AN EXCLUSIVE, FIRST OF IT’S KIND, AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE

Treadwell: Alaska’s Lost Mine tells the story of the Treadwell town & mine complex as a guided walking tour through the existing ruins with a narrative spanning the history of the site starting with the discovery of gold in 1880 and ending with the tragic cave in and flooding in 1917.

Over the course of the tour, visitors will engage with eleven augmented reality stories that range in style from life size interactive models of the Treadwell general store to the 198’ “City of Topeka” steamship sailing the waters of Gastineau Channel for the first time in over 100 years.

AS SEEN ON

Civic Life

Every community needs time and space to relax. Treadwell was no different. On the tour you will get to stand at the counter of the original General Store and watch the community take part in activities like hose racing and ice skating.

Machinery

Mining equipment in the 1880’s was massive in size and Treadwell had no shortage of intricate tools. We bring multiple types of machinery to life from stamp mills to railroads to illustrate how millions of dollars in ore was pulled out of the ground beneath visitors feet.

Architecture

Walking the Treadwell Historic Trail gives glimpses into what the size and scope of the original settlement was. Our augmented reality models bring these ruins and foundations close to their original scale, allowing visitors to interact with a range of structures from a 500’ long wharf system that appears out of thin air to witnessing the devastation of the original natatorium crumbling from the cave in.