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    Sierra Silver Mine Tour

    4.9 (70 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    Anne M.

    What a fun experience! I was with my husband staying in couer D'Alene for a conference so I broke away to head to this little town of Wallace for some history and a small adventure. The first thing you do is ride a trolley to the mine site. Our trolley guide was super informative of the area and history of Wallace! So not just a ride but a history lesson! When we get to the mine we are handed over to the mine guide, a former miner himself. Marty was very informative of how mines work, how they've changed over time, safety information and so forth. Really enjoyed learning about the process! Back at our starting point there is a store full of local souvenirs to select from. Fun trip!

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    Brian F.

    If you weren't already familiar, get ready to dive into the world of mining because this is going to get up close and personal. Logistics first: you can either call ahead or walk into the store to book a tour time. The first tour starts at 10am and the last one is at 4pm. They leave every half hour so get to the trolley a couple minutes before your scheduled time. If you're there early, you can walk around the store which has a small exhibit and souvenir shop that includes shot glasses, clothing, and huckleberry jam. The total tour time lasts about 1 hour 15 minutes. The prices for the tour are as followed: - $16 (adults) - $14 (seniors) - $9 (children 4-16, free for 0-3) - $49 (2 adults with 2+ children 4-16) - Also note that you get 15% off with a AAA membership card! Now that the logistics are out of the way, let's get to the juicy stuff. Once on the trolley you'll take a short ride to the mine which is five minutes away. Once there you'll meet your tour guide, put your hard hat on, and get some intro info on the mine and the tour. My tour guide Marty is a retired miner and is also a fourth generation miner, so I knew I was in good hands with insight information. Once you walk in the mine, you'll feel a huge cool breeze. You'll go through a real mine and the guide will talk through all aspects of the work and the life that the miners lived. You'll see tons of large equipment which was used in the mines and your tour guide will use some too. Just be warned and prepare your ears because that the equipment is LOUD! You'll continue with the tour learning more tidbits on the way until you reach the end where you take off the hard hats and wait for the trolley to bring you back. The cool thing is they have some souvenirs of rocks that you can take with you! This was just amazing and really a must-do in Wallace to learn about the amazing history of this great town.

    Mine shaft

    Really cool experience. The real retired miner tour guide was funny and very knowledgeable.

    Eric J.

    Wasn't planning on taking a tour but sure glad I did. Both tour guides (bus and mine tour guide) were super friendly and informative. Learned a lot of history from the tour and had some good views from the bud. I think the tour was about an hour. My tour guide at the mine was a former miner and such a cool dude. Kid or adult, anyone will enjoy this tour.

    KatieLynn A.

    Great people and great time! Such a fun tour in an awesome little town! I highly recommend doing this tour

    Clang clang clang went my head... from boredom.
    Glen N.

    Though I can't find record of it online, you can take a narrated trolley ride of Historic Wallace (40 minutes, about $7) separate from the mine, so it's a cheap diversion that makes for one of two stops in Wallace. It's not the most exciting tour in the world, but I learned some interesting facts to follow: *SPOILER ALERT* It was once housed the richest people per capita in America, it contained the only stoplight on the highway between Washington and Boston, it's the birthplace of Lana Turner, and it was affected by the Great Fire of 1910. That's hot.

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    Fun tour with lots of history the guide shared with us. The trolley ride to the mine was lots of fun, too!

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    My husband and I did the tour for our Anniversary we loved it and totally recommend the tour.

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    Excellent tour!! Interesting, informative and entertaining . The guide(whose name I don't remember) was a retired miner and knew a lot.

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    This tour was amazing! We would do it again. The guides were so fun and we learned so much. What a blast!

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    Great tour- very informative and interesting. Trolley ride through town also informative.

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    Nelson Offroad - View from the truck

