nearby. What a gem of a stop. We discover something new on each visit.

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