Skagway, Gold Rush Boomtown: A Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour

Con men, saloon girls and gold-crazed stampeders: in 1897, a lonely homestead became the wildest boomtown in Alaska almost overnight. Walk straight off your cruise ship and into the Klondike Gold Rush with local experts Alaska Mountain Guides.

-Hear how con man Soapy Smith ruled Skagway, and how his reign ended in a shootout -See the Arctic Brotherhood Hall, its facade covered in thousands of pieces of driftwood -Stroll Broadway’s false-front saloons and the “Houses of Negotiable Affection” -Discover the vintage White Pass & Yukon Route locomotives and the Moore Homestead -Learn why stampeders faced the brutal Chilkoot Trail on their way to the goldfields -35 stops, 1.8 miles, about 2 hours, fits easily into your port day

Starts at the Railroad Dock. From other docks, walk to the “Tours Sold Here” building on Broadway. Redeem your code in the VoiceMap app before you arrive. GPS-triggered audio works offline, with no cell signal needed.