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SS Keno , along the Dawson City riverfront
Jack London Museum
One block south of the Robert Service Cabin is the Jack London Museum (8th Ave., 867/
993-5575, 11am-6pm daily mid-May-mid-Sept., adult $7.50). Best known as the author
Call of the Wild and White Fang, London came north searching for gold in 1897, but instead
of striking it rich established himself as a writer. His abandoned cabin was found south of
Dawson City in 1936; today, the museum is a replica of his original cabin (although the ad-
jacent food cache is original). It's worth timing your visit to coincide with the interpretive
talks, held daily at noon and 2:45pm.
Midnight Dome
The 885-meter (2,900-foot) Midnight Dome provides a 360-degree view of the area. The
Yukon River stretches out in both directions, Dawson is right below you, to the west the
Top of the World Highway winds away to Alaska, and to the south you look directly up
Bonanza Creek, past the wavy tailings and hillsides pitted by hydraulic monitors that still
bring pay dirt down for sluicing. The sign on top identifies all the topographic features. If
you're driving, take King Street through downtown from Front Street and follow the signs;
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