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This post works best on a desktop. Scroll sideways for mobile devices. The table shows museums around the country that have a gem, mineral, and/or fossil collections.
| Name | City | State | Cost | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum | Houghton | Michigan | Adult: $8 Senior: $7 Child (9-16): $3 Student (with ID): $4 | Ticket good for two days in a row Collection highlights |
| A. Scott Warthin Museum of Geology & Natural History | Poughkeepsie | New York | Free | Only open while Vassar College is in session |
| Academy of Natural Sciences | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Adult: $22 Senior (65+): $19 Child (2-12): $18 Student & Military (with ID): $19 | Dinosaur Hall |
| American Museum of Natural History Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals | New York City (Manhattan) | New York | Adult: $23 Senior (60+): $18 Child (3-12): $13 Student (with ID): $18 | |
| Arizona Desert Museum | Tucson | Arizona | Adult: $24.95 Senior (65+): $22.95 Child (3-12): $13.95 | Exhibit: Earth Sciences |
| Baxter Springs Heritage Center & Museum | Baxter Springs | Kansas | Free | |
| Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum | Marion | Kentucky | Adult: $8 Senior (62+): $7 Child (6-12): $5 | |
| Beneski Museum of Natural History | Amherst | Massachusetts | Free | |
| Black Hills Mining Museum | Lead | South Dakota | Adult: $12 Senior & Military: $10 Child (13-17): $6 Student 9with ID): $10 | |
| Bob Campbell Geology Museum | Clemson | South Carolina | Free | Virtual Museum Tour |
| Bryn Mawr College Mineral Collection | Bryn Mawr | Pennsylvania | Free | Online Tour |
| Buena Vista Museum of Natural History | Bakersfield | California | Adult: $8 Senior: $6 Child (3-11): $4 Student (12 and older): $6 | |
| Burke Museum | Seattle | Washington | Adult: $22 Senior (62+): $20 Child (4-17): $14 Student (with ID): $14 | |
| Burpee Museum of Natural History | Rockford | Illinois | Adult: $12 Child (4-12): $10 | |
| California Academy of Sciences Kimball Natural History Museum | San Francisco | California | Vary by date, entry time, and age group | |
| California State Mining and Mineral Museum | Mariposa | California | Adult (13 and up): $4 | |
| Carnegie Museum of Natural History | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Adult: $19.95 Senior: $14.95 Child (3-18): $11.95 | |
| Carter County Museum | Ekalaka | Montana | Free | |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | Cinncinati | Ohio | Adult: $16.50 Senior (60+): $12.50 Child (3-12): $12.50 Toddler (1-2): $7.50 | |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | Cleveland | Ohio | Adult: $17 Senior (60+): $14 Child (3-18): $14 Student (with ID): $14 | Collections & Database |
| Colburn Earth Science Museum | Asheville | North Carolina | Adult: $8 Child, Senior, Military, Student (with ID): $7 | |
| Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum | Golden | Colorado | Free | |
| Coppertown Mining Museum | Calumet | Michigan | Adult: $4 Child (6-15): $2 | |
| Cranbrook Institute of Science | Bloomfield Hills | Michigan | Adult: $13 Senior (65+): $9.50 Child (2-12): $9.50 | Collections |
| Crater Rock Museum | Central Point | Oregon | Adult: $7 Seniors & Veterans: $6 Students: $5 | Exhibits |
| Dahlonega Gold Museum | Dahlonega | Georgia | Adult: $8.50 Senior: $8 Child (7-17): $6 | |
| Delaware County Institute of Science | Media | Pennsylvania | Free | Collections |
| Delaware Museum of Natural History | Wilmington | Delaware | Adult (3-59): $9 Senior (60+): $8 Toddler (1-2): $3 | |
| Denver Museum of Nature & Science | Denver | Colorado | Adult: $19.95 Child (3-18): $14.95 Senior (65+): $16.95 | |
| Diamond Discovery Center | Murfreesboro | Arkansas | ||
| Dobson Museum | Miami | Oklahoma | Only open on Wed, Fri, and Sun | |
| Earthhaven Museum | Gillett | Wisconsin | Free | By appointment only |
| Edward L. Clark Museum of Missouri Geology | Rolla | Missouri | Free | |
| Eleanor Barbour Cook Museum | Chadron | Nebraska | Free | Oppen when classes are in session |
