Reviews of Way It Was Museum (Museum)

Joe Beverly

Lots of information and great artifacts!

Howard Cheng

A good first stop for tourist visiting Virginia City for the first time. The $3 entrance fee is reasonable. For history buffs who like to reimagine life during the gold rush years.

Celeste

Infomative and educational nice artifacts.

Jordan Jones

Pretty cool historical museum allowing you to return back in history

Victor Bigno

Great for taking a break and a fast snack

Tulio Santos

A great view of the 1800's

Hans Patterson

We loved it and I suggest you watch the video when you go in

Bonnie Colon

Not worth the $3...Just a huge collection of memorabilia, hardly a "museum"

Primo Martinez

(Translated by Google) Do not forget (Original) No se olvida

Donna Gandolfi

We loved the self tour of the museum. So many artifacts and old items to see and read about,there's even a film to watch. I loved it

Amanda Nuchols

My daughter and I spent a week on a road trip touring the state of Nevada, seeing amazing geological wonders, and learning the mining history of the state. Ironically, Virginia City was probably the only disappointing stop. The entire town has become a cheaply done tourist trap of a location, none of which is aging well. The Way It Was Museum, a small relic of history itself, is on Main Street and costs $4 per person to enter. The price is fine for what you get, which isn't much. There are some interesting relics, but the entirety of the display doesn't seem to have been updated or dusted much in at least 40 years, which is also the age of the "movie" they play on loop in the back, starring a couple of actors I vaguely remember from when I was in 1st grade, and transferred to DVD from a grainy VHS tape at some point. The entire building reeks of cigarette smoke, too. For a much better history of mining in the state of Nevada, I'd recommend going to Berlin-Ichthyosaur, Ely, and/or Pioche. The only part of this museum I did find original and interesting was the 3D model of the mining tunnel system of the Chollar Mine.

Corey Chamberlain

Good place to start your VC visit to learn a little more on mining

Stacie Umbel

A lot to read but very informative

Richard Musyoka

This museum is worth the small cost to visit and will be of interest even to small children. Both the building and outdoor area is packed full of artifacts, photos, minerals, diagrams, and stories of the mining history of Virginia City. …

graham cullinane

Great Littke Museum Very informative Amazing for only $4

THOMAS Tommy

Gotta love the way it was, all the history and stories in this place are way cool Best of all its worth the couple bucks to get in so overall the museum is way cool. The older lady that works there however, not so cool. I have been there a couple times and she has never been pleasant to me, she'll take a look at you a d if you dont fit that good ole boy mold she treats you like your trying to steal everything not nailed down and I'm not the only one. I think she's one of the owners.

R Sweeney

Quirky collection of local history. Mining technology. Minerals. Lifestyles of the boom times of Virginia City. The collection of incredibly ornate and french dressed dolls alone is worth admission. One problem... no restrooms on site. Got to the saloon down the street.

Deadlox second channel

Very nice place

Stephen Croff

Very informative.

Kanilea maui

Did not luve up the signs.

James Hardiman

Not kid friendly

Marjorie Bibbons

This place was hopping with bikers in Nevada. The museum had heritage of the past.

Sr. Fox

When in the area, do not miss this attraction. Lots of history and great presentation. Great staff! Loved the ladies behind the reception counter.

Matt Stajduhar

Well worth the time, especially if you are an old mining equipment junkie like me. Lots of historical items and a ton of documents like maps, contracts, mining claims, etc. They have several old crushers which I was very excited to see. A couple steam drills along with a ton of pictures from back in the day. If your here don't pass this up, not a huge place but well worth your time.

Lenny Culp

Racist woman at counter :( Both me and my white dad came in to find no one at the counter so as we were waiting two native American woman started to wait as well. When the woman worker finally showed up and we were about to pay she told the two native American woman to leave and started to yell this at them. When my dad asked why they had to leave all the woman behind the counter said was "because I told them before and I'll tell them again" so me and my dad took our money else were.

Brittney Younger

Cute fun and informative

Mya Hoehner

Fun and easy way learn about the old west

Ryan Rogers

Great place to stop in for real quick lesson of Virginia City history. Cool antiques too.

Rick Russell

Lots of stuff from the days of the gold rush of the mid 1800s for only 4 bucks admittance.

Sue Evans

Had some interesting artifacts from mining era in Virginia City. The museum was small and not laid out in any particular order. For the price of $4 per person it was worth the money.

Jessica Dawson' Martin

Super cute little place with a decent amount of history.

Kelly Stille

Really cool old items from mining days.

