Underground Mining Museum - Creede, Colorado

Brian-Amanda C. (. A. B.

My family of 4 visited (two kids ages 8 and 10) and we loved the self-guided tour. My kids said they actually learned a few new things! The person working the desk was very kind.

David H.

I was in Creede for a wedding & spent some time in the mining ⛏️ museum. Nice Audio Tour. Cool gift shop. Picked up two T-shirts, a ring, and a great tip on a book I could order to find out more (it's out of print, but I found one online).

Definitely worth the stop if you're in the neighborhood. Also, trail hikes, great town shops, and the Creede Repertory Theatre. Google the town & everything else!

Andrew S.

What a wild building first of all, the fact that they decided to put the community center and museum in the side of the mountain is crazy and I’ve never seen anything like it. We did the audio tour which was good at giving a general overview of what it takes to get the earth to give up her treasures and I found it very interesting. They are dog friendly which is awesome, just remember to bring a sweatshirt because it’s 55 degrees underground. 10$ is a fair price for what you get, my one minor complaint (because I’m a nerd) I do wish they would have elaborated on the years that the technology they displayed progressed. Within just a few exhibits we went from hand drilling to water jet air drills and it never explained the time frame in which those tolls were used and innovated. If you do this and enjoy it you should definitely check out the last chance mine tours as well which are up the mountain a little way.

Theresa S. J.

Such a great place filled with so much history. Love what they have done to make it come alive for guests. Nice gift shop, very welcoming staff. Loved my visit, would go again for sure.

Abby B.

We opted to do the audio tour---it took about 30 minutes and we learned a lot about how the mining industry evolved. Cute gift shop, clean bathrooms, very neat underground ambience.

The O. A. O. S.

Pretty awesome experience.. tours are not expensive either.

skylar W.

we don’t normally do paid museums, as we try to travel on a budget and choose free options…BUT multiple people had recommended this museum and we are so pleased we paid the $10/per person to do the 30 minute audio tour (plus they are dog friendly—which is a huge win)! i’m absolutely a visual learner and this helped me get a better grasp on mining culture, rather than just reading text.

note: staff is friendly! you don’t have to make reservations, just walk on in. but i’m not sure if the 4pm close time is accurate or not, as today the nice woman working said as long as we started the tour by 2:50pm we would be able to do it—so maybe earlier the better! it’s chilly/damp in there, so wear a jacket (if you don’t have one, they have ones you can borrow).

*after taking this tour, go check out Last Chance Mine, up Bachelor Pass, to get to explore a real mine! i felt like both tours worked together to give me a better understanding of mining!

suggestion for the owners: we would have found it really helpful if there were ranges of years at each stop of the tour. like what year was that particular technology or method being used? 1890-1895? 1920-1950? etc. that would provide a better understanding of the specific time periods, which left us with more questions!

Brian B.

Great audio tour for learning about traditional mining as it evolved over the decades from hand drilling to compressed air and water, from mules to mechanized muckrakes. Also interesting how the town built this underground tour facility along with their Community Center. Well-planned!