| Elgin Public Museum | Elgin | Illinois | Adult: $2 Child (3-12): $1 | Rock and Minerals Collection |
| Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Museum | Fallbrook | California | Free | |
| Fick Fossil & History Museum | Oakley | Kansas | Free | |
| Flint Ridge Museum | Flint Ridge | Ohio | Adult: $3 Senior (60+): $2 Students: $1 | |
| Franklin Gem & Mineral Museum | Franklin | North Carolina | ||
| Franklin Mineral Museum | Franklin | New Jersey | ||
| Fryxell Geology Museum | Rock Island | Illinois | Open while class is in session | |
| Funk Gem & Mineral Museum | Funks Grove | Illinois | ||
| Galena Mining and Historical Museum | Galena | Kansas | Free | |
| Geological Museum | Laramie | Wyoming | ||
| Gitche Gumee Agate and History Museum | Grand Marais | Michigan | ||
| Gold Camp Ag & Mining Museum | Victor | Colorado | ||
| Grout Museum | Waterloo | Iowa | Adult: $12 Child (4-13) & Veterans: $6 | |
| Harvard University Mineralogical & Geological Museum | Cambridge | Massachusetts | Adult: $15 Senior (65+): $13 Child (3-18): $10 | Online Catalog |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science Cullen Hall of Gems and Minerals | Houston | Texas | Adult: $25 Child: $16 | |
| Los Angeles History Museum Gem and Mineral Hall | Los Angeles | California | Adult: $15 | Research and Collections |
| Milwaukee Public Museum | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Adult: $22 Teen (14-17): $22 Senior (65+): $18 Child (4-13): $16 Military/College: $18 | |
| National Museum of Natural History | Washington | District of Columbia | Free | David H. Koch Hall of Fossils - Deep Time Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals |
| Perot Museum of Natural Science Lyda Hill Gems and Minerals Hall | Dallas | Texas | Adult: $20 Senior (65+): $18 Child (2-12): $13 | |
| Yale Peabody Museum | New Haven | Connecticut | Adult: $13 Senior: $9 Child (3-18): $6 |
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Cosmic Cavern – Arkansas’s Largest Privately Owned Cave Cosmic Cavern in Berryville, Arkansas is one of the states’ most beautiful natural attractions! When you are in Northwest Arkansas or the Berryville area and are looking for “things to do” or “attractions” Cosmic Cavern is a “must see” destination. We are easy to find, right between […]
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Fantastic Caverns
General Admission Adult: $34.00 General Admission Child: (Age 6-12) $17.00 Children 5 and Under: Free with Parent Adult Group Rate: $24.00 Child Group Rate: (Age 12 & under) $7.00 * Group rates are extended to parties of 20 or more paid admissions with prior arrangement. All tickets must be purchased collectively.
Marvel Cave
This natural landmark located inside Silver Dollar City theme park in Branson, is one of Missouri’s deepest caverns.
Lost Canyon Cave® | Top of the Rock | Big Cedar Lodge
Explore the Top of the Rock Lost Canyon and Nature Trail in this dramatic 2.5-mile tour. Follow a beautiful trail created to highlight stunning rock
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Explore the past. Change the future. Research and Preservation The Missouri Institute of Natural Science is committed to the exploration of prehistory, geology, and the natural world. The on-site lab provides resident researchers an opportunity to expand their knowledge in various fields. Research and preservation remains ongoing for the many specimens and artifacts that call the museum home.
Smallin Cave
” If you want to do a cave tour, I highly recommend this one. The cave is impressive and the guides are very friendly and knowledgeable. After the cave, the staff answered questions and provided detailed historical information about other sites and other exploits by historical figures associated with the cave.
Talking Rocks Cavern – Cave Tours and Outdoor Activities in Branson, MO | Family Activities | Day Trip Near Me
When planning your trip to Branson, Missouri or once you are here and looking for things to do and attractions, Talking Rocks Cavern is a must see attraction located just minutes from Silver Dollar City in Branson West.
