THE GOLD MUSEUM (16 images)
Like the gold rush in California, Lapland, in northern Finland was populated by miners rushing there hoping to get rich with the gold that was discovered there in 1868. Today the Gold Museum honors those first settlers.

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The Small Town Outside the Museum

Inside the Restaurant

Entrance to the Gold Museum

A Typical Gold Miners' Town

As Showgirl and Gambler

A Building Made of Bottles

Monument to the Gold Panners

The Gold Museum

This Was a Work of Art, But It Looked Like a Garage Sale

That Heater by the Toilet Means It Must Get Very Cold There

PLEASE SIGN MY GUESTBOOK

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