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Consolidated Gold Mine

Dahlonega, GA · North Georgia Mountains$$Underground tour: adults $24.95, kids 3 to 12 $15.95

About

The underground tour at the Consolidated Gold Mine, about a mile from downtown Dahlonega, goes roughly 200 feet down. The mine ran from 1898 to 1906, then sat abandoned for 75 years until a coal mining family from Kentucky reopened it. You enter by three flights of stairs and two ramps, and strollers, walkers and wheelchairs aren't allowed underground. It's a little damp down there, so wear closed-toe shoes. Tours leave every 20 to 35 minutes, and weekdays from 10 to noon are the busiest because of large groups. Every paid ticket includes a gold panning sample, and any gold you find goes home with you in a bottle.

Highlights

Tour 200 feet undergroundAround 60 degrees, 40-minute tourGold panning sample with every ticketGem mining in water-powered flumesMine worked 1898 to 1906

Getting there

185 Consolidated Gold Mine Road, Dahlonega, GA 30533

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