Whitehorse, Canada
Aurora Traffic Jam of One
"Where the Northern Lights Outnumber the Streetlights"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing a single gas station glowing defiantly against a black winter sky, flanked by two husky paw prints and a can of bear spray. Above, the motto banner reads 'Sourdough Endures,' beneath a sun that shows up for roughly four hours a day in December.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★★☆ 4/5
"Came for the Northern Lights, stayed because the plane back to Vancouver got cancelled due to -40 windchill. The Yukon River is genuinely stunning and the sourdough bread tradition is a fun bit of history, but downtown closes earlier than my grandmother's curfew. Also learned the hard way that 'four seasons' here means 'winter, more winter, brief mud, and two weeks of bugs'. Still, the log skyscraper is a great photo op and everyone was weirdly nice about my car not starting."— Deborah H., Toronto, Ontario
Property Listing
Charming riverside living with UNBEATABLE sky access — see up to 20,000 stars a night (and, on a good night, actual aurora borealis, free of charge)! This cozy log-cabin-adjacent property comes with rustic character, a generous four months of daylight, and a driveway that doubles as a skating rink from October to April.
Twinned With
Nuuk — Both are proud capital cities where the entire population could fit in a mid-size mall and darkness is basically a season.
Supporting Evidence
Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon and, despite having a population of around 25,000, it's home to over 70% of the territory's entire population — making it one of the most disproportionately dominant capitals in Canada.