Hangtown's Gold Bug Park

Sehr anschauliche Zeitreise - Goldmine und Stampmill unbedingt anschauen

Durch Zufall stießen wir auf unserer Rundreise durch Ca auf die stillgelegte Goldmine (14 Grad "kalt") und die nur wenige hundert Meter entfernte Gesteinsmühle mit Goldwaschanlage. 2 Stunden Aufenth...

Gold Rush mine and history

Nice place. Historic. Informative. Great for families. $12 entry. Near Placerville, about a 15 minute drive up a hill through a residential area. The site consists of a real gold mine shaft vis...

Beautiful setting, interesting exhibits

Interesting and educational stop. We had limited time, so did a quick run through the mine (cold and damp) and the stamp mill. Stamp mill was in a beautiful and scenic area. The outside exhibits we...

Good stopover on a longer drive

This was good as a quick stopover on a long drive. We did the self guided audio tour into the old mine which was quite interesting. When we had finished the tour we were told that the stamp mill had...

Worth your time to visit

The visit started out with actually going into an old mine shaft. During the self- guided audio tour, we witnessed what life was like working in a mine, It was dark & wet (water seeping into the sha...