Reviews of Missouri Mines State Historic Site (Museum)

Thomas Whitlatch

The swap today is more of a swamp but people are still coming out and buying.

Amber Foster

Love the museum, I come bal for the rock swap every year.

Alexander Webb

The state worker was very informative, and talking with him, he used to live next door to my great grandfather! The fifties film was also interesting, as it was an introductory movie shown to employees as orientation.

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Heather Daly

Went on a 5th grade field trip with my kiddo today. Interesting.. well knowledged guides

Adrian Lewis

Worth the stop. Need at least an hour.

Ryan Schilling

The property is pretty neat, mostly tailings and the gravel pit from the old mine. The recent addition of a shooting range in the old mine pit is a unique feature. The mine museum also has a lot of stuff in it from old StJoe Lead Mine Co equipment to a display of "minerals of Missouri".

James Elterman

On the surface this seems to be a place only history buffs will appreciate but the staff is friendly and welcoming to kids. They went out of their way to teach my kids about the mining equipment on display.

Sheila Bridges

Great beginner bike trail!

Matt Miller

Until you see it, it's hard to grasp the scale of the machinery that allows us to live the way we do. The lead mines were a massive operation. The museum is great, but it's kind of old people fun. I don't know how much young kids would enjoy it, but I found it really interesting. Also, once a year, they have a Rock & Mineral Show, which is amazing. You should go at least once!

Hudsen Prade

its cool

drew barrett

Art the guy at the museum is a wealth of knowledge. We were lucky enough to catch him when we were the only other people they and I could of listened to him and his stories for a couple more hours. He is truly passionate about persevering the history of this awesome place. The musuem was good and had a lot of neat stuff the movie could be updated but with the knowledge of Art that's what made up for the movie.

destiney bailey

It was awesome with my entire family beautiful lite show.

Laurie LeSage-Knight

Awesome museum with rock collection and mining history. We learned a lot and will be back.

marvin sims

Nice calm place.

Rich and Lisa Hagar

Historical and fun

Ray Brown

We enjoyed our visit this week and learned a number of things about the miners and The industry. The staff were very friendly and knowledgeable.

Boneta Hensley

Awesome Mineral Collection! The Missouri Mines Rock Swap 2nd weekend in June every year is Awesome. A must see!

Caleb Sellers

Since the Bonne Terre Mines were closed on Thursday we had heard about this place from family and decided to check it out. It was a wonderful experience, brought to life by a gentleman named Art, who is a living encyclopedia on all things related to the mines. He also does a great job of engaging kids. My 11 and 8 year old boys especially enjoyed his narratives and how he showed them how to use the machinery. I highly recommend checking this place out, especially if you have Art as your guide!

Maren Celest

Cool that you can *legally* explore an old mine a little bit (wink wink). Emphasize on the "little". But, it was nice to have lil factoid plaques and to not hafta worry bout getting arrested!

Michael L

Very interesting place photos taken a few months ago

Jason Bycraft

Cheapest place to go shoot. I told the guy to advertise more. Theres no signs on 32 stop most dont even know it's there.

John Wenzara

Awesome place ... Lots of history ... And trail to st. Joe state park

Jessica Ryan

If you like rocks and minerals, you will find this place interesting. We definitely enjoyed the exhibits.

Brittany Thomlinson

Once a year us rock hounding types go sell buy and or trade our mineral and gems, as well as fossils and my favorite part sharing information and stories

Rami Nimri

Very interesting place, too much amazing things to see, the boat was very nice ride and Adam is full of information and ready to answer any question.

Arpita Bose

What a hidden gem!

z0mbieMinion

Cool place i go there with my dad a lot its fun and old. Has a haunted feeling my dad said it is. Love it cool place overall

Allyson Burgess

What an awesome learning experience! What a site!

Katy Baisch

I thought they would give a tour. There really wasnt any info about the place at all. Just the old building and a room with rocks and old machinery. You have to pay to go into the room. Unless your passing through it really isnt worth the drive.

Blessed Beginnings

Favorite state park.

Robert

A lazy afternoon exploring the hidden gems of our state.

Tina Blumenfeld

We had so much fun! The man up front was very knowledgeable

Top-Secret

The old mine buildings are a great backdrop for photos and the trail is awesome for biking and walking

Elizabeth Donnelly

We passed the Missouri Mines State Historic site while on our road trip. The complex was so imposing in the landscape that we had to stop. We then happened upon a tour by one of the guides named Art. If you can plan your visit while he is on duty, it's worth it! He really brought the whole Missouri mining experience alive with narratives from actual miners and colorful stories. I did not expect to enjoy the visit as much as I did.

