If your visiting Beckley, or just driving by, make sure not to miss this extraordinary museum and tour. For those interested in the history of WV coal mining, or coal mining itself, the museum and tour are a real education. The personnel are very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. This is a "Do Not Miss" stop. A rail-tour... More

This was an eye opener for me. I highly recommend taking this tour. Not only did we get to go into the mine, see the tools the coal miners used but also learned about the risks they took, This was no easy life. Included in the price of our ticket was a self-guided tour of the buildings on site which... More

The tour through the mine was excellent. The tour guide worked in a mine for 28 years. I commented to him that he didn't seem to be in a hurry as he took time to answer everyone's questions before moving on. The museum has a lot of neat things in it. The housing, church and schoolroom added to the tour.... More

I wasn't sure how good this tour was going to be. What a great surprise! How many of us have ever been inside an actual working coal mine (including a now inactive mine like this one)? Our tour was given by a man who had worked in the coal mines of West Virginia for 27 years. His father had also... More

Thanks so much to Leslie for arranging our group's visit!! What a wonderful opportunity to be able to learn about and experience so much of the history of the coal industry and the Beckley area. It was also great being able to see how our company and the merchandise we sell plays and important role in such a vital industry... More

Everything was well documented and illustrated. Our guide, Marvin, provided excellent information about the coal mine & all the equipment for working the mine. Beckley purchased this attraction in 1960 & spent 2 years making it safe for the public to tour. Wonderful that the city kept this treasure so othes can tour it.

The guide is a former miner and very informative! We went into the mine, afterwards we toured the superintendents home, a company school, a company miners home, all three rooms, as well as a batchelors home which is about the size of a small bedroom and rented for $2.00 a month.

If you want to learn about mining, a must stop on your visit. I have been there as a kid many moons ago and all three of my kids have been there a few times each.

was fun to do with my son - they have other thing to look at if your not in to going in to the mines -also the mines is like it was back in the old times - wont see equipment like what is used today