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Free things to do in Yellowknife

3 free picks, mapped — plus cheap eats and a Saturday plan that costs nothing.

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Culture · 1 free pick

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

Free museum of NWT Indigenous and gold-rush history.

Outdoors · 2 free picks

Cameron Falls

Hidden Lake — 50 km east

Easy hike to a powerful subarctic waterfall.

Aurora Village

Heated teepees and panoramic-chair aurora viewing.

Want it all sequenced into a weekend?

The budget plan turns these picks into a Friday–Sunday itinerary.

See the budget plan