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Last Chance Mining Museum
Last Chance Mining Museum Review
A 1½-mile hike or taxi ride behind town, this small museum is housed in the former compressor building of Juneau's historic AJ Gold Mine. The collection includes old mining tools, railcars, minerals, and a 3-D map of the ore body. If you have time, and didn't arrive on foot, meander down Basin Road back toward town. Unlike most of Juneau, Basin Road is flat and relatively quiet. The surrounding country is steep and wooded, with trails leading in all directions, including one to the summit of Mt. Juneau. At the base of the Perseverance Trail, not far from the museum, you can see the boarded-up opening to an old mining tunnel; even from a safe distance you can feel a chilly breeze wafting through the cracks.
- Address: 1001 Basin Rd., Juneau, AK 99801 | Map It
- Phone: 907/586-5338
- Cost: $4
- Hours: Mid-May--mid-Sept., daily 9:30--12:30 and 3:30--6:30
- Website: www.traveljuneau.com/cms/d/juneau_museums.php
- Location: Juneau
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