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• Steam train to Mariana
  "An excellent way to get to Mariana"
  "As of time of writing, the Trem da Vale is operating with a diesel while the steam engine is being shopped in Mariana. No reliable word on when the Skoda steamer will be back on the 18 km run from Ouro Preto to Mariana. Nevertheless, it's a great trip and should not be missed if you have an affinity..." for trains. The schedule allows a couple of hours to explore Mariana and have lunch in the fine Mineiro kilogramma restaurant in Praça Cláudio Manuel before heading back to Ouro Preto on the train. Enjoy the ride through steep river valleys with fazendas, waterfalls and purple flowered jacarandá trees. " More >
• Minas do Ouro Gold Mine
  "Very fun experience but a bit scary"
  "We stopped at Minas da Passagem between Ouro Perto and Mariana and it was quite an experience. We made the mistake of going when it was raining - if it is raining, be sure you have an umbrella!! The whole area is a bit strange and isolated, all the buildings are falling apart a bit. The museum was n..."ot much of a museum at all, just a bunch of random stuff from the mine with no explanations of anything. They say that this is the largest mine available for visitation that was recently active (I think they stopped actively mining in the 1980s). The trip down the tracks on the rusty cart can be terrifying because it definitely feels like it could fall apart at any moment. But it was very cool to have the experience that the miners had going down into a mine. Note that it is not an elevator shaft like you usually see miners using in the movies or on TV - it is a little train track, almost like a roller coaster. The whole thing felt very unofficial - our "tour guide" was a teenager who gave u... " More >
• Praca Tiradentes
  "Centro cidade"
  "This large square is central to the city of Ouro Preto. Surrounded on all sides by shops selling gemstones, souvenirs, cachaça and with two fine bookends in the form of an excellent museum of minerology and the museum of the Inconfidençia this Praça is the place where all roads converge. Don't miss ..."it. " More >