World Museum of Mining

This 33-acre museum in Butte, Montana, is on the site of the Orphan Girl Mine which operated from 1875 to 1956. Its 100-foot-tall headframe is still in place. The World Museum of Mining incorporates hundreds of pieces of original mine equipment with an authentic reproduction of a mining town, Hell Roarin' Gulch, constructed from historic materials and filled with thousands of artifacts dating to the 1890s.

Features include an underground mining exhibit, extensive photo archives, guided tours for school groups, and many new educational programs including a lecture series, evening walks, and day trips.

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