Yellowknife
Natural Feature

Northern Lights on Great Slave Lake | © Phung Chung Chyang / Shutterstock
According to the city, Yellowknife is the best place in the world to view the Northern Lights. There’s a 90% chance you will see them in the less-populated Canadian territory because of the city’s clear nights, flat landscape, and position directly under the auroral oval. Visit Yellowknife from mid-November to April for the best viewing opportunity. Great Slave Lake, just outside the city, is a popular viewing area, as is Aurora Village—Canada’s most popular aurora-viewing tour destination.