Most of the questions visitors ask about Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park fall into three categories.

History           Size          Location 

History

1. When was the park established?
Congress established Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park on June 25, 1976. The park was established as a single unit with sites in the states of Washington and Alaska.

Size

1. How large is the park?
Because Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park has several sites in two states the park unit area designation is often misleading. Many people believe that the Seattle site is the smallest National Park Service unit, when actually it's congressional recognized area is nearly 10,000 acres. Most of that occurring in the Alaskan sites.

Location

1. Why was the Seattle site moved into the former Cadillac Hotel?
The Cadillac Hotel building was built shortly after the Great Seattle Fire of 1889 and was in existence during the Klondike Gold Rush period. Our former building on Main Street was not built until after the gold rush. When that building was first leased in 1979 it was to be a temporary home until a more historically significant building could be purchased.