Museums, trails, tours, and other visitable places of interest about the mining industry.
Sterling Hill Mining Museum
30 Plant St,
Ogdensburg, NJ 07439
(973) 209-7212
Museum and tour of the Sterling Hill Mine alongside exhibits on the mining history of Sussex County, New Jersey. More
Jerome State Historic Park
100 Douglas Road
Jerome, AZ 86331
(928) 634-5381
Museum commemorating copper mining in Jerome, AZ and the family of copper investor, James S. Douglas. More
New Mexico Mining Museum
100 Iron Ave
Grants, NM 87020
(505) 287-4802
New Mexico uranium mining museum and model mine tour. More
Crater of Diamonds State Park
209 State Park Rd
Murfreesboro, AR 71958
(870) 285-3113
Museum, lessons, and keep-what-you-find field of diamonds. More
Ducktown Basin Museum
212 Burra Burra St
Ducktown, TN 37326
(423) 496-5778
Museum of copper mining in the Ducktown Basin and open pit mine overlook. More
Emerald Village
331 McKinney Mine Road
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
(828) 765-6463
Mining museum, oddities, and many, many mines on one property. More
Museum of North Carolina Minerals
79 Parkway Maintenance Rd
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
(828) 765-2761
Museum of mining and minerals sourced in North Carolina. More
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20560
(202) 633-1000
The National Museum of Natural History includes an Earth Sciences wing featuring the Hope Diamond and other spectacular gems and minerals specimens. More
Smithsonian American History Museum
14th St and Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 633-1000
Featuring the first nugget discovering at Sutter’s Mill, sparking the California Gold Rush.More
Park City Museum
528 Main St
Park City, UT 84060
(435) 649-7457
Museum preserving Park City history, particularly the silver rush that established the city. More
Placer County Museum
101 Maple St
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 889-6500
Museum of Placer County history including gold mining artifacts and an impressive gold nugget collection. More
Wells Fargo Museum
420 Montgomery St
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 396-2619
Collection of gold nuggets and history of transporting wealth from the gold-rich foothills of California.
Wells Fargo Museum—Part 1
Wells Fargo Museum—Part 2
Ironstone Winery
1894 6 Mile Rd
Murphys, CA 95247
(209) 728-1251
Winery displaying the world’s largest piece of crystalline gold leaf. More
Crocker Art Museum
216 O St
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 808-7000
Art museum including paintings of and about miners in the California diggings. More
Sacramento History Museum
101 I St
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 808-7059
Museum including exhibits on the role of the California Gold Rush in Sacramento. More
Angeles National Forest
701 N Santa Anita Ave
Arcadia, CA 91006
(626) 574-1613
Gold mining history and a hike to a closed gold mine.
Mining in the Angeles Forest – Part 1
Mining in the Angeles Forest – Part 2
Mining in the Angeles Forest – Part 3
San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
A city that flourished with the California Gold Rush.
Gold Rush City Walking Tour
Malakoff Diggins
Museum, tour, hikes, and camping at one of California’s most notorious mines and mining towns. More