Yellowknife Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital and largest city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
About Yellowknife
You don't have to fly to Yellowknife, but it's the way most people get there. And if you do, your appreciation of the city will begin even before you reach the ground, as you look down after the long approach over the deep lake and see how it looks as if the city has been clawed out of the taiga. Nature does not give Yellowknife anything more than what humanity has made it. Here, more so than any other city in Canada's North, even in the Arctic, one can see just what an accomplishment it has been to make a livable place here on the far side of North America's deepest lake. The city gets its name from the Yellowknives Dene, the area's First Nations inhabitants, who lived on the peninsula jutting into Great Slave Lake's North Fork where the city is now. Their name came from their use of copp
Top Attractions in Yellowknife
Explore the best things to see and do in Yellowknife:
- ★Beck's Kennels
- ★Buffalo Airways Hangar Tour
- ★Enodah Wilderness Travel - Trout Rock Lodge
- ★Nature's North Wildlife Gallery
- ★Northern Arts and Cultural Centre
- ★Northwest Territories Legislative Building
- ★Pilots Monuments
- ★Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Where to Eat in Yellowknife
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bullock's Bistro
- 🍴Copperhouse
- 🍴Gold Range Bistro
- 🍴Sundog Trading Post
- 🍴The Hungry Wolf Restaurant
- 🍴Wildcat Café
Where to Stay in Yellowknife
- 🏨Aurora Bayside Inn
- 🏨Capital Suites
- 🏨Chateau Nova Hotel
- 🏨Discovery Inn
- 🏨Embleton House
- 🏨Nova Inn
Yellowknife Travel Guide Sections
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