Staff was knowledgeable about the museum and surrounding area and there was a miner with 43 years of experience there!

What an amazing little Easter egg. We had not planned on stopping at the Mining Museum, but after a couple recommendations we made the 5 min excursion off I40 to the museum. While not the largest museum, it was jam packed with information, both audio and visual, and hometown charm that makes the experience. All the staff was friendly and informative and the exhibit even kept our 11 year old entertained and engaged. After the self guided tour I had many questions which were answered by two gentlemen with extensive experience in the field. These aren’t just museum curators, these are experts in their field with many years of experience. Five star experience, do not pass up the opportunity if you have it.

Don’t Miss this place, This is truly a hidden gem.I’m so glad we found this place! Super interesting and the folks here are so friendly, we met “Jack Farley” a Local Retired Uranium Miner who worked the mines for over 40 years and chatted with him for about half an hour plus they have an underground replica of the Uranium Mine below the Museum, Super Cool! We absolutely Loved it!

Wow, what a gem of a museum located off the beaten path in Grants, NM between Albuquerque and Gallup, NM. It is most absolutely interesting for having an underground self guided tour of a fully mocked up set of mining tunnels with all kinds of vintage mining equipment, appointed with the signage, power and lighting near exactly how it would look and feel within an actual uranium mine.

Had the opportunity to meet Jack when I brought my boyfriend to visit the museum from California. Always loved this place. Highly recommend visiting.

So Awesome! Wish we had more time to watch more videos. Tour is so informative. Stone, the guide, is fantastic. Very inexpensive, especially for seniors on tight budgets. Would recommend this place as a must see.

Fun place to stop and see some Route 66 history. Only $13 for a group of 3.

The staff is great, the museum is small and does not have much. Clean and well presented though

Very friendly and helpful staff!

A really great time. Kind and knowledgeable young man, Stone Gonzales, made visiting a memorable time. From movies above to the hands on experience below, you can feel and imagine the way of mining life for the many men. I would recommend this for anyone and kids too.

What a nice gentleman, very friendly and professional . I enjoyed the visit, will certainly recommend and will come visit again, thank you, Judd .

Very well done! The basement had a large model of an old mine you can walk through. The many rooms showed different areas of the mine, complete with railroad and ore cars. Well made and informative videos upstairs, wish I would have had more time to watch.

We have been to several mining Museums similar to this but this is one of the best ones we have been to. It was well displayed in the lower level where it was set up much the way the miners actually experienced their work days. It had displays of rocks, baskets, pottery as well as fossils found during the mining. What made it even better was the person selling tickets, Tammy, provided us with interesting additional information about the museum as well as great insight of things to do in the area. She was awesome.

Best part of this museum is the lower level, which is a fairly large mockup of a uranium mine. My wife and I really enjoyed that part.

Wow! Hands down, the BEST museum Ive EVER been to. But I REALLY love rocks! Our guide was a former uranium miner and he was the BEST. The underground assimilated cave was AMAZING. Free parking and a cheap entry worth absolutely every penny. If recommend this place to families, singles, young and old. Awesome awesome.

Wanted to visit, but beggars in the parking lot kept asking us for money and hanging around. Finally, we left before going inside. Did not feel safe.

Great little museum. Very informative and hands on. Gives a good feel of what it is like to work in a mine underground with explanations and stories told by recordings of real miners. I would think twice about going there is you are claustrophobic, but it is well lit and ventilated. My 12 and 5 -year-olds had a blast...

Well presented, lots of interesting information, loved the walk through replica of a uranium mine.

Very nice museum. Friendly staff, interesting displays and the simulated mine was very well done with plenty of actual equipment and explanation of how it was used.

Fascinating insight to Uranium mining. Jack is an outstanding guide!

Alot of history. Very educational. The gentlemen at the front desk polite very knowledgeable and was able to reccomend other things to see in the area.

Really cool place to visit. Friendly staff. Great

Hidden gem in Grants, NM. Be sure to watch their short film and take the elevator down to a self guided tour of an outstanding replica of a mine and its different operations.

Great little museum. The mine tour and film give you a great feel for the area. It is staffed with old timers from the mining days when have most interesting description of how life was like for miners.

Nice place to visit. Lots of mining history. Underground tour. $

This is a very historic mining town in Grants, NM. Dating back 1600s. With great support from council members like M. Vasquez. And tour staff Jack who worked in mines 1965. And is 86 years old now he is awesome.

What a gem! The self guided uranium mine tour is fun, and the staff are local experts. Cool mineral and fossil collection and one of the staff worked in the mine for over 20 years, he’s seen a lot!

Great place to visit. Take the family and learn about the urainuming around Grants NM.

