Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

Ride a mantrip into a former drift mine with ex-miner guides, then walk a restored coal camp in Beckley's New River Park.

513 Ewart Ave · Beckley, WV

About Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

This city-run site turns the old Phillips-Sprague drift mine into an underground tour. You ride a mantrip about 1,500 feet into mined-out passages while guides who once worked in coal explain the job, and it stays 58 degrees inside, so bring a jacket. Above ground you can walk through a coal company house, the superintendent's home, a camp church and a camp school, and the Youth Museum shares the grounds.

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