Callan Hale

Great for the kids, very educational video featuring Mark Twain trivia.

Eulogio Menacho

Go back in time in this small town.

Wesley Murakane

It's all about the gold and the wild wild west!

Cheryl Troite

Super interesting

Brian Fisher

Small place towards one end of the street. Cost $4 (£3) entry and has a few odds and sods relating to life and mining in and around them thar hills. There is a twenty minute video split into 4 segments giving you an overview which is okay. The video could really do with being brought into this century as it's quality is poor and the "famous" faces used are not relevant to anyone born after 1970

Phil Nieto

Don't miss this museum on the mother lode theme

Sterling Bobbitt

This self-guided museum was a good way to explore the phenomenon of Virginia City. It had a continuous loop of films about the area in the back room, a large collection of hardware and memorabilia from the City and its heyday, and some massive machinery out in the yard. The labeling and interpretation left a bit to be desired, and the collection was cramped, but the admission (3$ in 2016) was reasonable and it proved the most informative place we visited in Virginia City. The scope of mining operations was well documented and pretty amazing.

Justin Friedman

A little run down from it's hey-day. Definitely has great potential but needs an update, much like Virginia City in general. The artifacts are authentic and there is a lot to learn here.

Sara Mattice

For being only $3 to get in this is a great museum. Tons of cool stuff.

Paul Aragon

Such a cool little town and well preserved historical artifacts.

Kerry Holloway

Great museum

USMCROCH

Very small but packed full of history. No restroom

David Reynolds

What a wonderful collection of artifacts from the boom years of Virginia City!

April Westfall

Very informative and interesting.

Michael M

Lots of interesting stuff, from original newspapers displaying relative articles, tools, clothing, medicines, etc. Detailed mine information.

Antonio Castro

Very interesting place. Good history and great gifts.

Fred Schwartz

Great spot to get the history of the Comstock. Stop in. Donate to the locals. Expand your experience and knowledge. The 3D tunnel model is a mind blowing visualization. I had no idea the scale of operations that once occurred under the ground there. Helps you appreciate how easy we have it today. This place is on my recommend list.

Virginia Wolf

A simple but very intresting museum. Lots of little details to see and ponder over. Historical objects and the stories behind them are plentiful here. Bonus points for a very talkative and adorable museum cat that sat behind the counter. If I ever get back to Virginia City I will be sure to go again.

Felix Lenox

Excellent history.

Avery Morar

Mining museum, very educational.

G's pumpkins and more

Interesting to see all the old stuff

Matt Krick

Great little museum, friendly staff and kitty.

Rick Reeser

Fun museum, lots to see and learn about the mining area. Some very informative displays explains the layering of the numerous shafts, etc.

Monica Thomas

Super neat place

Brett Hooper

Interesting history on the mining days in Virginia City... Well worth the 3 dollar admission.

Ty Green

After all the signs driving into Virginia City, I guess we were expecting....more. Although the museum has a lot of interesting period artifacts, the overall feeling is...dated. The museum could definitely use updating, especially the …

Del Roach

I wanted to charge me $16 to go in there and look at a bunch of old garbage and the only reason they did that is because they had this video of that guy that used to be on Little House on the Prairie I think his name was Olsen what a joke. Now I went on the train that is something worth doing. So interesting. And it's only 12 bucks

Chad Kirst

Cheap / small museum, filed with a number of artifacts and exhibits of area.

Matthew Talley

Super interesting artifacts regarding the gold rush and life in town

Kraze Kreighton

Virginia City is a state treasure.

Donnasfocus

Virginia city history is awesomely awesome! Found out so much I did not know

Alex Pugna

Nice museum to visit in Virginia city !

Lewis Sterrett

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Suzanne Kayne

Really interesting museum telling the story of Virginia City

Chopper 319

It's an okay place.$4 to get in. Not really that spectacular.

Rachel Flores

Definitely worth the $4 admission, very cool place to stop and learn the mining history of the area. Friendly and helpful staff.

Jesse Barrios

Excellent up date viedo

christine sams

Must see if you are in Virginia city

Steve Wegat

History of Virginia city

Virgil Hollender

Nice display of the old west and mining days.

Anais Vento

(Translated by Google) Lots of history and very well maintained! (Original) Mucha historia y muy bien mantenido!

dianne strye

Alot to look at...A LOT! Felt a bit cluttered and no public rest room. But for $3....it was worth it.

Rachel Burns

Really neat museum with interesting artifacts.

Sharon Leal

Would go see it again

Beverly Skinner

Great collection of historical documents and historical mining equipment from Virginia City.

