Parco Minerario — Attraction in Rio

On the website you can find different tours to the former mining area, the entrance fee for the museum before or after the tour is included. With our son, who is really interested in any kind of stone we decided to take the tour with the trenino. The road of the mine is dusty, so expect to get a little bit dirty while on the train. At several points an audio guide in Italian, English and German will explain some aspects of the history of mining or the abandoned machinery along the way. After about half an hour the tour will stop and everybody gets a hammer and a bag to collect stones on their own. This was the best part of the tour and it was fun watching all the kids and adults having fun finding pyrit/fools gold and other stones. The guide was very nice, helpful and so were the people at the reception at the museum. Although we did not ask for help he brought us a big chunk of pyrit, that was very appreciated. Thanks for this...

We have been to this small museum as family with 2 kids (3, 5) and payed 24 Euros for the tickets. We were welcomed very friendly and our kids got a small crystal stone. The museum is very small and the price therefore quiet high. A lot of the explanation is in Italian or English, so our kids were only able to listen to our explanations. All of the disolay cases were very high so we had always to lift the kids to offer them a look to the shown items and some of the display cases were just empty. The rest of the exhibition showed tools, dresses and working surrounding of a mine. I could imagine a more interactive concept. So from our prospective only something for interested kids who are already going to school and not for small kids. If you like to go to the close mine to find some crystals etc you need to reserve via...

Great experience. You have the option between a train and a jeep. Train is more suitable for young kids and still good for the older ones. They bring you around the mines and give you a lot of interesting information. The audio on the train is not great, a bit covered by the noise of the train, but you can still get most of it. Translated in english and german. On the top of the hill you have a beautiful view and you can get fantastic photos. They also give you the chance to stop in one of the miner and dig to find minerals that you can bring home. The guide is very kind and provides a lot of interesting info. Great experience for...