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Hanksville, Utah
Wolverton Mill
This innovative mill was built for a legendary gold mine that never came to be.
Pocahontas, Virginia
Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine
A literal in-depth look at one of the United States' most cherished coal mines and the questionable working conditions of its laborers
Matlock Bath, England
Peak District Lead Mining Museum
Explore the history of mining in this museum, or in a real mine from the 1920s.
Yallabatharra, Australia
Lynton Convict Hiring Depot
This remote outpost hosts the remains of one of Australia's key sites in the history of convicted laborers.
Litchfield Park, Australia
Bamboo Creek Tin Mine
This site contains preserved ruins and industrial remnants of Western Australia's mining heritage.
Rogers, Kentucky
The Gorge Underground
Explore the flooded remains of a limestone mine in Kentucky.
Denio Junction, Nevada
Homer Verne (Adams) Mine
An isolated early 20th-century gold mine in the remote Pine Forest Range contains much preserved equipment.
Paraburdoo, Australia
Red Dog Sculpture
This bronze memorial pays tribute to a local dog.
Nevada
Anniversary Narrows
A spectacular slot canyon at the northern edge of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Lead, South Dakota
Homestake Open Cut
Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.
Tuzluca, Turkey
Tuzluca Salt Mines
A former salt mine is now a cool picnic spot for families and asthmatics.
Scotia, Nebraska
Happy Jack Chalk Mine
After sitting abandoned for decades, this historic mine is now the only publicly accessible chalk room and pillar mine in North America.
disasters
Podcast: The Ludlow Massacre Site
The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.
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How to Explore West Virginia’s Underground Wonders
A field guide to the most invigorating subterranean adventures in the Mountain State
Wincham, England
Ashton's and Neumann's Flashes
Formed by the collapse of salt mines and later used for dumping industrial waste, these lakes are now part an unusual, biodiverse parkland.
Bendigo, Australia
Central Deborah Gold Mine
Direct access to a gold mine showing the boom and bust of Australia's Victorian gold rush.
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The ‘World's Largest’ Things That You Can Only Find in Missouri
Visit the Show-Me State to discover colossal outdoor art and massive one-of-a-kind collections.
Bridgeport, California
Chemung Mine
An abandoned early 20th-century gold mine in a spectacular setting overlooking Bridgeport Valley and the Sierra Nevada.
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