beckley exhibition coal mine and youth museum

beckley exhibition coal mine and youth museum印象

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  Ungra417

  Visited the coal mine and museum during The Rocket Boys festival. We went on the tour of the actual mine. Our guide was a retired miner and did a great job describing what life was like for mine workers. We also toured all the buildings on site, church, school, company store, superintendent's home and several others. It was very enjoyable and suitable for children. There's also a small gift shop and museum on site. Everyone was friendly and welcoming.

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  bigjake392

  Everybody should do this just as a history lesson on coal. Well done and all the reconstructed houses are neat too. Sure gives you another perspective on what the miners went through to make a living. Friendly staff. Very nice bldgs. since the redue a couple of years ago

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  johnnyt812

  As the son of a miner, I can relate to the life and times that this place represents. The guide was excellent and I have taken the tour twice. One needs to be aware of their heritage to understand themselves and appreciate where we have come

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  MaryAnnC255

  We visited the Beckley mine in the Spring. It was very interesting for the whole family. Cliff, the tour guide, was a retired miner, so he was able to give first hand knowledge of the experience and also he was really good at explaining things to both kids and adults. He was very kind and patient with a lot of questions. The youth museum was a great way to spend the time while waiting for the tour and it was definitely a great way for the kids to learn a few things. The displays were fantastic! The coal mine museum had a beautiful collection of everyday items and also some intriguing items from around the area. The mining town that they had transplanted there was so nicely restored. The tour outside was interesting and we certainly learned a lot while being very entertained by the staff. They were very knowledgeable!

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  SandraE177

  This is one of the very few places you can go into a coal mine on a tour led by coal miners. You ride through in a man trip just like the miners do. The mine is set in an authentic coal town. Most of the buildings have been taken apart & reassembled here. You can tour the little town & see how people lived, worked, & worshipped. There is a park with pool & tennis courts nearby. A small campground is above the mine. It is difficult for large rv's but perfect for pop ups & other small rigs.

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  Rita0001

  To provide a break in a long drive, we stopped at this old coal mine. Retired coal miners provide the tour and history of mining in this West Virginia area. Our grandsons loved it.

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  955ChrisB955

  Nothing spectacular, but it is interesting. Riding into the mine shaft was pretty cool. I felt the person explaining the mine excavation process could have been more knowledgeable about West Virginia coal mines in general.

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  LaurenB421

  This was an amazing way to spend a few hours. Got to go into the mines on the tour and see the way coal miners lived decades ago. Very educational.

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  marais123

  We visited this mine 15 years ago and decided to visit it again last week. The place was still great and kept up nice. It has a little store, a museum, a trip into an actual mine, and buildings from "back in the day" to visit. We spent over 2 hours there and could have spent even more. The tour was so informative - it was amazing how people survived while working in the mines. My two favorite buildings to visit were the school and the bachelor pad. The guide at the school gave us a handout which listed how many lashes kids received for various infractions. While driving home, we continued to discuss mining and miner's lives - it really was very interesting!!

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  DeEttaWaynesville

  This was totally an educational experience in the life of a coal miner. We boarded a tram type car with a gentleman named Larry as our guide and headed into the mine. Larry, a retired miner, gave us a wonderful tour explaining every detail of how men did their jobs in the mines. It made me have a greater understanding of how miserable their jobs were. The mine tour lasted about 45 minutes. After we returned to the outside, we toured the buildings that were on site. The entire tour was so very informative.