Skagway: See
Start by stepping away from any buildings and turning 360 degrees for an impressive view of the nearby peaks that enclose Skagway.
1 Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Visitors Center (former Railway Broadway Depot), 271 Broadway, ☏ +1 907 983-9200. Built as the railway's depot, completed in December 1898, after a long history this building was transferred to National Park Service in 1976, with restoration completed in 1984, returning its appearance to the 1908-1915 time period. It now serves as the KGRNHP's Visitors Center and Headquarters. The National Park itself includes much of the historic downtown: the railway Administration Building, Soapy Smith's Parlor, Mascot Saloon and several other buildings, owned and restored by NPS and others, some leased even today for ordinary commercial purposes, to recreate the city's bustling activity. Free. (updated Oct 2018)
2 Skagway Centennial Statue, 271 Broadway (in front of the Visitors Center). Remembers the miners coming to Skagway in the Gold Rush. (updated Oct 2018)
3 Skagway Museum and Archives (Seventh and Spring Streets), ☏ +1 907-983-2420. Photos and artifacts from Old Skaguay including a Tlingit canoe, a Portland Cutter sleigh and Bering Sea kayaks as well as Gold Rush era tools, baskets, beadwork and carvings. Also gold rush genealogy research. $2.
4 Footbridge to Yakutania Point & Smuggler's Cove (south of airport terminal off First Ave). Trails, exercise course, picnic spots.
5 Skagway Sculpture Garden (8th and Spring Streets).
6 Skagway Overlook, Mile 2 on Dyea Rd. Turnoff and platform.
7 Jewell Gardens (on the highway just beyond the river), ☏ +1 907-983-2111. Unique flowers and vegetables, including some giants.
8 Gold Rush Cemetery, Alaska St. Old cemetery which includes the grave of Jefferson "Soapy" Smith and "The Largest Nugget in the World" which is really just a giant boulder painted gold. Trolley tours offered to the cemetery, but if you wish to walk from downtown it will take about 20 minutes.