Underground Mining Museum Review

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Underground Mining Museum

  • Address: 5034 Service Rd., Creede, CO | Map It
  • Phone: 719/658-0811

Fodor's Review:

The Underground Mining Museum is housed in rooms that local miners blasted out of solid rock to commemorate the life of the hard-rock miner. Exhibits tracing the history of mining from 1892 to the 1960s teach you the difference between a winze (reinforced shaft leading straight down) and a windlass (hand-operated hoist). There are guided tours (at 10 and 2:30 daily), but you can also poke about on your own. After you've toured the mine, ask if you can look into the world's only underground firehouse, directly next door. If a volunteer firefighter is around, he'll gladly show you. Donations are welcome.

  • Cost: $10 guided tour; $5 self-guided tour
  • Open: Memorial Day-Labor Day, daily 10-4; Labor Day-mid-Oct., Mon.-Sat. 10-3; mid-Oct.-Memorial Day, weekdays 10-3
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