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Visitor Centres

Nunavut's Visitor Centres are a great first place to contact before your visit to Nunavut. They are community centres where residents come together to take part in traditional activities; they are places that interpret the rich and important history of Nunavut; they describe the strong relationships between Nunavummiut and the land; and they celebrate and promote tourism, local, regional and territorial attractions.

Contact the local Visitor Centre before you arrive, or when you get there, to make sure you have the brochures and publications you need. Staff at the centres can connect you to a local outfitter or guide to take you out to a park or a day on the land, set you up in a homestay program overnight, or uncover something new to see and do while you are there.

Margaret Aniksak Visitor Centre (Arviat)

The Margaret Aniksak Visitor Centre celebrates the rich history of Arviat and the Padlei Area. Enjoy the many displays featuring traditional tools, Inuit games and traditional clothing. The Centre is open seasonally; from end of July to September. It will also be open on special occasions.

  • Tel: 867-857-2366
  • Fax: 867-857-2519

Vera Akumalik Visitor Centre/Baker Lake Heritage Centre (Baker Lake)

Step back in time to a Hudson's Bay Post at the Vera Akumalik Visitor Centre in Baker Lake - the geographic centre of Canada. Stop by the Vera Akumalik Center, the Baker Lake Heritage Centre, one of the towns several galleries, or the Jessie Oonark Arts and Crafts Centre at the start, or end, of a trip down the Thelon Heritage River, the Kazan Heritage River, or the Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary.

  • Tel: (867) 793-2456
  • Fax: (867) 793-2175

Baker Lake Heritage Centre:

  • Tel: (867) 793-2598
  • Fax: (867) 793-2509

Arctic Coast Visitor Centre (Cambridge Bay)

Explore the history of the quest for the Northwest Passage at the Arctic Coast Visitor Centre in Cambridge Bay. Stop by the centre during your visit to Ovayok Territorial Park and the surrounding area, or to set up a local tour.

  • Tel: (867) 983-2842
  • Fax: (867) 983-2302

Mallikjuaq Park Visitor Centre (Cape Dorset)

A main stop for cruise ship passengers en route to Mallikjuaq Territorial Park in Cape Dorset, the Mallikjuaq Park Visitor Centre displays artifacts portraying the history of Dorset and Mallikjuaq islands. Start here to arrange your trip to the Park.

  • Tel: (867) 897-8996
  • Fax: (867) 897-8475

Unikkaarvik Visitor Centre (Iqaluit)

The Unikkaarvik Visitor Centre celebrates Nunavut - its lands, its people, and its history. The centre also highlights things to do while in Iqaluit, including a guided tour of Frobisher Bay or a walking tour of Iqaluit - Nunavut's capital City. The Centre is also a great starting point for a trip to Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park or Qaummaarviit Territorial Park, both only a short distance from Iqaluit, or to register to go to Katannilik Territorial Park.

Katannilik Park Visitor Centre (Kimmirut)

The Katannilik Park Visitor Centre, located in the restored Dewey Soper House in Kimmirut, provides interpretation for Katannilik Territorial Park and the Soper Heritage River. Staff at the centre will also register you in or out of the Park, and set up home-stays for visitors to Kimmirut.

Kugluktuk Heritage and Visitors' Centre (Kugluktuk)

Visitors to the Kugluktuk Heritage and Visitors' Centre can learn about the local history, and the importance of the Coppermine River - a nominated Canadian Heritage River, and the scenic Kugluk (Bloody Falls) Territorial Park. The Centre is also the starting point to a self-guided interpretive walking trail of Kugluktuk.

  • Tel: (867) 982-3570
  • Fax: (867) 982-3573

Angmarlik Visitor Centre

The history of whaling in Cumberland Sound and Pangnirtung is interpreted at the Angmarlik Visitor Centre, the Hudson's Bay Blubber Station and Kekerten Territorial Park - a three hour boat ride from Pangnirtung. Staff at the Centre will also arrange guides and outfitters to the Park, or to Auyuittuq National Park.

  • Tel: (867) 473-8737
  • Fax (867) 473-8685

Nattinnak Centre (Pond Inlet)

Visitors to Pond Inlet come to enjoy spring snowmobile and dog team tours for wildlife watching at the floe edge and to the bird cliffs on Bylot Island, cross-country skiing and boat trips for sport fishing, narwhal watching, and sea kayaking among the ice bergs, or camping at Tamaarvik Territorial Park. This, and the history of the region, is showcased at the Nattinnak Centre - as is Sirmilik National Park, and Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary.

  • Tel: (867) 899-8225
  • Fax: (867) 899-8175

Rankin Inlet Visitor Centre (Rankin Inlet)

The Rankin Inlet Visitor Centre is conveniently housed in the Rankin Inlet Airport. Staff at the centre will direct visitors to Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Territorial Park, and set up trips to Marble Island - an Inuit-owned historic site, and other sites in the region.

  • Tel: 867-645-3838
  • Fax: 867-645-3904