Reviews of New Mexico Mining Museum (Museum)

Dennis Hoorn

Very well done and interesting.

art kleinrath

Great little museum. The mine tour and film give you a great feel for the area. It is staffed with old timers from the mining days when have most interesting description of how life was like for miners.

Wanda Merriman

Great place to visit. Take the family and learn about the urainuming around Grants NM.

Michael Williams

Interesting museum. Nicely done, simulated experience of being in a working mine

Krystal Reynolds

Amazing sites and underground caves made of natural ice!

Rick Manseau

A very interesting exhibit. It struck me, while watching the video, that most of the miners must have suffered from radiation exposure due to the lack of protective gear. Very inexpensive to do the tour.

Kristi J

Really cool place to visit. Friendly staff. Great

Michael Stotler

I enjoyed the time I spent there with the kids.

klle0401

Great museum

Dennis Mcmullen

Definitely worth a visit. Many interesting exhibits of the uranium mining in the area

Tomas Flores

They pack a lot into a small space... like a mine! It's in a great area and staff was very nice.

Richard Manseau

Very interesting and educational. I am shocked by the lack of safety with regards to the radiation that the miners were exposed to.

Arlene

Fun place to stop and see some Route 66 history. Only $13 for a group of 3.

Larry Collier

You actually go underground. It's a very accurate depiction of a uranium mine.

Heather Hawkins

Well worth the trip

Justine Marsing

Had the opportunity to meet Jack when I brought my boyfriend to visit the museum from California. Always loved this place. Highly recommend visiting.

Sandy Smith

It was very informative

Joy Munson

Very interesting! The reproduction of the mine down below is very well done!

Griz Hiker

Exceptional museum of uranium mining. A highlight of old route 66 in Grants, New Mexico.

Brett Cooper

Great experience. The volunteer, Jack, is a wealth of information.

Jim Reid

Very nice museum. Friendly staff, interesting displays and the simulated mine was very well done with plenty of actual equipment and explanation of how it was used.

Thomas Herrmann

Great Museum!

Alexander Price

Very immersive

Vermithrax Pejorative

The replica uranium mine was extremely cool and educational. The media room contains video clips about attractions throughout the area, so you're in luck if you don't know the attractions well.

eciuj xob

Cool

Russ Musselman

Very well done! The basement had a large model of an old mine you can walk through. The many rooms showed different areas of the mine, complete with railroad and ore cars. Well made and informative videos upstairs, wish I would have had more time to watch.

Joan Stimpson

So worth the visit

Rosslyn Patchin

Excellent little museum! I learned so much about the history of uranium mining in New Mexico. And the simulated mine tour is great - and very inexpensive!

Ricardo Iguado

GID IS GOOD USE HIM WISELY.????

James Nunn

Very interesting of history of the uranium mining in New Mexico.

Joe Johnson

Nice

kyle aragon

Small but very informative

Susanne Vaughan

Wanted to visit, but beggars in the parking lot kept asking us for money and hanging around. Finally, we left before going inside. Did not feel safe.

Rhonda Sonnabend

Very I!

Kim F

It was interesting and the staff was very freindly.

Frank King

Nice

kevinemma bodley

Nice museum, explains the mining in the area

Eric Morrison

Interesting place, you can go down into the mine. The gentleman working there has over 40 years of mining experience. Very knowledgeable.

Ann Brooks

Loved it

Ben Boulet

Amazing stop if you are passing through, ask for Mr. Jack. He has over 40 years of mining experience and personally took our family down the mine when he didn't have too. Great man and full of knowledge

Robert Peralta

This is a very historic mining town in Grants, NM. Dating back 1600"s. With great support from council members like M. Vasquez. And tour staff Jack who worked in mines 1965. And is 86 years old now he is awesome.

Dan Inman

We have been to several mining Museums similar to this but this is one of the best ones we have been to. It was well displayed in the lower level where it was set up much the way the miners actually experienced their work days. It had displays of rocks, baskets, pottery as well as fossils found during the mining. What made it even better was the person selling tickets, Tammy, provided us with interesting additional information about the museum as well as great insight of things to do in the area. She was awesome.

