ARGO Mill Tour

Overview

Experience the wonder of ingenuity, technology, and entrepreneurial spirit that is the Argo Mill & Tunnel with a guided walking tour. Situated in Historic Idaho Springs in the heart of Colorado Gold Country sits the Mighty Argo Mill and Tunnel, one of the most striking and prominent Heritage Landmarks in the American West. The Argo is a central character in the story of the Colorado gold rush and remains one of the largest, most well-preserved historic gold mills in the world.

Each professionally guided tour of the Argo Mill and Tunnel takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. A gold panning lesson and experience, which lasts about 20 minutes, is also included with every Argo Mill and Tunnel tour.

Hours:
Tours: We offer guided tours on the hour every hour from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Reservations are not required.
Mercantile Gift Shop: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM everyday weather depending

City: Idaho Springs

Sun 29 Jun

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Starting at $25.07

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Sun 29 Jun

Starting at $25.07

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What's Included

Professional guide

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (763)

Moriaht33

Jun 2019

Will was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. It was a great tour! We got to go into the tunnel and experience the mill as well as mine for gold!

GerganaS89

May 2019

Great tour with a very knowledgable tour guide. We enjoyed our visit. It was fun for the kids as well. We spend 1.5 hours which was plenty.

Tired_angel

May 2019

Disclaimer. We went on this tour hoping for a mine tour. There is no actual mine anymore. Its only a mining mill tour. The "mine" is flooded and they only have a 30 ft tunnel so you can see the door holding back the water. The mill tour however is very good. Lots of great artifacts all in original condition. You can see how it really operated and get a feel for the times. Our tour guide did a great job explaining the history of everything and pointing out neat details. Note, this is NOT a family friendly tour. They have a strict no stroller policy (once you're inside the mill its not hard to understand why) but if you have children under 5, I would not recommend bringing them.