Aurora Fossil Museum
Science Museum
Why pick this one
Aurora Fossil Museum offers free admission, Miocene and Pliocene marine fossil exhibits, and on-site fossil pits in Aurora, North Carolina.
Best for
- Visitors seeking free fossil exhibits
- Hands-on fossil collecting in designated outdoor pits
- Learning about the geology and paleontology of coastal North Carolina
- Visitors interested in shark fossils and Megalodon
- School and community education programs focused on fossils and geology
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors seeking an indoor-only activity, since the fossil pits are outdoors
- Visitors looking for a general science museum without a Coastal Plain geology and paleontology focus
Specialties
- Shark fossil exhibits and identification
- Megalodon fossils
- Cetacean fossils
- Miocene and Pliocene marine fossils
- Fossil collecting in on-site pits
What makes them different
- Founded in 1976 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) science education resource center
- Free admission to the museum and fossil park
- On-site fossil pits allow visitors to dig for fossils using permitted small tools
- Main exhibits feature Miocene and Pliocene marine fossils, including specimens from the neighboring Nutrien Phosphate Mine
- Annual Fossil Festival held on Memorial Day weekend
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 400 Main St, Aurora, NC 27806
- Phone
- +12523224238
- Website
- http://www.aurorafossilmuseum.com
- info@aurorafossilmuseum.org
Services
- Science museum exhibits
- Fossil park access
- Fossil pit collecting
- Educational programs
- Outreach programs
- Field studies
- Fossil kit program
- Annual Fossil Festival