Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center

Science

An unexpected surprise to learn about both history and science. Situated on an open pit mine, the view is spectacular.learn about history and science all in one place

Interesting Repurpose

We found the information here to be very helpful in learning the history of the mine and the town. The part we didn't expect was how they are now using the old mine shafts for scientic studies. The h...

Deep mine scenery

Wish we could have gotten here a little sooner when the visitors center was open, so we could see deeper into the mine. But we could see some of it about halfway down and it was quite impressive.

Another Rich Mans cast off

Many facts never made it into the mine history. Number of workers, number of those killed, actual amount the owners earned, or the quality of work conditions. They alluded to the facts of the mine d...

Plan adhead. Take the trolley tour!

This is an excerpt from our 11-day road trip to the Dakotas. With only a few hours left before heading to the airport, we had one last activity planned in Lead. We are a very STEM focused family and ...