✦ Classic 48 Hours · Balanced pace · 3 days
A weekend escape to Yellowknife
The greatest hits — outdoors, food, culture and a night out.
Day 1
Friday
- Evening
Wildcat Café
Northern Canadian · $$ · Old TownOpen the weekend here — 1937 log cabin — Yellowknife's oldest restaurant.
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Day 2
Saturday
- MorningCameron FallsOutdoors · Hidden Lake — 50 km east
Easy hike to a powerful subarctic waterfall.
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NWT Brewing Co. / Woodyard
Brewpub · $$ · 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.
Find on Google Maps - EveningLive Jazz BarNightlife · Old town
Cocktails and a trio — solo at the bar or a date-night standby.
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Day 3
Sunday
- MorningPrince of Wales Northern Heritage CentreCulture · Frame Lake
Free museum of NWT Indigenous and gold-rush history.
Find on Google Maps - AfternoonDettah Ice RoadOutdoors · Across Great Slave Lake
Drive across 6 km of frozen lake to the Dene community of Dettah.
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