It’s a great place to work.

Great place. Worth the couple of bucks.

Great place to learn some history of the surrounding area. The lady inside was friendly and informative. If you have kids on a road trip this is an excellent place to stop and take a break and let them learn.

Definitely worth a visit. Many interesting exhibits of the uranium mining in the area

Pretty cool tour, stop by to see short films after. Glad to see what my dad did back in the day.

Amazing stop if you are passing through, ask for Mr. Jack. He has over 40 years of mining experience and personally took our family down the mine when he didnt have too. Great man and full of knowledge

Absolutely worth the effort and the two or three dollars that they charged me as a Sr. Citizen. Going underground into a mock up of a uranium mine was really great. They actually built the mine first, with remnants from the real thing, and then built the museum building on top of the mine. Evidently most of the people who are there are volunteers and most actually worked the mines. The guy who was there when I was there was really very good. One of the best deals (if not the only deal) in Grants.

Very informative. Had a retired miner there who answered questions and gave some interesting info about mining in the area. Worth the stop.

Very interesting of history of the uranium mining in New Mexico.

Honestly one of the most realistic hands on museums Ive even been to. Very cool

Very interesting. Very educational enjoyed it.

Excellent little museum! I learned so much about the history of uranium mining in New Mexico. And the simulated mine tour is great - and very inexpensive!

The museum itself has wonderful pieces, photo and video of mining and the area. When you go underground, each station depicts a different step in the uranium mining process, with a push button audio system which describes the details.And if you are really lucky, mining retiree Jack Farley will be there to act as a live tour guide. A Korean War veteran, Jack was a miner for 43 years and he really brings the history of mining to life. Learned a lot here, very enjoyable. to life.

Interesting place, you can go down into the mine. The gentleman working there has over 40 years of mining experience. Very knowledgeable.

Great underground tour of a uranium mine, and knowledgeable guide. Recently did the miners day of remembrance Dec 6th 2018.

They built an actual mine under the building that you access via elevator, inside the building. I was very impressed. And all for only $5.00.

They pack a lot into a small space... like a mine! Its in a great area and staff was very nice.

Fun little stop

Great place. A must see.

A very interesting exhibit. It struck me, while watching the video, that most of the miners must have suffered from radiation exposure due to the lack of protective gear. Very inexpensive to do the tour.

Very realistic replica of a uranium mine. Also mineral and ancient pottery displays. Great tour guides, and very friendly staff.

Friendly staff, Stone our guide awesome!!

Very well done and interesting.

Living local miner Mr. Jack is your tour guide. Go underground and see what it was like. A RT 66 have to see!

Very interesting! The reproduction of the mine down below is very well done!

The replica uranium mine was extremely cool and educational. The media room contains video clips about attractions throughout the area, so youre in luck if you dont know the attractions well.

Was very disappointing we stopped in on our way thru was coming back to Nevada from Arkansas and was told it was closed during normal business hours cause someone had a private tour was trying to take my daughter thought it would be fun

My wife loved the washroom here

You actually go underground. Its a very accurate depiction of a uranium mine.

Had to take sis and brother in law,to show where I worked for 10 years as a helper,miner and shift boss

Very interesting takes about 1 hour

Id lived in Grants for years and only visited as a tourist years later. The museum is thoughtful, well put together and I certainly learned more about mining, Grants and the history of the area.Its not a huge location and absolutely worth it if you are in town.

Good tour good information!

Interesting museum. Nicely done, simulated experience of being in a working mine

Very interesting and educational. I am shocked by the lack of safety with regards to the radiation that the miners were exposed to.

It was very informative

Amazing sites and underground caves made of natural ice!

Its very cool experience an you walk through the whole experience with an experienced miner who has won a saftey award displayed right there in the museum. I would go again i in joyed it so much

Amazing experience. My daughter loves the underground tour.

It was our local Christmas Light Parade. I was not at NM Mining Museum though that place is A very interesting place we all should visit

Very nice picture Museum

Exceptional museum of uranium mining. A highlight of old route 66 in Grants, New Mexico.

Very informative.

Great service and information

GID IS GOOD USE HIM WISELY.????

Great experience. The volunteer, Jack, is a wealth of information.

It was interesting and the staff was very freindly.

Great museum. Worth the stop

I enjoyed the time I spent there with the kids.

Si awesome

Small but very informative

Well worth the trip

Nice museum, explains the mining in the area

Very well done!

Great museum

Loved it

Wow! Super Interestung Facility and museum!!

It was great

Very interesting

Excellent!

Cool

Very I!

Nice

Well worth the visit

Great Museum!

Cool!

Nice presentation.

Very immersive

Great place to learn about the Mining industry

So worth the visit

Nice