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Indian Valley Mine National Historic Site

27301 Seward Hwy, Alaska 99540 USA

Budget

Closed Now

Opens Wed 9a

Independent

“est. 1901”

We're located at Mile 104 (km 167.4 from Seward) on the Seward Highway just a short 20 minutes drive south of Anchorage, Alaska. Indian Valley Mine & Gifts is family owned and operated by Roger and Arlene Cowles. We're open every day 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from May 15 through September 15. The main cabin, which contains the gift shop, and the assay building at Indian Valley Mine are some of the oldest structures built on the Turnagain Arm, and are listed as a National Historic Site. Indian Valley Mine offers visitors the opportunity to learn gold panning, browse through an assay building with a small museum, visit our gift shop, or simply sit back on one of our benches or picnic tables and take in the panoramic view of the Turnagain Arm. Admission is only $1.00 per person.

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Heather

21 Reviews
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July 28, 2023

Great stop! Very nice staff who helped us through the gold panning process and amazing decorated property- nice and rustic just the way we like it! Wandering the property were chickens, ducks and turkeys which added to the unique experience- making it feel more homey like we were over at a friends house vs a quick road side attraction. Definitely stop here! Buckets were $20, $50 or $100. I would recommend a bigger bucket to share since it goes faster than you think!

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