Guided Mine Tour & Train Ride

A fascinating tour through mining history in the US

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People wearing red helmets explore an underground cave with wooden walls and mining equipment.

Train ride around the Museum campus. Headframe building in the background is also part of the tour.

Underground mine tour of the Bevans Mine.

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Duration1 hr

LocationPlatteville

The experience

A fascinating tour through mining history in the US

A tour of the Bevans mine covers over 100 years of local lead and zinc mining history that puts California's gold rush in the shadows! Put your inner excavator into action as you explore a vast collection of regional mining artifacts on this guided Mine Tour & Train Ride. It's among the largest mine in the Upper Midwest.

Learn about the local miners and how they worked with a class of sediment-hosted lead-zinc ore deposits known by geologists as Mississippi Valley Type (MVT) deposits. This special type continues to be researched and discovered today.

Find out how local mining led to the establishment of Wisconsin as the Badger State. Dive deep into the cultural history via exhibits from the one-man collection of folk historian Rollo Jamison. They'll give you a good idea of rural life in southwestern Wisconsin from its pioneer era through the 20th century.

What’s included

1-hour guided mine tour and self-guided tour of all interior and exhibits
Use of standard hard hat
A ride on a 1931 Whitcomb mine train through the lovely three-acre outdoor museum campus

Not included

Your own personal hat to take home

Where to go

The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums

405 East Main Street

View meeting point mapLocal timezone: America/Chicago

Before you book

Important visitor information

Must know

There are 90 steps to enter and exit the mine. A video version of the tour is available for those unable to navigate stairs. The interior of the museum is fully accessible.

Good to know

The Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from May through October. Mine tours depart at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. Light jackets or sweatshirts and closed-toe shoes are recommended.