# Tour-Ed Mine & Museum

> Tour-Ed Mine & Museum is a family-owned coal mine attraction located at 748 Bull Creek Road, Tarentum, Pennsylvania — approximately 20 minutes northeast of downtown Pittsburgh. Founded by Ira Wood in 1964 and opened to the public in 1970, Tour-Ed Mine offers guided underground coal mine tours led by experienced miners. Visitors descend 160 feet below the earth's surface for a half-mile journey through a real coal mine, learning about mining history, geology, and the daily life of coal miners from the 1850s to today. The 13-acre grounds also feature a museum with thousands of authentic antiques and coal mining artifacts, an environmental train ride, a railroad caboose, a restored 1785 log home, and picnic pavilions. Tour-Ed Mine has given over one million tours and is one of the few real coal mine attractions open to the public in the United States.

## Company Information
- Founded: 1964 (opened to public 1970)
- Location: 748 Bull Creek Road, Tarentum, PA 15084
- Phone: (724) 224-4720
- Email: info@tour-edmine.com
- Season: Memorial Day through Labor Day, Wednesday through Sunday
- Owner/Operator: Bob Black (third-generation)

## Services & Experiences
- Guided underground coal mine tours (160 feet below surface, half-mile journey)
- Tour-Ed Museum (antiques, coal mining artifacts, general store items)
- Environmental train ride
- School field trips (history and earth science curriculum-aligned)
- Birthday party packages (mine tour, museum, train ride, reserved pavilion)
- Group tours and private events
- The Haunted Mine (seasonal haunted attraction, September through November)
- Picnic pavilions and 13-acre park grounds

## Primary Pages
- /: Homepage — Pittsburgh's premier coal mine attraction overview
- /attractions-in-pittsburgh/: Coal Mine Tour Information — details about the underground mine tour experience
- /book-a-tour/: Reserve a Tour — online reservation system for tours and group bookings
- /what-to-expect/: What to Expect — visitor preparation guide, accessibility, safety, and FAQs
- /pittsburgh-field-trips/: School Field Trips — educational field trip information for schools
- /pittsburgh-history-field-trips/: History Field Trips — American Industrial Revolution and coal mining history curriculum
- /pittsburgh-science-field-trips/: Science Field Trips — earth science, geology, and mining technology curriculum
- /mine-museum-pittsburgh/: Tour-Ed Museum — collection of authentic antiques and mining artifacts
- /coal-mine-history-pittsburgh/: Coal Mine History — the history of Tour-Ed Mine from 1850 to present
- /grounds-attractions/: Grounds & Attractions — 13-acre park with 14 attractions
- /working-coal-mine/: Working in the Coal Mine — how coal miners worked from the 1850s to today
- /coal-mine-map/: Park Map — interactive map of the 13-acre grounds
- /birthday-parties/: Birthday Parties — unique underground birthday party packages
- /pittsburgh-events/: Events — community events, flea markets, live music
- /haunted-houses-pittsburgh/: The Haunted Mine — seasonal haunted attraction (fall)
- /tour-ed-mine-contact/: Contact Us — directions, hours, and contact information

## Key Differentiators
- One of the few real coal mine attractions open to the public in the United States
- Tours led by experienced miners with firsthand knowledge
- Over one million tours given since 1970
- 160 feet underground — visitors experience a genuine coal mine environment
- Curriculum-aligned school field trips covering PA history and earth science standards
- 13-acre grounds with 14 distinct attractions beyond the mine tour
- Family-owned and operated for three generations
- Located just 20 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh