Founded in 1963, the World Museum of Mining preserves the rich historical legacy of mining and the related social and cultural heritage of Butte, Montana. It is one of a few mining museums in the world located on actual mine yard, and a key element in the Nation's largest National Historic Landmark District.

This 44- acre museum e3xhibits more than a century of American history and brings it to life. Explore more than 50 structures, ranging from the 100-foot-high headframe of the Orphan Girl Mine to the many buildings of Hell Roarin' Gulch. Half or the displays focus on the cultural and ethnic history of a mining town, while the other half provide the guest with a look at the history of mining technology.

Guests also have the opportunity to see the equipment, touch the rock and hear the stories of miners who worked the Orphan Girl Mine. This underground mine tour is like no tour you’ve taken before. At the peak of Butte’s mining boom, thousands of men worked in the veins below the city of Butte. The tour guides will lead you through the drift sharing stories as you venture 65 feet into the 2700-foot deep Orphan Girl Mine. The World Museum of Mining’s Underground Mine Tour may be the most realistic you’ll ever experience.

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