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Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
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| Hours | Mid-May to Labour Day daily 9am-6pm; winter Sun 1-5pm | ||
| Location | Adjacent to the Yukon Transportation Museum, on Electra Crescent.; Mile 917 on the Alaska Hwy | ||
| Phone | 867/667-8855 | ||
| Web site | www.beringia.com | ||
| Prices | C$5 (US$4) adults, C$4 (US$3.20) students, children 5 and under free. Combo ticket with Yukon Transportation Museum C$6 (US$4.80) adults, C$4 (US$3.20) students, C$9 (US$7.20) family | ||
Frommer's Review
During the last ice age, a land bridge joined Asia to Alaska and the Yukon, forming a subcontinent known as Beringia. Bordered on all sides by glaciers, Beringia was once home to woolly mammoths and other fascinating Pleistocene-era animals, as well as to cave-dwelling humans. This museum presents the archaeological and paleontological past of Beringia, with life-size exhibits of ice-age animals, multimedia displays, films, and dioramas on its prehistoric people, animals, plants, and ecosystems. Try your hand at hurling an atlatl, which is a sling and spear weapon that early hunters used in these parts 10,000 years ago.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
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Frommer's Canada, 15th Edition
Author: Leslie Brokaw |
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