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U.S. National Parks This post works best on a desktop. Scroll sideways for mobile devices. The table shows a list of US National Parks where you can gold pan, fossil collect, metal detect, or rockhound. The first link goes to the park website and the second to various ranger divisions within the park with more […]
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U.S. National Parks
This post works best on a desktop. Scroll sideways for mobile devices. The table shows a list of US National Parks where you can gold pan, fossil collect, metal detect, or rockhound. The first link goes to the park website and the second to various ranger divisions within the park with more information.
| National Park | Closest Town | State | Forest Service | Activities | Types |
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| Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest /a> | Dillon | Montana | Crystal Park Picnic and Mineral Collection Area | Gold Panning Rockhounding | Quartz (clear, cloudy, white, gray, purple) |
| Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | Rhinelander | Wisconsin | Lakewood - Laona District | Gold Panning Rockhounding | Agate Almandine Copper Diamond Jasper Kyanite |
| Gila National Forest | Silver City | New Mexico | Apache Creek Campground | Rockhounding | Agate Banded Agate Bloodstone Bytownite Calcite Chalcedony Crystaline Fire Agate Geodes Golden Luna Agate Halite Hematite Hypersthene Jasper Labrodorite Lava's Luna Blue Agate Obsidian Perlite Plume Agate Quartz Crystals Spotted Agate Thunder Eggs |
| Idaho Panhandle National Forest | Coeur d'Alene | Idaho | Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District | Rockhounding | Galena |
| Idaho Panhandle National Forest | Clarkia | Idaho | Emerald Creek Garnet Area | Fossil Collecting Rockhounding | Star Garnets |
| Klamath National Forest | Seiad | California | I. Portuguese Creek River Access There are several ranger districts along the river | Gold Panning Rockhounding | Actinolite Aegirine Albite Blueschist Chlorite Crossite Cubic-Pyrite Cymrite Deerite Epidote Ferrobarroisite Ferroglaucophane Phengite Quartz Spessartine Garnet Stilpnomelane |
| Malheur National Forest | Prairie City | Oregon | Vinegar Hill Indian Rock Scenic Area | Rockhounding | Agate Jasper Oolitic Agate Petrified Wood |
| Mark Twain National Forest | Potosi | Missouri | Potosi/Fredericktown Ranger District | Gold Panning Rockhounding | Barite Druzy Quartz Lace Agate |
| Modoc National Forest | Alturas | California | Big Valley Ranger District | Gold Panning Metal Detecting Rockhounding | Obsidian |
| Modoc National Forest | Alturas | California | Devil's Garden Ranger District | Gold Panning Metal Detecting Rockhounding | Assorted Gemstones Obsidian Obsidian Needles Petrified Wood |
| Modoc National Forest | Tulelake | California | Doublehead Ranger District | Gold Panning Metal Detecting Rockhounding | Obsidian Obsidian Needles Petrified Wood Assorted Gemstones |
| Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands | Chadron | Nebraska | Buffalo Gap National Grassland | Rockhounding | Fairburn Agate |
| Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands | Chadron | Nebraska | Oglala National Grasslands | Rockhounding | Fairburn Agate |
| Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands | Hot Springs | South Dakota | Hot Springs, South Dakota | Rockhounding | Fairburn Agate |
| Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands | Fairburn | South Dakota | French Creek Camping Area | Rockhounding | Fairburn Agate |
| Ochoco National Forest & Crooked River National Grassland | Madras | Oregon | Whistler Campground | Rockhounding | Agate Amethyst Amygdaloid Nodules Calcite Cinnabar Jasper Limb Casts Obsidian Opal Petrified Wood Selenite Thunder Eggs |
| Ouachita National Forest | Mount Ida | Arkansas | Caddo/Womble Ranger District | Rockhounding | Quartz |
| Ouachita National Forest | Mount Ida | Arkansas | Crystal Vista Trail | Rockhounding | Quartz |
| Payette National Forest | McCall | Idaho | Burgdorf/French Creek Area, McCall Ranger District | Gold Panning Fossil Hunting Rockhounding | Petrified Wood |
| Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | Pueblo | Colorado | Mount Antero | Gold Panning Rockhounding | Amazonite Smoky Topaz Topaz |
| Prescott National Forest | Prescott | Arizona | Bradshaw Ranger District | Gold Panning | |
| Park Website | Camp Verde | Arizona | Verde Ranger District | Fossil Collecting Rockhounding | Garnet |
| Park Website | Chino Valley | Arizona | Chino Valley Ranger District | Fossil Collecting Rockhounding | Garnet |
| Superior National Forest | Duluth | Minnesota | Gunflint Ranger District | Rockhounding | Basalt Breccias Granite Iron Ore Rhyolite Stromatolites |
| Superior National Forest | Duluth | Minnesota | Tofte Ranger District | Rockhounding | Anorthrocite |
| Tongass National Forest | Ketchikan | Alaska | Wrangell RD There are a number of camping areas within the park | Rockhounding | Garnet |
| Umpqua National Forest | Cottage Grove | Oregon | Cottage Grove Ranger District | Fossil Collecting Gold Panning Metal Detecting Rockhounding | Agate Carnelian Jasper Quartz Petrified Wood |
| Umpqua National Forest | Idleyld | Oregon | Diamond Lake Ranger District | Fossil Collecting Gold Panning Metal Detecting Rockhounding | Agate Carnelian Jasper Quartz Petrified Wood |
| Umpqua National Forest | Roseburg | Oregon | North Umpqua Ranger District | Fossil Collecting Gold Panning Metal Detecting Rockhounding | Agate Carnelian Jasper Quartz Petrified Wood |
| White Mountain National Forest | Stoneham | Maine | Lord Hill Mineral Collecting Area | Gold Panning Rockhounding | Feldspar Quartz Topaz Phenakite Garnet |
| White Mountain National Forest | Conway | New Hampshire | Moat Mountain Mineral Site Trailhead | Gold Panning Rockhounding | Granite |
| White Mountain National Forest | Campton | New Hampshire | Saco Ranger District | Gold Panning Rockhounding | Granite |
Other Locations
The table shows locations outside of the National Park system to look for rocks.
