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Visit the historic Sutro Tunnel and site in 2024; tours held twice a month

Event Date: 
April 17, 2024 (All day)
Visit the historic Sutro Tunnel site and see our progress! We are revitalizing and restoring the site and Tunnel daily. You are seeing history in the making and will be able to be a part of it by visiting the site.

One of the best ways to visit the Sutro Tunnel and historic site is by attending one of our guided history tours of the site and inside the tunnel itself. It begins at Dayton and connects 3.88 miles northwest to the Savage mine in Virginia City, Nev.

Tickets are available now by clicking here.

Our Guided History Tours are offered twice a month on the third Wednesday and third Saturday from April 2024 through October 2024. Each tour begins at 10 a.m. and lasts approximately 2.5 hours.

You will be given a guided tour by our some of our historic docents Pat Neylan (co-curator/docent at St. Mary’s in the Mountain’s Museum in Virginia City and local historian), Lee Brunnell (of the Donovan Mill in Silver City), Dan Webster (author of Mills Along the Carson River) and/or Chris Pattison (Friends of Sutro Tunnel Charity).

Learn the history of Adolph Sutro and how this famous tunnel came to be. You will see:

- historic machinery that has stood the test of time

- an electric mule ore cart

- the historic buildings of the site

- our private lake that is fed from the still running water from the Tunnel

- the foundation from Adolph Sutro's mansion

- our museum

- plus much more

- and the iconic Sutro Tunnel Portal

Historic places like this are fading to time and being pillaged. Thankfully, this historically significant 28-acre site has been donated to our 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the Friends of Sutro Tunnel.

Because of you, purchasing a ticket and visiting the site, we are able to fund the restoration efforts of the Sutro Tunnel and our 11 historic buildings on Site. And now, because of tour tickets and generous donors like you, our tour includes entry inside the Sutro Tunnel itself, which has been restored the first 50 feet, based on Adolph Sutro's original design!

Thank you for supporting us, the community and Nevada's history. Get your tickets here.

Not seeing a tour date that works for you? We also offer private tours, group tours, school tours and event space rental at the Sutro Tunnel & Site. Contact us to learn more here.

Visit our website to learn more about the Sutro Tunnel & Site restoration efforts here and see the video below.

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