Hidden gems in Yellowknife
Skip the tourist circuit. These Yellowknife spots are the ones locals actually send their out-of-town friends to.
Top spots in Yellowknife
Old Town & Pilot's Monument
CultureOld Town
Climb 'The Rock' for 360° views over Great Slave Lake.
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
CultureFrame Lake
Free museum of NWT Indigenous and gold-rush history.
Cameron Falls
OutdoorsHidden Lake — 50 km east
Easy hike to a powerful subarctic waterfall.
Dettah Ice Road
OutdoorsAcross Great Slave Lake
Drive across 6 km of frozen lake to the Dene community of Dettah.
Aurora Village
Outdoors25 min east
Heated teepees and panoramic-chair aurora viewing.
Houseboat Bay
OutdoorsYellowknife Bay
Colourful floating homes — kayak past in summer.
Where to eat
Bullocks' Bistro
$$$Northern fish-fry · Old Town
Cash-only shack legend — fresh-caught Great Slave fish, write on the walls.
Wildcat Café
$$Northern Canadian · Old Town
1937 log cabin — Yellowknife's oldest restaurant.
NWT Brewing Co. / Woodyard
$$Brewpub · Old Town
House-brewed beer with views of Houseboat Bay.
Sushi North
$$Sushi · Downtown
Famously the world's most-northern sushi joint.
Frequently asked
- Locals' under-the-radar picks include Old Town & Pilot's Monument, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Cameron Falls. These are the places that don't show up on the first page of mainstream travel guides.