Walking Tour
Walking TourSterling Hill Mining Museum
Ogdensburg
Descend into a real zinc mine where the Rainbow Tunnel's fluorescent ore glows bright green and red under UV light. The guided tour weaves through 1,300 feet of galleries dating back to the 1830s, with museums and mineral sluicing above ground.
Underground mine tour
Fluorescent mineral capital
Rainbow Tunnel glow
Hands-on sluicing
Tips
🌈"fluorescent mineral capital of the world" (Mommy Poppins)
✨"glowing rock displays are something out of a movie"
💎kids love sluicing for minerals and fossils
Sterling Hill Mining Museum
OgdensburgOpens Friday at 10:00 AM
Walking TourWalking TourDescend into a real zinc mine where the Rainbow Tunnel's fluorescent ore glows bright green and red under UV light. The guided tour weaves through 1,300 feet of galleries dating back to the 1830s, with museums and mineral sluicing above ground.
Underground mine tour
Fluorescent mineral capital
Rainbow Tunnel glow
Hands-on sluicing
Tips
🌈"fluorescent mineral capital of the world" (Mommy Poppins)
✨"glowing rock displays are something out of a movie"
💎kids love sluicing for minerals and fossils