Daniel Fruchey

Great place. Worth the couple of bucks.

Tammy Slater

Friendly staff, Stone our guide awesome!!

Maria M Martinez

It was our local Christmas Light Parade. I was not at NM Mining Museum though that place is A very interesting place we all should visit

Greg Hall

We'll worth the visit

Beverly Muir

So Awesome! Wish we had more time to watch more videos. Tour is so informative. Stone, the guide, is fantastic. Very inexpensive, especially for seniors on tight budgets. Would recommend this place as a must see.

mike Trujillo

Great underground tour of a uranium mine, and knowledgeable guide. Recently did the miners day of remembrance Dec 6th 2018.

Diane B Lopez

Had to take sis and brother in law,to show where I worked for 10 years as a helper,miner and shift boss

Forrest Simpson

Very nice picture Museum

Michelle Randall

Very well done!

Veronica Ross

Honestly one of the most realistic hands on museums I've even been to. Very cool

Kimberly Potters

Very informative.

Richard Munson

It was great

Robert G McDonald

Good tour good information!

Tomek Mackow

Very interesting

Elena Shosh

Great little museum. Very informative and hands on. Gives a good feel of what it is like to work in a mine underground with explanations and stories told by recordings of real miners. I would think twice about going there is you are claustrophobic, but it is well lit and ventilated. My 12 and 5 -year-olds had a blast...

Clan Of Kiriyaka

Wow! Super Interestung Facility and museum!!

Isabell Powell

Living local miner Mr. Jack is your tour guide. Go underground and see what it was like. A RT 66 have to see!

Michael Machuzak

Very interesting takes about 1 hour

Gustavo Prado

(Translated by Google) An interesting place (Original) Un lugar interesante

Bob Geary

Hidden gem in Grant's, NM. Be sure to watch their short film and take the elevator down to a self guided tour of an outstanding replica of a mine and it's different operations.

Jd Dj

Very interesting. Very educational enjoyed it.

Tom

Absolutely worth the effort and the two or three dollars that they charged me as a Sr. Citizen. Going "underground" into a mock up of a uranium mine was really great. They actually built the mine first, with remnants from the real thing, and then built the museum building on top of the mine. Evidently most of the people who are there are volunteers and most actually worked the mines. The guy who was there when I was there was really very good. One of the best deals (if not the only deal) in Grants.

Patty Capella

A really great time. Kind and knowledgeable young man, Stone Gonzales, made visiting a memorable time. From movies above to the hands on experience below, you can feel and imagine the way of mining life for the many men. I would recommend this for anyone and kids too.

Phil Tesch

Nice presentation.

Jessica Waconda

Amazing experience. My daughter loves the underground tour.

Kyle Cooper

Learned some awsome things, got to see what they did down there and I hope to visit again soon.

Edith Rodriguez

Alot of history. Very educational. The gentlemen at the front desk polite very knowledgeable and was able to reccomend other things to see in the area.

Daniel Barker

Great place to learn some history of the surrounding area. The lady inside was friendly and informative. If you have kids on a road trip this is an excellent place to stop and take a break and let them learn.

J Kemper

What a gem! The self guided uranium mine tour is fun, and the staff are local experts. Cool mineral and fossil collection and one of the staff worked in the mine for over 20 years, he’s seen a lot!

Alan Hare

Was very disappointing we stopped in on our way thru was coming back to Nevada from Arkansas and was told it was closed during normal business hours cause someone had a private tour was trying to take my daughter thought it would be fun

VAREILLES Family

Le musée d’uranium New Mexico Mining Museum est le seul musée d'uranium au monde. Sa visite auto-guidée permet de visiter la mine à son propre rythme. Construit au sous-sol du centre d'informations de Grants, le New Mexico Mining Museum, auquel on accède par ascenseur, est une réplique d'une mine d'uranium, métal découvert dans les environs de cette ville en 1950. On ne descend pas aussi profond que les mineurs car on effectue juste un court trajet vers le bas se terminant à la gare où les travailleurs, les matériaux et le minerai entraient ou sortaient. Cette reproduction comprend des équipements de forage d'origine et des wagons de mine destinés au transport de la roche. Dehors, sur la gauche en exposition, vous pourrez voir une des têtes de forage (Drill bit) de la mine

carol ann Yenco

Great place. A must see.

