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Dawson City Firefighters Museum
283 miles
Small museum located at the end of town, near the ferry. They are proud of the exhibi...
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Beautifully laid out little museum. We only had an hour left before we had to leave town, so I was worried we wouldn't have time, but it's smaller than it looks from the outside, so we were able to see most things. Doing a thorough job, you could probably read and see everything in an hour and a half. The only big thing we weren't able to stay for was the 20 minute educational film. The building is also home to a working courtroom, which is open as an exhibit when not in session. Cute little gift shop. I bought a magnet. The woman at the front desk was very kind and helpful and even said we could finish up later if we were coming back. $9 regular admission, $7 students/seniors at this time.
Great place to visit and to bring the kids, they also show a 21 minute movie about the history of Dawson.
Original buildings with wax figures to help make the information come alive. The town makes you feel like you just stepped back into the 1800s when the gold mining brush was happening. Well worth the long trip if you drive.
One of the best museums I've ever been too. Well planned out and fantastic information on everything that's displayed. The design and layout is amazing. the craftsmanship of displays is perfect. The history of Dawson and area is captured perfectly. With a 9$ admission to boot, it is totally with the time to wander through.
They do a few different tours threw out the day we caught the one about the klondike mines railway the owner of the company wanted the trail to go to Edmonton and into Alaska but it only made 33 miles into the goldfields of dawson city
Solid information on Dawson's history. Well organized and easy to follow. Expect to spend around a little over an hour here.
A warm day greeted us as we roamed the museum without a/c to cool things down. Interesting artifacts of the heyday of the gold rush in this Klondike city back in the day. A short film details aspects of those times in which very few of the hundreds of gold diggers became significantly wealthy.. The town is populated by around 2000 folks today but was home to over 30,000 back in the day. All of the typical vices of the past glory days produced a variety of artifacts that are in the museum. A small gift shop features fool's gold samples among other things.
The displays were well done. It gave a sense of what life was like during the gold rush. There is also a small souvenir shop.
The Museum had just finished major revamp when I went in Sept `21 and sadly, it would be have amazing in the 90s. But the way people consume information has changed since then - there needs to be a multimedia approach to create interaction. Unfortunately here it is just endless stagnant displays with text explanations.. If you're into looking at an old cash register with a blurb attached then you'll love this place. But I found my eyes glazing over after the first of four rooms simply because nothing stood out. Take nothing away from the history I loved the stories etc, just needed to be presented better for something that has undergone such a renovation
Beautiful, informative. A "must visit" while in Dawson!
Dawson City Firefighters Museum
283 miles
Small museum located at the end of town, near the ferry. They are proud of the exhibi...
