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Explore Skagway, Alaska
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Skagway was the gateway to the gold fields for the thousands who flocked to Alaska and the Yukon with the hope of striking it rich. Skagway may have boasted the shortest route to the Klondike, but it wasn't the easiest.

Over 100 years ago, the White Pass route through the Coast Mountains and the shorter but steeper Chilkoot Trail were used by countless stampeders. Many a would-be miner perished on the treacherous Chilkoot Trail.

The gold rush was a boon and by 1898, Skagway was Alaska's largest town with a population of about 20,000. Hotels, saloons, dance halls and gambling houses prospered. But when the gold yield dwindled in 1900, so did the population as miners quickly shifted to new finds in Nome.

Today, Skagway has less than 1,000 residents. It still retains the flavor of the gold rush era.

Sample Shore Excursions in Skagway, Alaska

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    Called the Gateway to the Klondike, this site is preserved as a national historic park and has retained the flavor of the boomtown Gold Rush days. The downtown Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park District is filled with local lore. Explore it on foot or by street car with a customed conductor who'll weave spellbinding tales of Skagway's cast of colorful characters.
    Sample Shore Excursions (click on links to view details):
  • Experience The Yukon & Suspension Bridge: Enhance your Experience the Yukon tour with a visit to the Klondike's newest attraction - the Yukon Suspension Bridge.
  • White Pass Scenic Railway: Take an unforgettable journey aboard the "Scenic Railway of the World" to the White Pass summit.
  • Sculpture Garden & Glassblowing Theater: Come away with an appreciation of Alaskan artistic vision on a visit to two attractions unique to Skagway.
  • White Pass Bennett Lake Adventure: Journey to a historic outpost of the Klondike Gold Rush on a one-of-a-kind adventure limited to small groups.
  • Garden City Culinary Tour: Delight your senses with Skagway's gold rush history accompanied by a culinary experience at the Historic Skagway Inn. Harvest "Last Frontier" edibles, help prepare them and wild Alaska seafood and savor the results.
  • Horseback Riding Adventure: Visit the former site of a gold rush boom town as you explore one of Alaska's most breathtaking valleys on horseback.
  • Klondike Bicycle Tour: Retrace the path of the historic Klondike Gold Rush while coasting down from the White Pass summit on a mountain bike.
  • Chilkoot Trail Hike & Float Adventure: Relive the Klondike adventure with a hike along the famous Chilkoot Trail followed by a float trip down the Taiya River!
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