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A weekend escape to Yellowknife
The greatest hits — outdoors, food, culture and a night out.
Friday
- Evening
Wildcat Café
Northern Canadian · $$ · Old TownOpen the weekend here — 1937 log cabin — Yellowknife's oldest restaurant.
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Saturday
- MorningCameron FallsOutdoors · Hidden Lake — 50 km east
Easy hike to a powerful subarctic waterfall.
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NWT Brewing Co. / Woodyard
Brewpub · $$ · Old TownHouse-brewed beer with views of Houseboat Bay.
Find on Google Maps → - AfternoonOld Town & Pilot's MonumentCulture · Old Town
Climb 'The Rock' for 360° views over Great Slave Lake.
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Sushi North
Sushi · $$ · DowntownFamously the world's most-northern sushi joint.
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Sunday
- MorningPrince of Wales Northern Heritage CentreCulture · Frame Lake
Free museum of NWT Indigenous and gold-rush history.
Find on Google Maps → - AfternoonAurora VillageOutdoors · 25 min east
Heated teepees and panoramic-chair aurora viewing.
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