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    Gold Rush Museum

    4.3 (14 reviews)
    Closed 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Robert W.

    Small, quaint museum in Auburn. Expected it to be boring but the staff made it entertaining. They'll teach you how to pan for gold. So you can make some money just just going

    Isa W.

    Rebecca showed us around, she was amazing. She had so much knowledge and great with keeping my daughters engaged. Mining with us to show us how to find the gold was super fun as well.

    Lots of interesting info in a little place. The workers were super friendly and very knowledgeable. Could always be bigger and have more to do but definitely worth a quick stop while you're in town. The huge sculpture outside is super cool too!

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    April 1, 2002 Update should be 1,131 of any updated comments. My first two has Sixteen Votes and has twenty one votes. Wow, instead now Fridays to Sundays one pm to four pm, he says this the first day museum is open regular hours. That will be Fridays to Sundays ten thirty am to four pm. Maybe in June, they will add Wednesdays and Thursdays. Even a guided tour of sorts. Two other people from Nevada and a family of four from town in California call Rocklynn. Not sure of correct spelling, to me sounds like that. The father of Rocklynn recognizes the docent. "You were my fifth grade teacher here in Auburn." They talk of the ways people came to California during Gold Rush days. There are the characters. A scale where one can weigh themselves, see what they worth in Gold. Stamp mills. The scales the assayer weighs the gold. If was not pyrite, but was actual gold, the assayer would weigh the gold. Great museum.

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    6 months ago

    A FREE fun spot to learn about Auburn's gold rush history with interactive activities! Definitely worth a stop!

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    The staff blew me away with how nice they were. They even let us keep the gold that we found while panning.

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    17 years ago

    Friendly volunteers. Initially difficult to find. Average exhibits. Good to visit if you're already seeing other museums in the area.

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