Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

The exhibition coal mine in Beckley, West Virginia was once an actual working coal mine that now is a popular tourist attraction. In 1910, the mine closed and it repoened in 1960 as a tourist attraction. The city of Beckley was built around the mine's entrance and the area around it became a city park.

At the mine, you can take a tour thru the actual mine conducted by a real miner. You can also visit the gift shop, tour the coal museum, visit a coal miner's house, visit a coal town church, and tour the kid's learning center.

The coal miner's house and coal town church are furnished on the inside with antiques from the 1940's and 1950's to give you an idea of what life was like back then.