Coudersport Ice Mine — Attraction in Sweden Township

When you're dealing with a natural phenomenon, you are at the mercy of nature. So if you come here and are disappointed, that's on you. Because, while the draw is to see the Ice, if the ice has waned and you only get to walk 5 feet from 85 degrees to 45 degrees, and you're not awestruck, just go to the nearest outlet mall, bub; nature ain't for you. Now, it was pretty awesome. $5 gets you a brief story about the mine told, in our case, by a young man who gave his spiel over and over again with great voice and humor, and as well rehearsed as he was, he was also knowledgeable and answered all the questions. There was ice, but not a lot, and he explained why, and showed us recent pictures so we could see what it looked like at peak. The "mine" is a vertical shaft note, you DO NOT go into the shaft, and the cold air comes out of the mountain. The shale walls surrounding the hole and the dripping water give it a soothing ethereal feel. We didn't want to go back out -- you can stay as long as you want. Best time to go seems to be May to late June, but if you love science and geological mysteries, or you just want to get out of the heat, this...

A very fun, informative and interesting roadside stop outside of Coudersport, PA! The Coudersport Ice Mine costs 5$ for adults and 2.50$ for children for an approximately 10-15 minute tour of the mine. The tour starts with a brief history of how the mine was discovered and the studies that have been conducted investigating the phenomenon of how the ice forms. The tour then moves into the Ice Mine viewing area and the tour guide is available to answer questions. The young man giving the tour was an excellent, well spoken, and informative young man- well worth tipping! The lady at the register in the gift shop was also extremely kind and helpful. We just loved the staff, it was so nice to see this place being run by such wonderful people! The gift shop was very nice and well stocked. The bathrooms were also very clean! We would recommend this as a nice little stop for anyone passing...

Yep, the Indians came out of this mountain with raw silver to trade with the local white man, the hole thing that got this started! The locals began digging to find the raw silver but instead found ice! Which was the founding of the ice mine. The silver is still there never to be recovered yet, there are still tale tell signs of dig sights all over this mountain for silver deposits.from back in the day.! My uncle has a camp on top of that mountain he had a well drilled down 450 feet at that point they drilled into a cavern filled with water 40 gallons a minute the same depth as the ice mine. Legend has it that this mountain sits on a glacier left over from...