Untold Stories: Topic Varies Historic District Walking Tour

Six blocks of downtown Skagway, Alaska are designated as a National Historic District. Within this zone, private, state, city, and federal interests have cooperated to preserve or restore the late 1890s atmosphere. Klondike Gold Rush NHP manages 20+ buildings in the Historic District and just outside its boundary. These buildings are preserved by the National Park Service to honor the struggles of the stampeders of the Klondike Gold Rush and to preserve the legacy of this important event in our nation's history. The walking tour retraces the steps of the people who flooded the area in 1898, creating a boomtown on their way to the Klondike.