Highlights on the Top of the World Highway

Distance: 301 km (Dawson to Tok, Alaska)

Gold Dredges - experience these giant relics that owned the valleys during the ages of gold. See the Cowden gold dredge along the way and stop by the Chicken Post Office to see the remains of the Jack Wade dredge which was recently disassembled for pubic safety

Alaska - while great places to visit, their names are just as fun to say! Visit Chicken and Tok, Alaska and tell all your friends about it.

Midnight Sun - with no trees to get in the way, the sun sets forever during the summer months. You'll have hours of light to set-up that sunset photograph.

Images of the Top of the World Highway

The Top of the World Highway

For those who are looking for an alternate route on their driving vacation through the Yukon and Alaska can take the Top of the World Highway, connecting Dawson City, Yukon to Tok, Alaska.

Departing from Dawson City, highway travelers can catch the free George Black ferry, part of the Yukon Highway system.

Meander Along Mountains

The Top of the World Highway is so named because much of its route meanders along the tops of mountains and ridges with endless views. Those driving along this route are able to see beautiful vistas including spectacular alpine valleys.

Chicken and Tok, Alaska

Crossing the Canada/United States border at Poker Creek, travelers continue along the Taylor Highway to the town of Chicken. Legend has it that Chicken was named because the original inhabitants could not decide on the spelling of Ptarmigan, a bird similar to the grouse. Moving on from Chicken you reach Tetlin Junction, about 16 km (10 miles) from Tok, Alaska.