Christian B.
Yelp
when going into a museum, you really dont know what to expect. Will it be fun, will it be boring? I found this place to be very fun and interesting. There is a short intro video that you get to watch, then after the video, you get to pan for gold. so get ready to get down and dirty into the cold water, plus what ever you find, you get to keep! Next stop on the tour was entering the mine tunnel, the friendly and knowledgeable tour guide did an excellent job on explaining all the various tasks that the miners did in their jobs from the early 1800's to today. Next we got to see an actual escape pod used by the Chilean miners (documented in the movie "The 33" ) Off to the big main machine room, where all the equipment was refurbished and in operational condition. It was really cool to see all the machines from electrical generators to water pumps all work! the giant wheel in the middle of the room weighs 33 tons! and the water pump can pump 8,000 gallons an hour. this fascinating place is sure to thrill and excite kids as well as adults of all ages.