Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour 721 County Road 4A, Silverton, CO 81433

"The drive up was super fun! We saw some HUGE moose running throughout the valley. Highly educational!! Our guide was a 5th generation Miner. He was extremely professional in keepin our group safe while conducting his job sharing the history of that mine. We HIGHLY recommend this tour!!"

"The tour was interesting and they have a person who was an actual miner (not necessarily here, but at other mines) giving the tour. He knew a lot about the history of mining and about this particular mine. You can also pan for gold before/after your tour time - the gold panning is included in your $30 ticket. No military/veteran discount. One thing I think could have been done: we had a couple screaming babies in our tour group, and it would have been helpful if the guide (1) told the group before he turned on any of the machinery, to give the parents the chance to move away from it or cover their babies' ears and/or (2) request that those with screaming babies move towards the back, so the rest of us could actually hear him give the tour. When you're paying $30 per person for this tour and you can't hear anything the guide is saying, it's a huge let down and a waste of money. We love doing mine tours, but this one wasn't our favorite for the simple fact that we couldn't hear the guide for half the tour (until we were able to find a way to move away from the babies whose parents seemed to be congregated around the tour guide for the first half of the tour, while their babies were screaming). Separately, we wanted to help the owner by letting everyone know: no guns can be brought into the mine. It's a safety issue and it's federally mandated. Apparently, they've had people in the past who had a problem with this. The shop will store your gun for you (if you can't store it in your vehicle) while you're on the tour, but you absolutely can't bring your gun into the mine."

"Wow! What a wonderful experience!!! You go deep into the cave on a train then it becomes a walking tour. They show many different tools that were used way back when and what they still use today. Fun and very informative tour."

"My family and I went on the tour and absolutely loved it! You could tell that our tour guide Bob absolutely loves what he does! He was able to teach fascinating history while making everyone laugh. The entire group was engaged throughout the entire tour, Bob made everyone feel right at home! I would recommend this tour to anyone that wants to have a good time!"

"This was well worth the money. We took the mine cart ride into the lower level of the mine to start the tour. The guide was very knowledgeable and answered questions along the way. You could tell he loved to teach people about mining. It is something I would recommend for families with older children as the younger, age 3 and under, children on the tour with their families cried off an on. You are inside the mine for about 45 minutes in all. We loved the whole experience."