Very good facility. Very informative with nature and social displays. Easy venue to take your time... read more
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Northern Frontier Visitors' Centre - CLOSED
4807 49 Street, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 3T5, Canada
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“Northern Frontier Visitor Centre”
Clark S
, Denman Island, Canada
“Small and well documented”
The staff were nice and ready to advise about the city main attractions as well as the Territory... read more
Armando L
, Vancouver, Canada
Z441VQnicolem
Barrhead, Canada
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This is a Must!!
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Date of experience: October 2017
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Naomi R
Australia
5
The Northern Frontier Visitors Centre is a great place to learn some history about the city of Yellowknife. This place has some nice exhibits showcasing the wildlife around the area past and present and information about the area. There was also a lovely little cafe located on the top floor.
Date of experience: October 2017
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sitkad
California
9966
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The exhibits are excellent and the building is beautiful. Obviously the federal government is giving mucho $$$ to NWT and it has resulted in an excellent exhibit. Learned a lot and the photograph collections are so special. If there had been a gift shop with some prints, we'd definitely have bought some. Too bad!
Date of experience: September 2017
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cherylr35
Albufeira, Portugal
1926
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There office has moved and signage to find new location is poor .
One clerk on duty who didn't seem to know much about the area .
Date of experience: September 2017
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115LisaL
Brantford, Canada
122
Note that the visitor centre has moved to the lobby of the Prince of Wales centre and is no longer stand-alone. This was our first stop on our trip to Yellowknife. The selection of pamplets and maps is much smaller than even what I saw at the airport. When we arrived there was a "back in 5 minutes" sign up, and within a couple of minutes a young man arrived at the desk. He may be the least helpful person manning a visitor centre I've even encountered. He managed to provide a photocopied paper listing some attractions and areas of interest in the city. I tried to ask questions about various items I had read about (trails, hikes, points of interest) and he was unfamiliar with all of them. Given his lack of information for visitors, our exchange was brief. When I walked away, he put his "Back in 5 mins" sign back up and returned to the café. Advise that you do not rely on getting any worthwhile travel information here. Do your research online.
Date of experience: September 2017
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christia1
Alberta
4927
Very friendly, helpful, efficient staff; covered the highlights of a Yellowknife easily and thoroughly
Date of experience: September 2017
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