| Location | Nearest City | State | Type | Cost | Notes |
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| Avant Minin | Mount Ida | Arkansas | Quartz | Adult: $25 Senior (59+): $20 Child (7-15): $10 | |
| Board Camp Crystal Mine | Mena | Arkansas | Quartz | Adult (16 and up): $35 Repeat visitor: $25 | Must make reservation |
| Brushy Creek Mine and Hoot Owl Mine | Spruce Pine | North Carolina | Aquamarine Tourmaline Garnet Quartz Morganite Golden Beryl Feldspar Mica Emerald | Adult: $90 Child (11 and younger): $45 | Must make reservations and have at least 6 people |
| Coleman (Jim) Crystal Mine | Mount Ida | Arkansas | Quartz | Adult (10 and over): $10 | |
| Cherokee Ruby and Sapphire Mine | Cowee Valley | North Carolina | Ruby Sapphire | $25 per person 5 and under: free $5 per additional bucket | Must bring cash |
| Crater of Diamonds State Park | Murfreesboro | Arkansas | Diamond Quartz Amethyst Agate Jasper Garnet | Adult: $10 Child (6-12): $6 | Must make reservations |
| Emerald Hollow Mine | Hiddenite | North Carolina | Emerald | Adult: $20 Child (4-11): $10 | |
| Fossil Butte National Monument | Kemmerer | Wyoming | Fossils | Free | |
| Garnet Hill | Ely | Nevada | Garnet | Free | Managed by BLM |
| Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine | Philipsburg | Montana | Sapphire | $22 per bucket (multiple bucket discount) | Must make reservations Can also purchase online for $60 |
| Hauser Geode Beds | Palo Verde | California | Geode Agate | Free | In the desert, not run by anyone |
| Herkimer Diamond Mines | Herkimer | New York | Herkimer Diamond | Adult: $14 Child (5-12): $12 | Sluice Mining also available |
| Lake Huron | Alpena to Roger's City | Michigan | Fossils Puddingstone | Free | Not run by anyone |
| Lake Michigan | Traverse City to Petoskey Leelenau Peninsula | Michigan | Fossils Conglomerate Slag | Free | Not run by anyone |
| Lake Superior | Keweenaw Peninsula, MI Grand Marais (one each in Michigan and Minnesota) Whitefish Point, MI | Michigan Minnesota | Agate Jasper Yooperlite Greenstone Conglomerate Slag Thomsonite Garnet Quartz Marcasite Pyrite | Free | Not run by anyone |
| Mona Lisa Turquoise Mine | Mena | Arkansas | Turquoise | Pocket Dig: $1000 | Need to email to set it up: [email protected] |
| Rainbow Ridge Opal Mine | Denio | Nevada | Opal | Tailings: Adult: $100 Child (9 and under): $50 Virgin Ground Loads: $700 (2 adults) | Must make reservations |
| Ron Coleman Mining | Mt. Ida | Arkansas | Quartz | Adult: $35 Senior (55 and up): $20 Child (7-15): $5 | |
| Royston Turquoise Mine | Tonopah | Nevada | Turquoise | Adult: $100 Child (14-18): $50 | |
| Wegner Quartz Crystal Mines | Mt. Ida | Arkansas | Quartz | Crystal: $18 per person for 2 hours Phantom: $40 per person for 4 hours Tailings Pile: Adult: $10.50, Child (2-1) & Seniors: $6.60 | There are a number of different activities availble |
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