If you really want to learn about the Gold Rush, you must consider the women who worked the towns…read more The museum is a true artifact from that time, filled with memorabilia, stories, and ghosts. The women who take you inside for a tour do a great job with their witty banter and tongue-in-cheek commentaries. Once inside, be ready to learn about the lives of the girls who lived here.

This tour was a hoot!…read more For 15 minutes, our guide, who was dressed to the hilt in sexy red and black garb that women wore back in the day, delivered so much history and information on the building, the girls, and the entire operation of the brothel: all laced with sexual puns and innuendos. Such an interesting and fun tour. It was also creative that the tour was $5 for 15 minutes...exactly what a miner would have paid in gold nuggets or gold coins for that amount of time with a girl. Definitely worth a visit if you are in Skagway!

Had a good time here as part of our Alaskan cruise. I loved all these ports of call during our…read moretrip. It's an old Gold Rush town from back in the 1900's, and the buildings have that fun old era look and feel. There are actually around a 1000 people who live here year around, while the bulk of those who come here are off the cruise line business. It's a quaint small town to walk around and we had fun at the Red Onion Saloon, checked out Camp Skagway, admired the mountain vistas overlooking the streets in the background, did some souvenir shopping, and finished up the day with terrific beers at the Klondike Brewing Co. It's a little bit of history, but definitely built now for tourists.

Skagway, Alaska is the northernmost point in Alaska's Inside Passage, at the far end of Lynn Canal…read more This is a gold rush town frozen in time. In 1898, thousands of people came here in search of gold. It was inhabited for over 10,000 years by the Chilkoot Tlingit people. The population has dwindled from 20,000 feverish gold seekers to about 1000 year-round citizens. The city is only a few blocks wide and a couple dozen blocks long, on level ground; making it easy to walk. We are not into shopping or dining, so this town held nothing of interest for us. We did not sign up for any excursions here. What was sad to us is seeing the decay of the city. We came at the start of the season in May, and it does not appear that they are putting any money back into their infrastructure. The buildings all needed painting, the roads were a mess, etc. It reminded us of a ghost town in the Wild West - very sad to see.

Highly recommended!! Best experience of my Alaska cruise vacation. Had so much fun dressing up and…read morewalking around town. Owner is very welcoming and friendly. She has plenty customs to chose from. Her store has everything you need to have amazing Victorian pictures.

From the owner: Cosplay 1980's style! Our Business offers Vintage Photos 2.0. We provide full Victorian Costumes…read morethat can be worn inside the store in our re-created Tea Parlor, or outside all over Skagway taking advantage of the authentic 1980's structures as backgrounds. You take all of the photos you like on your own camera or smartphone. We also offer photography services with retouched photos being sent to you digitally.

Been here a few times now and it doesn't get old for me. It's a healthy walk from town to the…read morecemetery, but it's mostly flat, going through the city and a little beyond the tracks. It's intriguing seeing the headstones and getting a small glimpse of who lived here so long ago. **Bonus: There's a short trail that leads up to Lower Reid Falls. Definitely worth the short hike because it's a beautiful spot.

Could be walked to from town. Cemetery also is visible for a quick moment during a train ride…read more Interesting part of a history, could be kept in a better shape.

This is one of our stop cruising with Princess to Alaska. We stopped here and walked to downtown…read more The walk to downtown from our port was about 10 mins. It was a pretty easy walk. There are many stores in Skagway downtown. Many of them showcase the items/artworks made by the First Nation people. There are also lots of jewelry stores many selling the same things such as Tanzanite. There are also a few museums available. The town is tailored to tourists. Overall the town is small but it has pretty much everything you are looking for. We didn't see any grocery stores in the touristy area of downtown. We had a great time exploring the town and really much enjoyed it.

Skagway, Alaska is the northernmost point in Alaska's Inside Passage, at the far end of Lynn Canal…read more This is a gold rush town frozen in time. In 1898, thousands of people came here in search of gold. It was inhabited for over 10,000 years by the Chilkoot Tlingit people. The population has dwindled from 20,000 feverish gold seekers to about 1,000 year-round citizens. It reminded us of a ghost town in the Wild West - very sad to see.