A Seattle newspaper headline touched off the frenzy in 1897. It read "Gold, Gold, Gold - A Ton of Gold." Few prospectors made it rich during the Klondike Gold Rush. By the time most gold-seekers ...

Museums, ghost towns, old mining sites... From the mountains of California to the deserts of Nevada, the American West is full of historic sites dating from the feverish era of the Gold Rush.

Explore the best things to do in Seattle in 1 day based on recommendations ... along with stories of the Klondike Gold Rush, the city's architecture and the Coast Salish tribes who originally ...