Buried deep in the Mojave Desert is one of the biggest and richest deposits of borax on the planet. There, on the rim of an active borax mine, you will find …
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Dec 27, 2024
A large museum overlooking the open pit mine. We thought we’d only visit for 20 minutes, but ended up staying over an hour. They have one of their huge mine dump trucks parked outside.Full review by CaliforniaTraveler19
Nov 29, 2024
Did not know what to expect . Made it there an hour before they closed . Watched a video which was informative but somewhat hard to understand due to speakers not Being very clear . Wish we had mo…Full review by Mjchand
Nov 29, 2024
This visitor center at the Borax mine was a unique and interesting stopover on our way through the Mojave Desert. There was an informative video and small museum. There is a 20 mule team statue out f…Full review by TrekkintheUS
We'll be traveling with a small, well behaved dog. Can we visit 6/3?
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Hello We do not allow animals (except for service animals) inside the visitor center. There is shade and a seating area provided if you wished to leave your dog outside or take …
Hello We do not allow animals (except for service animals) inside the visitor center. There is shade and a seating area provided if you wished to leave your dog outside or take turns in visiting inside the center while others looked at the outside exhibits and viewing platform. Thank you for your query.
We recommend at least one hour. There is a 9 minute video and both inside and outside displays. The roof top viewing platform gives you a great view of the active mine operation and …
We recommend at least one hour. There is a 9 minute video and both inside and outside displays. The roof top viewing platform gives you a great view of the active mine operation and the gift shop has some wonderful items that are worth perusing.
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