My sister in law and her husband are school teachers in California public schools. We took them to Reed Gold Mine and they discovered that the NC gold rush was before the California Gold rush. They shared that in their public school text books, their students are taught that the California Gold Rush was the first gold rush in America.... More

One of the guides was a young girl, she hit someone with her flashlight purposely. The tour is okay, but really boring. More

Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site is the location of the 1st discovery of gold in North America. It does a credible job of giving the visitor an accurate interpretation of the real, documented place where gold was discovered in 1799. Most people think it was the Gold Rush in California where it was first discovered and the folks in... More

We always went here for school field trips. The haunted mine is cute at Halloween also. More

Very educational. Knowledgable guide. Informational movie before a tour of the mine. Able to pan for gold which the kids loved doing. More

It was very interesting to see the history of beginning of the American Gold Rush. My children didn't really care much about that, but loved walking down the mine shaft and then looking for gold in pans. It doesn't cost anything to take a tour or visit the mine, but if you choose to pan for gold or gems it... More

Reed Gold Mine has a small museum, tiny gift shop and a free tour of the underground mine! For a worth while fee of a couple of dollars you can pan for gold after. The mine is lead by a tour guide and is extremely interesting because you adventure down into darkened halls that look exactly as you would imagine... More

Must see/visit for the history of gold mining in NC. More

Great learning experance and fun. The tour guide was very well informed and made this jounery into the past great! More