No.9 Coal Mine and Museum
Location:
9 Dock Street, Lansford, PA
in Carbon CountyWebsite:
no9minemuseum.wixsite.com/museumEmail:
no.9minemuseum@gmail.comPhone:
(570) 645-7074Hours:
10AM to 4PM Wednesday through Sunday (May through October)
10AM to 4PM Friday through Sunday (April and November)
Mine tours run every hour from 11AM till 3PM
Costs:
$10 Adult; $7 Child (5-10); Free (4 and under), Group rates available.
ADA Accessible:
Museum is. Mine tour is not.Categories:
ADA Accessible, Kid Friendly, Museums, Tours
Description:
Visit No.9 Coal Mine and Museum and experience an anthracite coal mining museum and underground coal mine tour.
Visitors can enjoy a self guided tour of the museum housed in the No. 9 Mine’s original Wash Shanty. See exhibits detailing the lives of the miners who built the Anthracite coal region. Tourists will experience a 1 hour guided walking tour of the No. 9 Coal Mine, “the oldest coal mine you can tour in the United States”. Visitors will see the mine’s 900’ deep shaft, explore the mule-way, and see a miner’s hospital cut from solid rock. At the end of the tour visitors can browse the Gift Shop located in the museum.
Special events include Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend picnics, Miner’s Heritage Festival in July. Check our website for details.