Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park - Things To Do (U.S. National Park Service)

The Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Visitor Center offers visitors a chance to step back in time and journey to the gold fields as thousands did in 1897. Interactive exhibits highlight Seattle's role in this international event. Touch screen computers allow you to experience the gold rush through the eyes of actual stampeders using their journals and personal accounts.

The museum is free and presently open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Starting in 2009, the visitor center will be closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day and operating on winter hours from Jan 2, 2009 through March 8, 2009.

Between September through May there are few scheduled visitor programs. Films are shown upon request. On selected Saturdays Northwest Notes, a speaker series, presents programs covering a variety of topics. For more information and program schedules consult our schedule of events.

Educational programs for organized educational groups are offered September through May. Advanced reservations are required. To make a reservation or for more information on the park's educational programs, call 206-220-4235.

Our 2008 summer activity schedule begins Monday June 23 and runs daily through Labor Day. Options include gold panning demonstrations in the morning and afternoon and a ranger-led walking tour of Pioneer Square Historic District in the afternoon. Movies about the gold rush are presented on the hour and half hour. Program presentations will dependent on staffing a facility availability. Please call 206-220-4240 between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m PDT for current schedule.

Please take time to explore the Teaching with Historic Places modules created for the park, Gold Fever! Seattle Outfits the Klondike Gold Rush and Skagway - Gateway to the Klondike.