Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park - Seattle Unit
A key attraction in the Pioneer Square area, this is the Seattle branch of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, the remainder of which is in Alaska. The site highlights the city's key role as the "Gateway to the Gold Fields" for most of the Klondike stampeders of 1897-1898. National Park Service Rangers and volunteers staff the museum and can provide information and perspective not only on the gold rush but also on Seattle's past. The museum contains many artifacts and historical photographs related to the Gold Rush, and movies about the gold rush and Seattle's history are shown upon request (except in summer, when they're shown on a regular schedule). Rangers also conduct free walking tours of the Pioneer Square area in the summer and demonstrate gold panning to school groups.
- Address
- 319 2nd Ave S
- Getting there
- at S Jackson St
- Hours
- Daily 9AM-5PM except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
- Price
- Free
- Website
- nps.gov (opens in a new tab)
Listing from Wikivoyage: Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.