Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine Tour-Descend 1000 feet underground

Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine Tour-Descend 1000 feet underground.
The Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine is a historic vertical shaft mine near Cripple Creek, Colorado.The mine shaft descends 1,000 feet into the mountain, a depth roughly equal to the height of the Empire State Building in New York City.The mine currently gives tours, and is visited by around 40,000 people annually.
The mine was started in 1891 on a mining claim staked by Mollie Kathleen Gortner, after whom the mine was named.
Other than a government-ordered hiatus during World War II, the mine operated continuously until 1961; since then it has continued as a tourist attraction.
The hours of operation are as followed:
9am to 5pm Daily
Tours Depart At Least Every 30 Minutes
First Come, First Serve
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[@gregprince2523]

My wife, youngest daughter..... 17.... and I enjoyed that tour in 2016..... Thanks for the memories!

[@thecoloradotravelers7212]

Yes this was our first time going on it, we did enjoy it very much.

[@andrewnaum4749]

Great video!!

[@thecoloradotravelers7212]

Thank you!!!👍😃

[@myreasonforlife.9511]

How does it feel to be back in mother Earth.😅
Mad respect for the people that worked in that back in the day!

[@thecoloradotravelers7212]

It was defiantly interesting to be that far underground and seeing what the miners experienced back in the day.

[@tripoutposttrainadventures]

Nice!

[@thecoloradotravelers7212]

Thanks!!!👍

[@brendar7068]

Very cool guys, you are giving me lots of ideas for a road trip.

[@thecoloradotravelers7212]

Oh hey Brenda R… yeah that was our first time checking out the mines, you would think as much as we go to Cripple Creek I would’ve visited before then.. lol

[@jessicaabukhamsin5048]

Ohhh I’m so going here my husband got station here at fort carson we got to check this place out.

[@thecoloradotravelers7212]

It’s not far at all from Colorado Springs. We had a blast in the underground mine. You won’t be disappointed.