Reviews of The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums (Tourist Attraction)

Ariana Aranda

This place is wonderful. The tour guides are absolutely lovely as well. Full of information about the history of the town as well as the mines in this very own museum. I went with a couple friends for a class, and I would go again and bring my family for the tours.

Dale Halink

Enjoyed the museum and its many exhibits. I liked the video on Mr. Jamison and his many contributions. The mine tour was interesting and the employees were helpful and friendly.

Reg ihm

Nice mine tour

Ethan Taylor

It was neat

Jacinda Bonner

Great little museum in a small town.

Nathan Fleming

Nice little museum. The mine tour was a big hit with the whole family. Interesting and informative.

Gary Cook

Best museum I've seen. Great for kids.

Alan Arenz

Very nice tour. Took a day trip out to see this and was very impressed. The mine has displays showing some of the process that was done. It covers how lead mining and zinc mining was carried out in the past. Low price of ticket made it a super bargain. Also enjoyed the train ride on the mining train in the back yard. Learned a ton from the guide. Only negative is that it is a bit of a climb down and back up again.

Mal Reynolds

Spent the afternoon here. This is a GREAT deal for 10$! You will see more than you ever imagined on this tour and learn so much! There are even some unexpected bonuses such as a train ride on a mining train! The history of our country and world are very important. The staff are very accomodating and knowedgeable. There is things to touch and try also! I feel as if I can get closer to the past here than I ever can at the Milwaukee public museum. Just everything about this place blew my expectations out of the water. I can't believe how under advertised the place is. Thank you for a great trip!

Crystal Simpson

Very interesting for adults. Not geared toward little kids. Worth a stop if you have a couple hours.

Jared Bennett

Lots of good info here.

Justin Wagar

Great time going through the ghost tour, really makes me want to go through the regular tour for sure.

Amber Miller

We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! Well worth the trip. :-D

Jake Hausen

Interesting and fun place to visit

Kelly Paul

Cool place! The tour guide Bruce was great!

Tiffany Sommerfeld

Educational and fun for the whole family

Corey Fulton

Very interesting museum complex. We spent four hours there, which included about an hour or more going down into the mid 1800s lead mine on the guided tour. The tour was very interesting, and the guide explained how the mine included the original lead mine, and how an area of it was was set up to show the differences between the lead mining and zinc mining that was also prevalent in the area. Mannequins depict the miners working in the cramped confines. The mine tour also included the equipment and building that would have been used above ground to haul the ore up out of the mine, and a small railroad train once used inside the tunnels of a larger mine. Two large, former school buildings on the same property hold separate displays. One is dedicated to mining in the area and includes ore samples, tools, photos, and dioramas. The second building holds the collection of. Rollo Jameson, a local man born in 1899 and who died in 1980. He was a lifelong collector of all things old. His massive collection depicts Wisconsin life in the early 1800s up to the mid 1900s, and includes music machines, player pianos, military related weapons/uniforms/oral interviews, "rooms" of furniture and equipment depicting doctors offices/photography studios/home life/school life/farm life, and much more. A section also is a replica barn which includes various horse drawn buggies, farm wagons, fuel wagons, harvesting and planting equipment, dairy equipment, and more. Jameson was a fascinating man who grew up poor with a fourth grade education, but he had a lifelong dream of having his own museum -- he fulfilled that dream in a small local town, and his collection of almost 100,000 items was given for this Plateville museum before his death. Audio recordings allow you to hear the old music machines, and you can play the player piano and interact with some of the displays. Between the mine tour and the two museums there is something for all interests.

anaçisil Cisil

Awesome place! Our 2 years old boy loved it.

Luz Burkard

Nice Holiday events

James Wagner

Very nice, small museum. Family price was reasonable. Enjoyed the tour of the old mine. The ride on the mine train was fun too. Great way to spend a couple of hours.

Omar Jimenez

This place was amazing. The tour giude was very knowledgeable. She seemed very interested in what she was saying and we can feel the love she has for the town. Thanks!!!!

Easton Dobson

Awesome tour and fine gift shop

Jody Pearce

I love history. This place is a great place to learn history of the mining in the Pville, Wi. area. I just wish the train ride could also go along the old right of way of the railroads that came into town. The valley road section. That part hasn't been "trailed" yet.

Ken Reimer

Really neat place to visit

William Fale

Wonderful experience. Really glad we toured the mine.

Greta Gunnarson

This place is very underrated. They do a great job sharing Platteville's history and the whole driftless area. There is a mine you can go down into and tour, an old train that still runs, and a museum of "things" that Rollo Jamison collected in his lifetime that is very interesting. Great for all ages. If you're coming through Platteville, make sure to stop here.

Thomas Klinker

It was great

Brian Petermann

Small but very good. Friendly staff. Mine your well worth the time and money. gives up close experience of a miners life at work.

John Lin

This was just such an interesting museum. This not only talk about the history of mining in Platteville, but it also reflects the overall heritage and History of Platteville. Also, the staff who work here is very nice. She was so enthusiastic about the history itself as well. I had a really great time here. Great experience!

Michele Hocking

This is a very cool place to visit, pretty small museum but educational

James Haas

Any museum gets 5 stars, yay knowledge!

Robyn Maxey

Really cool and informational tour of the mine!

Greg Wilhelmi

This little jem is a must see if you are near Platteville. So much history. A great stop for anyone traveling or taking your kids for a day out.

Curt Merica

Interesting find

K Osborne

Come in the Summer and take the mine tour! Well worth it!

Lucretia Heinz

The website said that they wouldn't take out the train for the rides if it was raining and boy do they mean it. It sprinkled a bit that morning but was beautiful in the afternoon. We specifically signed up for the last tour of the day hoping that we could still have the experience of riding the train. No such luck

Patrick Harding

Good place to learn the history of mining in the area, as it was the main industry in and around the surrounding cities.

Scott Liss

Greatly appreciated

Amy Farrey

My kids loved going here on their class trips!

Janet Smith

Very interesting.