Klondike Gold Rush – Seattle Unit is located at the northern end of the Inside Passage the towns of Dyea and Skagway became ports for stampeders headed across the Chilkoot or White Passes. When the Seattle Unit of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park transferred to the cultural building in Pioneer Square, they referred to as on EDX to plan and also design latest interpretive displays. The international significance with the Klondike Gold Rush was legally recognized by Canada and the United States with the creation of the Klondike Gold Rush International Historical Park in 1996.
The units making up the global park include the Klondike Gold Rush Historical Park in Skagway, Alaska and the Canadian parks, Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site and Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Sites. Let’s draw guests between floors and normally takes best advantage of natural light from the structure’s fantastic storefront windows.
On getting into, visitors are generally welcomed with an archway and so are transferred to the year 1898 where they become a member of stampedes over the dangerous vacation to the Klondike. They experience immersive environments that symbolize each step over the Gold Rush route: outfitting in Seattle, traveling to Alaska, crossing Chilkoot Pass, constructing a boat to go down the Yukon River, and trying to find nuggets in the gold fields. All programs are no cost and offered to the general public. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is a unit of the National Park System.
The Seattle Unit of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park opens to visitors daily
The park’s hours of operation are:
Winter Operating Hours: September 7, 2010 – June 16, 2011
Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The park is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.
Winter Program Schedule
No daily scheduled interpretive programs can be found. Park movies (Days of Adventure Dreams of Gold, Seattle Gateway to the Goldfields, and Hiking the Chilkoot Trail) are shown on a request basis. All programs are free.
Summer Operating Hours: June 17, 2011 – September 5, 2011
Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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