点评:This is not your typical "gemstone" tourist trap that has little to offer besides a faux mining experience and overpriced rocks for sale. The attraction is truly as advertised: an old mill building with several levels of hundreds of authentic items and collections, including a model railroad display, native wildlife display, a black-light mineral display, an antique tool collection, and an antique music museum; a replica of a small 1900s-era mining town (with authentic contents), and a self-guided tour of an abandoned underground (but open) mine, also with authentic old mining equipment. I think this attraction would be very enjoyable for anyone with interests in mining or late 1800s and early 1900s technology and related history, or anyone who simply likes museums with relics of life from that era. And as a nice touch, the people who work there are really nice and customer focused.
翻译:这可不是那种典型的“宝石”旅游陷阱,除了模拟采矿体验和高价出售的宝石外,几乎没有什么亮点。景点本身就和宣传的一样:一座古老的磨坊建筑,几层楼内陈列着数百件真实的物品和藏品,包括模型铁路展、本土野生动物展、黑光矿物展、古董工具展和古董音乐博物馆;一座20世纪小型采矿小镇的复制品(内容真实);以及一座废弃地下(但仍在开放)矿场的自助游,矿场内也摆放着真实的老式采矿设备。我认为,对于任何对采矿、19世纪末20世纪初的科技及相关历史感兴趣的人,或者任何只是喜欢收藏那个时代生活遗迹的博物馆的人来说,这个景点都会非常值得一游。更令人欣喜的是,那里的工作人员非常友好,并且以客户为中心。