    Nelson Offroad

    4.4(5 reviews)
    48.7 mi

    Living in California and having been inculcated to expect mining towns to either be highly…read moreengineered and artificial (Calico) or ghostly quiet, dead, and obscured by environmental mitigation efforts (Bodie), discovering the Alder Gulch felt a lot like striking gold myself. Here is a world that has been little changed since the mines played out - a world of youthful timber gradually reclaiming a pock-marked landscape of dredged creeks, tailing piles, and human habitations, going far to prove that, given enough time, even the scars of avarice and gold fever heal into something quite beautiful... a pretty "rockin" view to pilfer a phrase. It's easy to discover the history of the area by walking through Virginia and Nevada cities, but there is only one way to get the big picture in a way that will make you fully appreciate what happened in this remote corner of our nation during the 1860s. Nelson Offroad offers this opportunity. If you can only take one tour during your visit, take this one. Meeting in front of the Virginia City Depot, you can't miss the hulking mass of Desert Storm metal reposing under the Cottonwood tree. Ken and Dani are a local husband-and-wife team - two accomplished, articulate, and very engaging historians who are capable of illuminating the history of the area with great clarity and skill. Unlike most offroad tours, which are reminiscent of sitting in a blender on the chop setting while you stare straight ahead, contemplating your doom, the Alder Gulch tours are an adventurous scenic tour that offers just the right balance of adrenaline and scenic value. All tours take place aboard Colossus (be sure to ask Ken about the history of the vehicle) - a vehicle that can literally go anywhere and withstand earth, wind, fire, and ice as if it were a mere gnat smashed against the windscreen, and are narrated by Ken and/or Dani. The ride itself bumps along, but is in fact rather comfortable and smooth. If you are comfortable with mild jostling, you will be just fine. The daytime tour, which is about 90 minutes, journeys south from town and up into the lodgepole woods rising above Virginia City on the flanks of Mt. Baldy. Along the way, mining techniques and landscapes previously conveyed in pictures and text in town below become real - your guides will point out and describe the remnants of dredge, hydraulic, and open pit mining: all of which happened on the very ground Colossus grinds beneath his tires. The trip is steep, with a vertical rise of several thousand feet, and every turn of the wheel begets another story. Everything from the local midgets who became tycoons to the Chinese merchants who discovered an ingenious way to spring one of their own from prison to the world of frontier prostitution to the active mines of today are brought to life at the very places they happened. You won't look at the towns the same way again - nowhere is there a more thoroughly entertaining and exciting way to soak up the local history, flavor, and landscape, than aboard this tour. Wildlife sightings are common - Moose, Bear, and Deer call this area home, and there's a good chance you may see one... or even something supernatural if you take their new Ghost Tour. Tours run rain or shine (apparently the truck can handle apocalyptic floods without batting an eye), at $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, students, and servicemen, and $12 for kids. They also do special charter adventures if you have a place in mind and a group that wants to get there without bottoming out your little Subaru. Tourist things are sometimes abhorrent but this tour is emphatically not a trap. It is a legitimately enlightening and adventurous experience - one that I am anxious to repeat time and again. There is gold of all kinds up the gulch, and Colossus will take you there.

    Apparently this is a new business! A lady in the train depot recommended to take an afternoon trip…read moreto the summit in a big truck. The trip takes you miles and miles in the mountains where you see gorgeous scenery (possibly moose) and learn history of the Gold Rush in the area and local geology. The guide/owner is extremely knowledgeable and entertaining! This has to be on everyone's list when visiting the area!

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    Colossus - the best "limousine" ever

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    Summer Snow Outfitters - Winter is coming! Call for details about snowmobile rentals and tours in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho!

    Summer Snow Outfitters

    3.3(7 reviews)
    42.8 mi

    CAUTION: Very unprofessional small business. I was taken back by the extremely negative attitudes…read moreof both staff members, almost as if they resent customers. They seem to find the nature of their work to be irritable and it shows in their poor customer service. They said they would adjust our reservation to accommodate our travel time then without authorization tried to charge us for this time. So we went to the marina at the resort instead and they were 1000 times more pleasant, positive and the cost was much cheaper. I personally would rather support the small business but in this case the staff was far too negative and anti-service minded. I would never do business with them again. Then they tried to over charge us for a boat we didn't rent and an additional "admin" fee. Be aware.

    AVOID this Business/Man (Jake) at ALL Costs!! He's a LIAR and a CHEAT!!…read moreMy son and I came up from San Diego to see my dad and he rented from Jake the owner. The snowmobile broke down within the first 10 minutes which ended our trip. We luckily had another party tow my dad in. Jake promised to refund half of the money, which has never happened!! After my dad called multiple times with Jake's false promises to repay - it's clear Jake has no intention to repay my dad. Lastly, Jake told my dad to take him to small claims court or meet him out back for a FIGHT .....Ok yeah! Fight my 63 year old dad..Jake- you are a sick human being, coward and a liar. My prediction is you won't be in business long!!! Came back to post to say my dad received check in mail today- hopefully it goes through but your behavior is still unacceptable

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    The boat staff

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