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The Last Chance Mining Museum is located in the historic compressor building associated with the former Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company which operated in Juneau from 1912 until 1944. The museum features the world's largest Ingersoll-Rand air compressor and other industrial artifacts associated with hard rock gold mining. The site also includes electric locomotives and rail cars which hauled men to the mine and ore to the mill. Access to the museum is via a short hike up the hill on a trail of uneven terrain-well worth the effort. Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and Alaska Gold Rush Properties.
The museum is the only historic mining building officially open to the public from Juneaus gold rush era. There are MANY artifacts throughout this area that are accessible and well worth exploring. When you think you've seen it all, you stumble across more. So make sure you have extra batteries and lots of storage space, because you WILL be taking a lot of pictures.....
The museum is open daily, mid-May through late September 9:30am-12:30pm & 3:00pm-6:30pm
The admission is $4, and well worth the price!
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