NORTH CAROLINA Rock Shops & Geology Attractions
Shops
Ruby City Gems
Aurora Fossil Museum Gift Shop
400 Main Street Aurora, NC 27806-0352 252-322-4238 www.aurorafossilmuseum.com Blue Ridge Rock Shop
Emerald Village 331 McKinney Mine Road Spruce Pine, NC 28777 828-765-6463 www.emeraldvillage.com Cornerstone Minerals
52 N. Lexington Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 828-225-3888 www.cornerstoneminerals.com Enter the Earth
1 Page Avenue #125 Asheville, NC 28801 828-350-9222 www.entertheearth.com Ernie's Rock Shop
99 Rosman Highway Brevard, NC 28712 Gold City Gem Mine Rock Shop
9410 Sylva Road Hwy 441N Franklin, NC 28734 828-369-3905 Laurie's Rockshop
268 Cedar Springs Road Lexington, NC 27292 336-859-3471 www.theadamscollection.com Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County Gift Shop
400 N. Main Street Hendersonville, NC 28792 828-698-1977 http://mineralmuseum.org Points of Light
391 Merrimon Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 828-257-2626 www.pointsoflight.net Rio Doce Gem Mine Gift Shop
14622 Hwy 226S Spruce Pine, NC 28777 828-765-2099 www.riodoce.com Rockin' Rock Shop at the Asheville Biltmore Gem Mine
1055 Haywood Road Asheville, NC 828-774-0488 www.maggievalleygemmine.com Rocks Are Here
Smiley's Flea Market Shop #26 Fletcher, NC 828-231-5720 http://rocksarehere.com Rose Creek Mine Rock & Gift Shop
115 Terrace Ridge Drive Franklin, NC 28734 828-349-3774 www.rosecreekmine.com Spruce Pine Gem Mine Shop
15090 Hwy 226S Spruce Pine, NC 28777 828-765-7981 www.sprucepinegemmine.com The Emerald Mine of Little Switzerland Gem Shop
74 George Street Little Switzerland, NC 28749 828-765-6832 http://theemeraldmines.com |
Museums / Attractions
Doc's Rocks Gem Mine
Asheville Biltmore Gem Mine
1055 Haywood Road Asheville, NC 828-774-0488 www.maggievalleygemmine.com Aurora Fossil Museum
400 Main Street Aurora, NC 27806-0352 252-322-4238 www.aurorafossilmuseum.com Chimney Rock Gemstone Mine
397 Main Street Chimney Rock, NC 28720 828-625-5524 www.chimneyrockgemmine.com Colburn Earth Science Museum
2 South Pack Square Asheville, NC 28801 828-254-7162 http://colburnmuseum.org Cowee Mtn. Ruby Mine
6771 Sylva Road Franklin, NC 28734 828-369-5271 www.coweemtnrubymine.com Elijah Mountain Gem Mine
2120 Brevard Road Hendersonville, NC 28739 828-692-6560 www.elijahmountain.com Emerald Hollow Mine
484 Emerald Hollow Mine Drive Hiddenite, NC 28636 828-632-3394 www.hiddenitegems.com Emerald Village
North Carolina Mining Museum, The North Carolina Gemstone Mine and Crabtree Emerald Mine 331 McKinney Mine Road Spruce Pine, NC 28777 828-765-6463 www.emeraldvillage.com Foggy Mountain Gem Mine
4416 NC Highway 105 South Boone, NC 28607 828-963-4367 www.foggymountaingemmine.com Franklin Gem & Mineral Museum
The Old Macon County Jail 25 Phillips Street Franklin, NC 28734 828-369-7831 www.fgmm.org Gem Valley
2489 Little Peak Creek Road Jefferson, NC 28640 www.gemvalleync.com Gold City Gem Mine
9410 Sylva Road Hwy 441N Franklin, NC 28734 828-369-3905 www.goldcityamusement.com Kaye Lee's Corner
Rock, Fossil & Mineral Museum and Classes 413 Pamlico Street Belhaven, North Carolina 27810 Linville Caverns
19929 US 221 North Marion, NC 28752 828-756-4171 www.linvillecaverns.com Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County
400 N. Main Street Hendersonville, NC 28792 828-698-1977 http://mineralmuseum.org North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27601 919-707-9800 http://naturalsciences.org/visitor-info Rio Doce Gem Mine
14622 Hwy 226S Spruce Pine, NC 28777 828-765-2099 www.riodoce.com Ruby City Gems & Minerals Museum
130 E. Main Street Franklin, NC 28734 828-524-3967 www.rubycity.com/home Sheffield Mine
385 Sheffield Farms Road Franklin, NC 28734 828-369-8383 www.sheffieldmine.com Spruce Pine Gem Mine
15090 Hwy 226S Spruce Pine, NC 28777 828-765-7981 www.sprucepinegemmine.com The Emerald Mine of Little Switzerland
74 George Street Little Switzerland, NC 28749 828-765-6832 http://theemeraldmines.com The Lucky Strike Gold and Gem Mine
11060 Hwy 221 South Marion, NC 28752 828-738-4893 Thermal City Gold Mine
5240 US 221 North Hwy Union Mills, NC 28167 828-286-3016 www.thermalcitygoldmine.com Open March 15 - October 31 each year. |