The Miners’ Museum, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia One of North America’s Largest Mining Museums      The Cape Breton Miners’ Museum is located on a 15 acre site, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, just 1 mile from Downtown Glace Bay and is a visitor’s portal into the area’s rich and colourful coal mining history.      The Museum’s focus is on the geological development of the Sydney Coal Fields, including various mining techniques, early labour history of the mining communities, as well as the future of coal as an alternate source of energy.      Your visit to the Miners’ Museum should include a guided tour of the Ocean Deeps Colliery, an underground coal mine located beneath the building. Retired coal miners accompany you on this 20 minute excursion into a 1932, 'room and pillar' mine, where you will experience first hand what it was like to extract coal by the sweat of your brow.      Upon your return to the surface, a new experience awaits you, a "Simulated Trip" Phalen Colliery. With the aid of special effects, you will sense what it is like to travel underground into a present day coal mine. Here you will get a view of coal operations that is seldom seen by those outside of the industry. LOTS TO SEE - LOTS TO DO - Underground Mine Tours/Mine Ride - Mining exhibits - Films - Restaurant - Miners’ Home and Store - Gift Shop - Men of the Deeps The three wood-framed buildings in the Miners’ Village depict the domestic life of miners during the period 1850-1900. Guides will take you through a reconstructed Miners’ House and Company Store. Also in the village is the Miners’ Village Restaurant which seats 65 guests. In this fully licensed restaurant you can enjoy a light lunch or a full-course meal. A well-stocked Gift Shop is also on site. Rates and Hours Admission General Admission to the Museum Adults: $3.50 Children: $2.00 (HST Included) Additional Charges for Mine Tour and Mine Ride Adults: $3.00 Children: $1.50 Family Rate: $16.00 (HST) OPEN YEAR-ROUND Summer Hours Museum and Miner’s Village June 3 until August 31 Daily 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Miners’ Village Restaurant June 8 until August 30 Daily 11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Winter Hours Museum Only Commence September 2 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday

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