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Family days out in Yukon Territory

There are so many fun places to go with kids in Yukon Territory - great zoos and aquariums, museums, theme parks, water parks and swimming pools, places to visit outdoors (many of which are cheap or free), historical places of interest, activities and indoor play centres for toddlers as well as the usual family tourist attractions - take a look below, lots of the best things to do with children in YT

Yukon Wildlife Preserve
Whitehorse
Yukon Wildlife PreserveThe Yukon Wildlife Preserve is a unique wildlife viewing property featuring northern Canadian mammals in their natural environment. Encompassing over 700 acres with 7 distinct natural habitats, the Yukon Wildlife Preserve offers unparalleled wildlife viewing and photo..
Danoja Zho Cultural Centre
Dawson City
Danoja Zho Cultural CentreDanoja Zho Cultural Centre is the gateway to Tr ondë ek Hwech in heritage. The Centre is a meeting place for cultural activities, performances and special events that celebrate our traditions and how we live today.
Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre
Teslin
Teslin Tlingit Heritage CentreThe Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre welcomes visitors to participate in the day-to-day life of the Tlingit people whose traditions are reflected in every aspect of the facility.
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S.S. Klondike National Historic Site of Canada
Whitehorse
S.S. Klondike National Historic Site of CanadaThe S.S. Klondike pays tribute to an era of riverboat transportation and the inland water transportation system that linked the Yukon to the outside world before the advent of roads.
Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site
Whitehorse
Chilkoot Trail National Historic SiteThe Chilkoot Trail was designated a national historic site because of the role it played in the mass movement of people to the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush. The Chilkoot Trail has been officially designated by Canada and the United States as a component of the..
Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
Whitehorse
Yukon Beringia Interpretive CentreEmbark on a prehistoric journey into the past when woolly mammoths and scimitar cats used to roam Beringia. These large mammals of an age long ago are recalled in the First Nations legends of gigantic animals and the creation of the world from a flooded land.
MacBride Museum
Whitehorse
MacBride MuseumConveniently located in downtown Whitehorse, the MacBride Museum is the place to start your Yukon adventure.
Yukon Transportation Museum
Whitehorse
Yukon Transportation MuseumThe Yukon Transportation Museum acquires, preserves and studies the history and material culture of Yukons transportation modes and interprets this history in an educational manner for all Yukoners and visitors alike.
Kluane Museum of Natural History
Burwash Landing
Kluane Museum of Natural HistoryKluane Museum of Natural History offers a world-class wildlife exhibit along with displays on the Southern Tutchone people and the many plant species that make their home in the national park. The museum features realistic diorama displays of over 70 animals, birds and fish..
Dawson City Museum
Dawson City
Dawson City MuseumEstablished in the early 1950s, the Dawson City Museum houses the largest and most important collection in the Yukon. Collections include geology, pre-history, First Nations, early exploration, the gold rush, gold mining and the birth and development of Dawson City and the..
Jack London Interpretive Museum
Dawson City
Jack London Interpretive MuseumThe Jack London Interpretive Museum houses both a replica of the author's cabin and his original, restored food cache. The centre contains photos, documents, newspaper articles and other London memorabilia.
George Johnston Museum
Teslin
George Johnston MuseumThe largest Tlingit artifact collection in the Yukon. It is named after the well-known Tlingit leader, trapper, trading post operator and photographer, George Johnston, whose camera captured life in the Yukon from the 1920s to the 1940s.
Copperbelt Railway and Mining Museum
Whitehorse
Copperbelt Railway and Mining MuseumOur 1.8 km, 2 foot mining track runs through our beautiful 8 Hectare (10 acre) park. The engines are genuine 1 cylinder 10 and 20 HP diesel mining engines called “Lok-ies”, built in Austria by Jenbacher Werke. The passenger car has open sides and canvas top with 6 rows..
Keno City Mining Museum
Keno City
Keno City Mining MuseumThe Keno Mining Museum is said to be one of the best little museums in the Territory with informative and well made displays. The Museum captures the Gold and Silver mining history in the area which began in the early 1900's.
Old Log Church Museum
Whitehorse
Old Log Church MuseumBuilt in 1900, the Old Log Church and Rectory are among the oldest buildings in Whitehorse. Today, the church’s exhibits and interactive displays tell stories about the early days of missionaries, whalers, explorers and Yukon First Nations.
Canada Games Center
Whitehorse
Canada Games CenterThe Canada Games Centre opened October 2005. It is the main centre for indoor recreation activity for the City of Whitehorse and surrounding communities.
Takhini Hot Springs
Whitehorse
Takhini Hot SpringsTakhini Hot Springs offers you a range of recreational activities in every season of the year. You can soak, swim and relax in the natural mineral waters of our two connected hot pools.
Sky High Wilderness
Whitehorse
Sky High WildernessWhether you want a taste of traditional Yukon activities or a full fledged adventure into the back country, you will have a trip that is not only exciting, but memorable with large variety of dogsled and horseback adventures, as well as cabin and lodge stay packages.
Muktuk Adventures
Whitehorse
Muktuk AdventuresThrilling year-round adventures for all ages. Located at Km 1443 Alaska Highway.
Yukon Horseback Adventures
Whitehorse
Yukon Horseback AdventuresThere is a lot to see and enjoy at the Emerald Lake Ranch. A time to relax and enjoy the PEACE & QUIET. A place to get away from it all.
Kluane National Park and Reserve
Haines Junction
Kluane National Park and ReserveA gem in the family of Parks Canada's national treasures, Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada covers an area of 21,980 square kilometres. It is a land of precipitous, high mountains, immense icefields and lush valleys that yield a diverse array of plant and wildlife..
White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad
Whitehorse
White Pass & Yukon Route RailroadThe White Pass & Yukon Route Railway is the "Scenic Railway of the World." Built in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush, this narrow gauge railroad is an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, a designation shared with the Panama Canal, the Eiffel Tower and the..
Vuntut National Park
Old Crow
Vuntut National ParkVuntut National Park encompasses 4,345. sq. km of wilderness in the northwestern corner of the Yukon Territory. The park is bounded by the height of land and Ivvavik National Park of the north, the international boundary and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the west.
The Caribou RV Park
Whitehorse
The Caribou RV ParkEnjoy and relax in our quiet nature setting, 15 minutes south of Whitehorse and only half a mile south of the Klondike Highway which brings you right into Skagway!Tenters, the sites are nicely secluded in the woods, all equipped with firepits.
Nahanni River Adventures
Whitehorse
Nahanni River AdventuresExperience the best in Canada and Alaska adventure travel with a white water rafting or canoeing vacation with us on one of the top 20 Canadian and Alaskan rivers!
Whitehorse Waterfront Trolley
Whitehorse
Whitehorse Waterfront TrolleyVisitors to downtown Whitehorse can park and ride the beautifully restored bright yellow 1925 Waterfront Trolley. The trolley departs northbound from Rotary Peace Park, across from the SS Klondike, on the hour and southbound from Spook Creek Station, across from Wal Mart,..
Northern Lights Space and Science Centre
Watson Lake
Northern Lights Space and Science CentreA unique facility built in 1996 to feature the amazing phenomena known as the 'Northern Lights' or 'Aurora borealis', the Northern Lights Centre boasts state-of-the-art panoramic video and surround-sound systems. The Northern Lights Centre also incorporates interactive..