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NORTH CAROLINA Rock Shops & Geology Attractions

Shops

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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

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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
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