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Location
What you should know
Best time
Visit on Saturday mornings around 11 am for the best experience, as hours are irregular in winter and the museum closes at 3pm on weekdays
Visitor tip
Request a personal tour from the knowledgeable curators who have great stories about the mining history and can point out details you might miss on a self-guided visit
Visitor tip
Bring young children prepared for a museum focused on mining history rather than interactive play; the exhibits and movie are educational but may not hold attention for very small children
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Highlights
- Mining history exhibits, historical photographs, railroad spiral mining history
- Admission
- Free (donations welcome)
- Unique Feature
- Located in former JCPenney building; personal tours available
What visitors say
Still thinking about this 2 years later. They gave us a personal tour for free and an ice cream sandwich. I love how local this was and how friendly everyone was to us.
Great museum to visit! It has a lot of mining and historical exhibits that enthrall visitors!
Though the museum is in development, I had a very pleasant visit there with my boys. Seeing the amazing old pictures of how the mine progressed and used to have a railroad spiraling out of it! The amount of earth mined for such a small…
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Did You Know?
- The museum building is housed in a former JCPenney's with historical significance to the Magna community
- The museum offers free admission with donations encouraged, and provides complimentary personal tours to visitors
- Historical exhibits include photographs documenting mine progression and an abandoned railroad that spiraled out of the mine
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