Mining Heritage Center
Visit the Silverton Museum, County Jail and the NEW Mining Heritage Center. The Museum contains three floors of exhibits, the jail’s original four-cell block built in 1902, ball and chain and women’s cell.  Silverton’s Mining Heritage Center features artifacts from the San Juan County’s fabled mines, including a unique log boardinghouse, tram towers, mining artifacts and a fabulous mineral display. Open daily 9am-5pm Memorial Day through Labor Day; 10am-3pm in October.  Get two museums for the price of one! Admission is $5.00; FREE for kids 12 and under. 
970-387-5838 or www.silvertonhistoricalsociety.org

Mayflower Gold Mill Tour
Take a self-guided tour of this once operational gold mill and see how gold and silver were processed after the ore came out of the mine.  Visit the Aerial Tram house, where the buckets and tram system are still in place. Open daily 10am-5pm Memorial Day through Labor Day.  Admission is $8.00; $7.50 for senior citizens; FREE for kids 12 and under. Guided tours available by reservation only. 
970-387-0294 or www.silvertonhistoricalsociety.org

Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour
Go underground in a real gold mine!  A mine train will take you 1,500 feet into the actual mining operation for mining demonstrations.  You’ll see what it was like to search for the elusive treasure.  The old mining equipment is still in place, awaiting another opportunity to strike it rich.  Tours depart every hour on the hour, 10am-4pm daily, May through October. No reservations are needed.  Be sure to arrive early to purchase your tickets.  FREE gold panning with the purchase of a tour. A covered picnic area is available for your convenience. 
1-800-872-3009 or www.minetour.com