This is going to sound very touristy... but I really liked Skagway!
A quaint (on purpose) main street, a lovely little cemetery with freshened up tombstones that you can actually read, and really ancient ones, and a little waterfall. What more could a tourist want?
The downside of Skagway is the sheer amount of cruise ships that come in to swarm like a bunch of flies in the summer. When I was there, only one cruise ship was in, so the town was relatively deserted. That didn't stop a rude tourist from asking us why the brew-pub wasn't open. For one, we don't work there, how do we know? And two, the sign was right in front of her face, dumbass.
Great restaurants: Crab shack off Main for lunch. No frills paper-plates and interesting dining on plastic chairs but soooo delicious!
Dinner: Star Thai. Fabulous Thai food, meals run around $14-$16, 1-2$ substitution if you want noodles vs. rice in your dish. Amazing food!
You must do the $5 for 15 minutes brothel tour hosted by the Red Onion Saloon. A classic and actually a pretty interesting little setup. Bonus garter with the tour!
Also, try the Blueberry beer. Fan-fucking-tastic. Only available at the touristy pub on Main on the right side of the road.
You can avoid the tourist-Made-in-China crap, but hey, it's more fun to mock 'em! Visit the shops, but avoid the one that smells like chemicals further down Main on the left hand side. Ew...
Best of all? Skagway is only 2 hrs away from Whitehorse. Go during early Spring and rejoice!
YAY!
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