WELCOME TO THE
STERLING HILL
MINING MUSEUM

 

Thomas S Warren Museum of Fluorescence

             GEMS Education Program                 Primary and Elementary Education

Sterling Hill Institute of Geosciences    Secondary and Higher Education

 

A world famous underground zinc mine in northwestern New Jersey open for tours to all.
(Not recommended for anyone under 6 years of age.)

We are open every day for group tours and on weekends only for 1 p.m. public tours.  Starting April 1 we will go to group AND public tours every day and tours start at 1 p.m.

Visit an actual mine and have a fun and educational experience.

The museum is a nonprofit foundation in furtherance of mining preservation, scientific research and earth science education, open to the public since August, 1990.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1991. We are a member of the "Mines, Metal and Men Sites" in New Jersey.

Our young visitors have said,

"Learning a lot and looking at neat things was fun. I really want to come again."

and,

"Everything was cool to learn and look at."

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Contact Information

Telephone   973-209-7212
 
FAX  973-209-8505
 
Postal address
30 Plant Street, Ogdensburg, NJ 07439
Electronic mail
Send email to shmm@ptd.net for general information.
Webmaster: tacco@ptd.net with questions or comments about this web site.
 

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