A National Historic Site twenty minutes east of Terrace, where the Skeena River squeezes through a basalt gorge before opening into the lower valley. Two ancient Tsimshian villages — Gitlaxdzawk and Gitsaex — sat on opposite banks here and controlled river traffic for centuries.
The Kitselas First Nation operates a heritage centre at the site with reconstructed longhouses, totem poles, and interpretive trails along the canyon rim. Guided tours, run when the centre is open in summer, are easily the best Indigenous heritage experience in the Terrace area. The canyon itself is spectacular at any time of year, with overlooks giving onto the narrow rapids two hundred feet below.