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Mining

15 attractions

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Go where you feel alive.

Pay attention to the places that pull you in without explanation.

(W. M.) Keck Museum

Reno, Nevada

The museum features the Mackay silver collection, mining artifacts and a large exhibit of rocks,…

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Somewhere between here and nowhere.

The spaces in between are often the most memorable.

American Fluorite Museum

Rosiclare, Illinois

Located at the site of the Rosiclare Fluorspar and Mining Company, once the largest fluorspar…

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Take the detour.

The extra miles are often where the story begins.

Christian County Coal Mine Museum

Taylorville, Illinois

The Christian County Coal Mine Museum features the history of and memorabilia pertaining to coal…

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Franklin Community Center & Miners Hall Museum

Franklin, Kansas

The Franklin Community Center & Museum was built shortly after the devastating tornado of 2003…

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Gold King Mine Museum

Jerome, Arizona

The site of an old mining community, The Gold King Mine Museum now houses a…

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Stay curious.

A small detour can turn into something worth remembering.

Lutie Coal Miner's Museum

Wilburton, Oklahoma

Early day mining exhibits are displayed in a 1901 coal mining house with furnishings and…

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Go where you feel alive.

Pay attention to the places that pull you in without explanation.

Moweaqua Coal Mine Museum

Moweaqua, Illinois

The Moweaqua Coal Mine Museum houses a number of coal mining artifacts - Pictures, newspaper…

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The road is the experience.

Getting there is often the point, not just the outcome.

New Mexico Museum of Mining

Grants, New Mexico

Nowhere in the world are the raw and often dangerous conditions of the hole in…

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Take the long way.

The best parts of the trip are usually the ones you didn't plan.

Old Coal Mine Museum

Madrid, New Mexico

Coal Mineshaft, mining deadquarters.

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Stay curious.

A small detour can turn into something worth remembering.

Picher Mining Field Museum, Inc

Picher, Oklahoma

Lead and Zinc specimens, artifacts.

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Not every place needs a reason.

Sometimes it's enough just to be there.

Robson's Mining World

Wickenburg, Arizona

Robson's Arizona Mining World takes you back in time to the Nella-Meda gold mining camp,…

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More road, less rush.

There's no need to hurry through something worth experiencing.

Tonopah Mining Park

Tonopah, Nevada

A 110-acre park featuring the history of mining with a video presentation and displays of…

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Take the long way.

The best parts of the trip are usually the ones you didn't plan.

UMR Experimental Mine

Rolla, Missouri

This limestone mine was founded in 1921. The mine has daily tours and also exhibits…

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Find your way.

There's no single right route, just the one that fits you.

Way It Was Museum

Virginia City, Nevada

The museum displays the most complete collection of Comstock mining artifacts in the world plus…

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Somewhere between here and nowhere.

The spaces in between are often the most memorable.

Wizard's Workshop Museum

Tombstone, Arizona

Rare displays of locally mined mineral, lapidary and jewelry techniques explained.

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