Rossland Mining Museum & Gold Mine Tour (http://www.rosslandmuseum.ca/) artifacts and photos from historic Rossland and an underground tour of the old Le Roi Gold Mine that last operated in 1929. A British Columbia Information Centre is also located here. Mine tours run from May to August. The Museum has winter hours. There is also a "Ski Wing" at the museum. See their website for details.
There are a number of fine old historic buildings in Rossland including the Old Firehall, the old Bank of Montreal building, the Rossland Post Office, the Miners' Hall and the Court House. The Court House was designated a Canadian National Historic Site in 1980. Have a look at these buildings during your walk around town. A Walking Tour brochure is available from the Visitor Centre. Back in 1897, there were 4 banks, 42 saloons, a couple of newspapers and a population of 7000, during the height of the mining activity in the area.
