Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
On the grounds of the
Ranch at Furnace Creek
,
this museum explains what all the fuss
about borax was about, with alluring samples of local borate minerals and their uses; it's in
the 1883 miners' bunkhouse. Out back there's a large collection of pioneer-era stage-
coaches and wagons. A short drive north, an interpretive trail follows in the footsteps of
late-19th-century Chinese laborers and through the adobe ruins of
Harmony Borax
Works
, where you can take a side trip through twisting
Mustard Canyon
.
