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Tonopah Mining Park
One review for Tonopah Mining Park
1 review in English
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Review from Valerie F.
Fremont, CA
8/21/2006
So in this little Central Nevada town there is a great not so little mining museum which is a lot of fun, and is dog-friendly. You can see where they stored the dynamite, go through an honest to goodness underground mine, several mine shafts, and a black light exhibit.
http://www.tonopahneva...
http://www.tonopahneva...
The actual area where they tour is at McCullough Street at Gazebo. You can call them at (775) 482-9274 if you wish.
If you are driving Yosemite to Las Vegas this is an interesting stop along the way which can be paired with getting more gas at the Shell, and a cool small museum for this part of the state called the "Central Nevada Museum".
It's not the Exploratorium by any stretch of the imagination but it is very hands on, and you can see the items without plexglass between you and the materials. One thing I do ask as a budding anthropologist is that you DON'T rip, tear, shread, or tag any items so that it can be kept this way as a real nostalgic representation of old west mining history.
