Resolute is not a conventional tourist destination — it is a staging post for Arctic expeditions and a place to experience the High Arctic on its own terms. The Polar Continental Shelf Program base is the operational heart of Canada's Arctic research effort and an interesting insight into how scientists and explorers use this remote settlement as a launching point. Devon Island day trips offer a chance to set foot on the world's largest uninhabited island, used by NASA as a Mars analogue site. Arctic wildlife watching — muskoxen, polar bears, Arctic foxes, and beluga whales — is the main draw for most non-scientist visitors. The midnight sun and northern lights offer extraordinary natural spectacles depending on the season. Resolute also sits at the gateway to the Northwest Passage, one of the most historically charged waterways in exploration history.