#8 of 17 top-rated excursions

Underground Gold Mine Tour and Panning

Wearing a hard hat, you follow a guide into tunnels south of downtown to see how hard-rock gold mining worked, with old equipment shown running.

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By Greg Peters, editor · Updated October 2026 · Ratings checked October 18, 2026

#8 Highly rated · ranked 8 of 17 Juneau excursions

Wearing a hard hat, you follow a guide into tunnels south of downtown to see how hard-rock gold mining worked, with old equipment shown running. The tour finishes with gold panning.

Tour details

OperatorAJ Mine Gastineau Mill

TypeHistory

How longAbout 2 hours 15 minutes

SeasonSummer only (Travel Juneau listing)

Good forFamilies, history fans, and a good rainy-day pick. Viator lists it as wheelchair and stroller accessible.

Rating4.7 / 5 from 305 reviewsViator (Viator and Tripadvisor reviews combined), checked October 18, 2026

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Times and policies from viator.com, checked October 18, 2026. They change; the booking page has the final word.

Meets behind the tram building; private vehicles are not allowed, so you must use the tour transport.

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Map: where this excursion meets

The 3D map shows the walk here from the Cruise Ship Terminal north berth. Expand it to pick your dock and explore.

3D walking map with times →

Map: USGS elevation; streets and buildings © OpenStreetMap contributors.

How we ranked it

On October 18, 2026, we looked up every Juneau excursion on Viator, Tripadvisor and GetYourGuide and noted its star rating and number of reviews. We used the numbers for the specific tour, not an operator's total across everything it sells. Because Tripadvisor reviews also show up in Viator's totals, each tour gets a single Viator or Tripadvisor figure, with GetYourGuide counted on its own. We sorted tours into rating bands first, then put the most-reviewed tours at the top of each band, so a new tour with a few five-star reviews doesn't jump ahead of one with thousands of strong ones. The Goldbelt Tram was closed on the day we checked, so it isn't ranked. Reviews stay on the sites that host them; the links take you there. Operators can't pay to be listed or to move up.

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