Museums
University of Alaska Museum of the North
Under $25A natural, cultural, and art history museum on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.
Museums
Alaska Mining Hall of Fame
A Fairbanks museum honoring Alaska mining pioneers, with inductee displays arranged by era and region.
406 Cushman Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701 · Fairbanks, AK
About Alaska Mining Hall of Fame
The Alaska Mining Hall of Fame Foundation runs a museum in Fairbanks that celebrates people who shaped the state's mining history. The displays follow inductees through time, from early activity before the gold rush through later copper, coal, and strategic mineral work, and then to modern placer mining. Exhibits also recognize educators, geologists, engineers, and members of the legal profession. The museum reopened in 2022 in the Cole Building downtown, where a laser cinema projector is a popular draw. Visitors can also buy mining history books, videos, and newsletters, and the museum hosts evening lectures and an archive project.
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