Emerald Village
Museum
Why pick this one
Emerald Village offers a self-guided Bon Ami Mine tour, 12-level Discovery Mill exhibits, gem mining, gold panning, and emerald digging.
Best for
- Visitors seeking an underground historic mine tour
- Families wanting hands-on gem mining with take-home finds
- Visitors interested in North Carolina mining history
- Gold-panning activities with staff instruction
- Rockhounds seeking mineral collecting at historic mine dumps
- Visitors seeking scheduled nighttime black light mine tours
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors needing wheelchair or stroller access to the underground mine tour or Discovery Mill displays
- Visitors planning an in-person visit outside the April 1–October 31 operating season
- Visitors seeking a fully indoor attraction during inclement weather
Specialties
- Self-guided underground tour of the historic Bon Ami Mine
- Gemstone prospecting with gem buckets
- Gold panning using North Carolina gold-mine ore
- Mineral collecting at the McKinney Mine dumps
- Digging for emeralds at the Crabtree Emerald Mine
- Nighttime black light mine tours
What makes them different
- Home to 12 historic real mines
- Discovery Mill Building includes 12 levels of exhibits
- Bon Ami Mine tour is self-guided and typically takes 30–45 minutes
- Gemstone Mine guarantees a gem find in every bucket
- Gold panning buckets include guaranteed gold
- Serves
- Asheville, Boone, Blowing Rock
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 387 McKinney Rd, Spruce Pine, NC 28777-5122
- Phone
- +18287656463
- Website
- http://www.emeraldvillage.com
- info@emeraldvillage.com
Services
- Mining museum exhibits
- Underground mine tours
- Gem mining
- Gold panning
- Mineral collecting
- Emerald digging
- Historical and mining exhibits
- Gift shops
- Gem cutting and jewelry services