Alice Moore

Very informative. Had a retired miner there who answered questions and gave some interesting info about mining in the area. Worth the stop.

Gilligans - Route 66 Tours

Fascinating insight to Uranium mining. Jack is an outstanding guide!

Mariusz

Great service and information

Joshua Bress

Cool!

Rachel Strickland

Wow! Hands down, the BEST museum I've EVER been to. But I REALLY love rocks! Our guide was a former uranium miner and he was the BEST. The underground assimilated cave was AMAZING. Free parking and a cheap entry worth absolutely every penny. If recommend this place to families, singles, young and old. Awesome awesome.

John Wilson

They built an actual mine under the building that you access via elevator, inside the building. I was very impressed. And all for only $5.00.

Jenifer McIntosh

Very friendly and helpful staff!

Lingfeng Xiao

my wife loved the washroom here

Lawrence Ross

I'd lived in Grants for years and only visited as a tourist years later. The museum is thoughtful, we'll put together and I certainly learned more about mining, Grants and the history of the area. It's not a huge location and absolutely worth it if you are in town.

jason hutchinson

Great museum. Worth the stop

Patricia Downing

Great place to learn about the Mining industry

J bohannon

Excellent!

Arturo Griego

Si awesome

NATALIE DILLARD

Its very cool experience an you walk through the whole experience with an experienced miner who has won a saftey award displayed right there in the museum. I would go again i in joyed it so much

Debra Segers

The museum itself has wonderful pieces, photo and video of mining and the area. When you go underground, each station depicts a different step in the uranium mining process, with a push button audio system which describes the details. And if you are really lucky, mining retiree Jack Farley will be there to act as a live tour guide. A Korean War veteran, Jack was a miner for 43 years and he really brings the history of mining to life. Learned a lot here, very enjoyable. to life.

Michael Leach

Very realistic replica of a uranium mine. Also mineral and ancient pottery displays. Great tour guides, and very friendly staff.

Anthony Pegues

Don’t Miss this place, This is truly a hidden gem. I’m so glad we found this place! Super interesting and the folks here are so friendly, we met “Jack Farley” a Local Retired Uranium Miner who worked the mines for over 40 years and chatted with him for about half an hour plus they have an underground replica of the Uranium Mine below the Museum, Super Cool! We absolutely Loved it!

Mac L Fitzgerald Jr

Wow, what a gem of a museum located off the beaten path in Grants, NM between Albuquerque and Gallup, NM. It is most absolutely interesting for having an underground self guided tour of a fully mocked up set of mining tunnels with all kinds of vintage mining equipment, appointed with the signage, power and lighting near exactly how it would look and feel within an actual uranium mine.

David Waltmon

What an amazing little Easter egg. We had not planned on stopping at the Mining Museum, but after a couple recommendations we made the 5 min excursion off I40 to the museum. While not the largest museum, it was jam packed with information, both audio and visual, and hometown charm that makes the experience. All the staff was friendly and informative and the exhibit even kept our 11 year old entertained and engaged. After the self guided tour I had many questions which were answered by two gentlemen with extensive experience in the field. These aren’t just museum curators, these are experts in their field with many years of experience. Five star experience, do not pass up the opportunity if you have it.

Doug Chisholm

Pretty cool tour, stop by to see short films after. Glad to see what my dad did back in the day.

Vic Valdez

Nice place to visit. Lots of mining history. Underground tour. $

Amy Gaines

I was able to take my 5th grade class and they loved it. I will make plans to take my class again. Thank you