Camille Fuchs

Had alot of fun going to gem and mineral show and then going to museum for free that day. Interesting.

Mark Haskell

Fascinating old lead mine complex. Good mineral museum and a collection of old mining equipment worth the minimal admission fee. Docents did a great job of explaining the history of mining region. Hopefully they will have funding in the future to open more of the buildings to the public. The adjacent state park has camping and ATV facilities.

The Recar Family

Neat info and cool museum

David Powell

Very worth viewing and absorbing all the information available. The official (Mark I Believe) did a good job of explaining and helping us understand the different mine equipment. The video was also very interesting. Thanks for having this site for people seeking knowledge of those mining days.

iloveitontop

Nice place to walk around and check out the history of the old mill. #iloveitontop

Dalton Lyons

Rock Swap was much larger than expected

Leah Stigge

Staff was very very knowledgeable. A nice museum.

James Russell

This was a spur of the moment visit and I'm so glad that I made the trip. The staff is very knowledgeable and helpful and the mineral collection is absolutely perfect!

Wade Jesick

Really cool place to visit. We didn't go into the museum as we didn't have any cash on us $4 pp but just looking around at all the old buildings is amazing.

Linze Aya

This place is wonderful! Go visit and enjoy a slow walk observing everything you see.

Maria Petersen

Super conversation with park ranger very informative, but you can’t get into any of the buildings.

Bob Houke

It would have been better if we could have toured at least some of the buildings.

brooke pullen

Its ok good history

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Micheal Brown

Phenomenal place for adults and children alike. If you enjoy history, machines, rocks, minerals and geology you are at the right place. Make sure you talk with Art!

Lance King

Art was a wonderful tour guide he spent a lot of time explaining the history of the mine all the machines and how the process worked. It was well worth the minor four dollar charge

Mary Bailey-Jones

We were passing through Missouri and found a sign along the road for this attraction. They have a small museum that opens at 10am.

Brad Metzger

The place is awesome

L Baron

The museum is a hidden gem... literally! It has a huge mineral display. This site also holds the Mineral Area Rock Swap annually in June every year.

Kadie Jarvis

Very near place! Rock show was awesome!

Kelly Crock

Only rating three stars because we were not able to see museum. The ought side was neat just wish you could see inside of the buildings

James Lynch

Great rock swap!

Travis Heislen

Really neat place to learn about missouri's mining history, the staff is very knowledgeable and the museum is very cool

Rh Last Nae

No walking tours into the buildings/mines. Dont be fooled by the photos, its almost depressing to go to the mines. Its just the main entrance and into the VERY basic gallery, which is not done yet. The primitive gift shop is very basic as well. ALL areas are restricted to public access, its just the main open area and everything else is fenced, not worth the drive. Not worth it. If you do like MTB, the park connects to almost 10 miles of bike trails, access point is the MO mines parking lot. In half a day, nobody else showed up, my wife and son took a good nap in one of the benches, while I took some pictures to justify the gasoline and time spent to get to the mines. Tourist trap, and fyi, no discounts of any kind, and they do not accept AMEX.

Robert Renner

Really cool place lots of neat things to see and do.

Nick Koberstein

Staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Great video shown. Got a tour of the outside but really wish we could have walked further in and around the buildings

Adrian Grellner

History

Cody Cox

Love it!!!

John Duncan

Fantsic information

David Nelson

Great tour with lots of displays and information. Very knowledgeable and helpful guide.

Megan Hewitt

My family and I stopped by this historic area on the way back from Johnson Shut Ins. It was a great stop. We had a great time hearing the history of the area from Art. He is very passionate about geology and lead mining in Missouri. Definitely worth the stop on the way back into St Louis

Patrick Forhan

Rock swap was great and the mineral museum has great specimens

Karie Schatz

Beautiful rock and mineral display

Karen Lewis

Very interesting. Will go back with others

Nick Huber

A fun piece of mining history right in our home town area, the guides are very nice and have a plethora of information about the historic site, me and my family had a fruitful experience there and enjoyed the trail at the back of the parking lot. Would definitely go again for the trail and the rock and crystal exhibit they have (quite the beautiful collection).

Gary C.W. Richards CrazyBearDaddyGR

Wish they would allow tours to the inside of the buildings and complete grounds .... For history of mining and a creepy haughted experience with paved 12+ mile walking trail it the the place to go.

Patricia Sievers

Federal Mill

Mike Sturma

Great place

John Loza

Once largest lead mine. Now state park and museum

Paula Jones

Love taking pics of this old mines building