The Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum in Gympie, Queensland, is a unique historical museum that is run by volunteer of the Gympie and District Historical Society. Discover the colorful history past and present of our town, through informative collections of documentation, artifacts and photographs that date back to 1867 when gold was discovered in the area. The Coachhouse at The Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum is home to a unique collection of early carts, drays, sulkies and many other items pertaining to days gone by. The Gold Museum Cafe is great for enjoying delicious lunches on the verandah or buying a special memento.READ MORE

Salzwelten Hallstatt is a salt mine and fascinating attraction in Hallstatt, Austria where they showcase the oldest wooden staircase in all of Europe and you learn about the 7000 year old history of salt in an ancient salt mine. Your adventure starts with a panoramic funicular ride up the mountain, and the path then leads to the tunnel mouth of this unique and mystical underground world. First dug by hand over 3000 years ago, the tunnels go many kilometres and deep into the rock interior, come view where miners laboured and toiled so long ago. Home to the new Bronze Age Cinema, located 400 metres underground, projecting an animation and fictional story of a young boy and the oldest ancient staircase, it's fascinating. Salzwelten Hallstatt also has a subterranean salt lake reached by fast miners slides, where you enjoy a multimedia show about the white gold that has been mined here forever, and then you take the miners railway back to daylight and the Hallstatt High Valley, this unique experience is not to be missed.READ MORE

The Independence Mine State Historical Park in Wasilla, Alaska offers a wonderful insight into Alaska's gold mining days, and here visitors can learn what it was like to live and work in one of Alaska's largest gold mining camps. Enjoy a self guided interpretive tour through the mine camp, it's a fascinating adventure tourism experience of displays about mining, natural history and the Independence Mine story. This historical site offers all the interesting artifacts, exhibitions and more at the Mine Managers's House, so begin your tour there.READ MORE

Hope and Sunrise Historical Society and Mining Museum in Hope, Alaska offers information on local history through programs, publications and the website, and are dedicated to preserving the photographs, documents and artifacts. Hope and Sunrise Historical Society and Mining Museum also appeals to residents of Hope, or people with a related past to Hope, Alaska, to render their old photographs, manuscripts, maps, deeds, letters, diaries, and articles so that researchers and visitors can enjoy them too, and they will be well looked after. Admission to the museum is free and is well worth a visit, so come and learn about the gold mining days of Hope and surrounds, it's fascinating.READ MORE

The Falun World Heritage site consists of three parts: The Mine Landscape, The Urban Landscape and the Master Miner?s Landscape.The Falun World Heritage site complex offers Guided tours of Falun Mine, Christmas at the Falun Mine, Café and conference venues, the Mining Museum and Shop, Stone polishing shop and Traditional and modern Swedish home designs at its location in Falun. READ MORE