The Matchless Mine Tour explores the historic 1879 Matchless Mine, maintained as one of the wealthiest silver mines in Colorado throughout the late 19th century following its purchase by Horace Austin Warner Tabor. The mine, which was operated by Tabor and his wife Elizabeth "Baby Doe" Tabor, is estimated to have produced more than $7.5 million in wealth throughout its operation and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places today. Visitors can tour the mine to learn more about its operations and about the famed and tragic love story of its owners, which has been immortalized in the opera The Ballad of Baby Doe. Self-guided tours are offered daily during the mine's operating season, with hour long guided surface tours available at several times throughout the afternoon.

P.O. Box 981, 120 W. 9th St, Leadville, CO 80461, Phone: 719-486-1229

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