J R Butts

Lots of History the information

Linda Pallotta

Very cool place. There was one area I would have like to see, but we couldn't go in.

troystud

Kinda stuffy but fun

L.M. Mateo

Its the place u must go to to start exploring Virginia City

Derek Sanders

4 bucks a little high thow

Dave Younce

I liked the old machines and the map and. model of the underground tunnels of the Comstock Lode. Worth the $4.

Dawn Smith

Lovely place. Great unique things inside, with a fantastic video to watch.

Jane Henderson

Excellent museum

Jacie Shields

History museum...not bad

Charles Parks

Fun and educational

Fernando Martinez

#fullofhistory

Mepsie Mopar

Great place to learn the history of how Nevada became a state. Learn about Virginia City, NV and how they mined gold.

William Zehner

Tons of information about the Comstock Lode, what Virginia City was like in it's heyday and more!

Chris O'Connor

The food is amazing you will not regret eating there

lisajoy63

Lots of things to look at, a good museum and only $4!

Lori Robinson

Interesting and informative.

Paul Volk

Cool historical items here from the gold rush era. Totally worth the $3 entrance fee.

Sean Gilbert

For s small museum it's a lot of fun, especially if you like old western history. There's some very cool antiques and artifacts inside. Kinda cool to see just how far we've come. But we still have so far to go...

Robin Carr

There's a gun of Doc Holiday's and a neat model of the mine shafts that really give you a sense of the scale.

Mayita Cocio Sanchez

Grest time on the train ride! Lots of love entertainment, great shops.

Jake Steinman

Some really cool exhibits here. Was not disappointed.

Cristian Azamar

(Translated by Google) Beautiful place (Original) Hermoso lugar

Cody Mortensen

Meh. It was ok.

Charles Maurer

Very educational

Rick Shope

Learned so much from this place. Need to make this your first stop.

Wilfred Daughertry

Very interesting display of early mining equipment and a lot of artifacts.

Un arquitecto más

Buena ambientación. El interior del museo es bastante explicativo, cosa que los elementos del exterior adolecen.

Chris Parker

Very informative. A must see

angela morgan

Must visit! Love Virginia City!

Sheridan Pearson

Very interesting for adults who like history. It was hard for my young children (2 and 5) to find items that interested them.

Justin Clement

Really inexpensive and surprising good little museum. It helped paint a picture of what Virginia City was like in it's prime, how complex and extensive it's mine systems we're and how much wealth and significance Virgina City represented in the West back in the 1800's.

David Burns

I liked it

Joseph Diaz

Great Museum

L Corrao

I basically just walked past it

Patricia Wright

If you like old west this is the place to go. It truly is the way it was. Authentic!!

Chris Hricik

Amazing what these adventurous and driven people were capable of doing so long ago. It's worth the $4.

Hans Roth

(Translated by Google) Good exhibition, videos seem to be older. Hard to understand.. (Original) Gute Ausstellung, Videos scheinen eher älteren Datums zu sein. Schwierig zu verstehen..

Alyson Wolfson

So much history packed into one place! Could have spend hours in here reading all of the amazing historical facts and looking at artifacts.

Mr Milticket

I love this place

Wayne Burton

Way cool place, Love the history. Love the town.

ireneusz wartecki

Jest ok piękne miasteczko

justin polman

Small but had some really cool things. The movie was fun as well.

Hillary S

Pretty cool museum as an adult . Get your ticket at the visitor center for a discount.

Gabriel 2018

Bonanza! Where is Mr Cartwright and Ponderosa?

Pamela Ellis

Great

Patricia Williams

We didn't go in

Vince Inglima

Not much to it. Pretty uninteresting other than the scale model of the mineshafts below the city. That saved the whole place.

Riaan M Odendaal

Great experience.

Eva U

(Translated by Google) Mi ty of very interesting exhibition! (Original) Mi ty of very interesting exhibice!

Pamela Lepper

Love the history

Robert Beirne

They have an incredible collection of mining equipment and various other things from daily life in an old western boom town

You found Me

Loved this town

Shannon Dole

Very interesting.

Grant Gallagher

Very nice info of Virginia City

David Suddarth

Very informative, great to see the history of Virginia City.

Colette Brion

If you're interested in seeing stuff from the bustling mining times/ history of the west, it's worth a visit.

Angea Towe

Great

Lilian Ruiz

Lugar histórico y de gran patrimonio, deben visitarlo.

carl tabor

No complaints. Looks like a cool museum. Showed up too early. Walked around the outside and learned some interesting mining facts anyway.