You can't visit Montana or Colorado without running into a mine shaft, lots of them, and museums that are dedicated to telling and retelling the history of the mining industry...gold, silver, copper and coal. Established in 1970, the Western Museum of Mining and Industry in...More

we took our two twelve year-olds and they enjoyed the tour, the panning for gold and the trip into the mine. great thing to do with visitors to Colorado, too.

It costs about $10 per person so you may as well do the tour at 10 or 1pm to see the equipment work and hear about the main points of interest. The tour guide was informative and we learned a lot about kids/orphans in the...More

“....You load sixteen tons, what do you get? another day older and deeper in debt. St. Peter don’t you call me ‘cause I can’t go. I owe my soul to the company store.” (Lyrics by Merle Travis made famous by Tennessee Ernie Ford) It was...More

This is a place my husband when on school field trips, and a lot hasn't changed since then. There is a good amount of interactive things to keep kids interest, including a panning set up for gold. But the areas are pretty much the same...More

We visited primarily to check this museum out in preparation for hosting out-of-state visitors, including several children, & found that we loved it & learned a lot. The grounds as you drive in look a bit ramshackle & don't inspire a lot of confidence but...More

The museum tour guide was an amazing wealth of knowledge about both industrial machinery and mining but more importantly he was engaging to a wide range of ages (ranging from 7 to 70+), providing technical details to adults and interesting facts to kids. The museum...More