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Queen Mine Tours
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Mon-Sun. 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7 reviews for Queen Mine Tours
The other day, a barista asked me where I got "that" necklace. I peered down, and found I was wearing a thin slice of crystally rock. I had gotten it last summer during the Queen Mine Tour.
The tour is extremely charming and very, very cool. It's worth shelling out the bucks, just to dress up in yellow raincoats and helmets with lights (http://static.px.yelp....). But even if it's warm outside, don't be deceived: It's fracking cold down in the mines, so bundle up!
You get to ride on little train cars that wobble a lot, and you have to straddle the bench along with a bunch of other people. During the several stops, you'll venture deeper and deeper underground, and you'll get extensive information about all the deposits, stalactites, stalagmites, and the history of the mine and the area. Our guide was extremely personable and had been in the mining business almost his entire life (and it was a family thing, too, so he was the end of several generations).
All of the dark tunnels and passageways can be a little creepy, so don't stray too far from the group!
Overall, this was a really cool experience, and I'm glad I was able to go.
And I'm kind of excited that I can wear a little piece of it as a reminder every day.
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We had a really good time on this tour. It was informative and we were given safety warnings so it seemed like MAYBE we would have something to talk about and the labyrinthine tour lasted a long time. No we did not find any random nuggets of copper to pinch as souvenirs but we did get some great shots of us all dressed up with our mining macs and headlights! And the coolness of being underground was welcome after a day riding through the desert.
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Making the most of raping the land & ecological disasters as "mine pits" by squeezing out a buck for the bored masses. Forget the poisoned water or earth. Put a few plastic hats on German tourists, drive them in an old sewer tunnel & call it a "mine" shaft. Exciting, that is, if you have the brain of a 11 year old doofus & the attention span of a flea.
Sorry, some people actually think.
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This is a tour good for singles or whole families. It's a good idea to make reservations, but you should be able to squeeze in on a tour in the off season without one.
Experienced, retired miners are the tour guides. You get on this very thin trolley type vehicle that drives you down 1500 feet of mine. You aren't on the car the whole time; there are three stops where the guides give more backstory and open up the floor for questions. This is definitely not a tour for folks with claustrophobia, wheelchairs, or trouble going upstairs. The tour goes down a very narrow area and there is a stop that requires folks to climb at least twenty some odd steep stairs to get to a mined out cave. All that said, it was a great intro into the town of Bisbee and how it pretty much wouldn't exist without the mines.
Good times. Kind of like riding along a Discovery Channel special. Also, they tell you that the mine is 47 degrees cool. It is. Wear a jacket. Seriously folks. Bring a sweater at least and probably wear long pants. It does get a bit nippy...and I'm usually a radiator. In addition to the jacket you bring you will be wearing three things the mine provides: helmet, yellow slicker jacket, and a light pack that is a little bit heavy on the back. Definitely a good photo op.
The Queen Mine Tour is an amazing opportunity to venture into a real mine. While the mine stopped operating in the 1970's, it appears just as it did. Ok, there are mannequins instead of miners. The train still works and transports everyone 1500 feet into the mine.
There is equipment still there to see how mining worked, and what it would have been like.
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Well worth the money, this tour takes you 1500 feet into the Queen mines to see the work done and equipment used since 1875. Everything from hammer and chisel to air powered jack hammers were on display down in the chilly depths. Our guide was an ex-miner and full of great facts and information. You get off of the little mine train 3 times to walk around ( in a work area, in a large mined out cave, and in a blasting area). Not scary at all despite being surrounded by nothing but rock and darkness. Each person gets a mining light and when the groups are together its plenty bright . Additionally each tunnel is pretty wide, so claustrophobia shouldn't be a problem. I was afraid this would be a touristy train ride through a cave, but it was the real deal. Great fun and really informational. Highly recommended.
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This place was so awesome. It was something that whole family did together and we ALL had a great time. A definite must see when going to Bisbee. The entire staff were very informative and just as nice as can be. The price was very reasonable and worth every penny !!
