Bonne Terre Mine

The Bonne Terre Mine tops the list of the best day trips from Missouri. This one-of-a-kind adventure can be your "Dive to the Center of the Earth". Constant underwater visibility at over 100 feet. Attractions include massive architecture and guaranteed diving conditions all year round. Waterfalls, rowing carts, scaffolding, gratings, stairs, pillars, mud pipes, the famous elevator shaft, and much more can be found here.

In 1860, the Bonne Terre Mine was the first to be developed as part of the St. Joe Minerals, whose mission was to put Missouri at the forefront of lead production in the United States in the nineteenth century. The mine was the target of Price's raid during the American Civil War. Today, it's open to the public for guided tours and has been named one of America's ten best adventure experiences by National Geographic. Tours all go to five scenic levels of the mine, with boat tours traversing the crystal-clear one billion-gallon lake of the mine's three lower levels. Visitors can also experience scuba diving at the 17-mile-long lake, which is the world's largest freshwater diving site.

Google Rating: 4.6 / 5.0
Address: 185 Park Ave, Bonne Terre,
Phone: 888-843-3483
Website: https://www.bonneterremine.com/