Relive Juneau's history and pan for gold in the authentic setting of the Last Chance Basin on Gold Creek, offered through Alaska Travel Adventures. A costumed prospector guides guests through a historic residential area and the remnants of the Alaska-Juneau Mining Co. Guests then head to Gold Creek, where they learn how to work the pan. Guests can pan in the creek or at the waist-high demonstration trough and take home any gold they pan and receive a gold claim certificate as a souvenir.
Alaska Travel Adventures
9085 Glacier Highway Suite 301
Juneau, AK 99801
907-789-0052
800-323-5757
bestofalaskatravel.com
Ride the Tanana Valley Railroad into the gold fields of interior Alaska for an adventure. A two-hour tour conducted by the Binkley family takes guests through a permafrost tunnel and to a working mining camp, where Alaska miners can describe present-day methods for placer mining, which involves guiding river water through a sluice box. The tour offers a short course in gold mining followed by hands-on panning. "Everyone finds gold---we guarantee it!" states El Dorado's website.
El Dorado Gold Mine
1975 Discovery Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-479-6673
866-479-6673
eldoradogoldmine.com
Relive history with a one-day or overnight adventure to Nome. Participants can pan for gold near the Discovery Claim, tour the famed Gold Rush city and watch a dogsled demonstration on the Iditarod Trail. Overnight guests stay at the Nome Nugget Inn. Other adventures available include Arctic Circle Adventures, Arctic Ocean Adventures and Brooks Range Adventures.
Northern Alaska Tour Co.
P.O. Box 82991-W
Fairbanks, AK 99708
907-474-8600
800-474-1986
northernalaska.com
