Gem and Mineral Museum
Museum
Why pick this one
Gem and Mineral Museum offers free admission Tuesday through Saturday in Franklin's Old Jail, with school and tour group visits by appointment.
Best for
- Free gem and mineral exhibits in Franklin
- School groups and tour groups of 10 or more
- Children ages 7-17 interested in rock collecting and mineral identification
- Visitors seeking a downtown Franklin museum in the Old Jail
Look elsewhere if
- Visits outside Tuesday-Saturday noon-4:00 p.m.
- Unscheduled school or tour groups of 10 or more
Specialties
- gem and mineral exhibits
- mineral identification
- rock collecting education
What makes them different
- Free admission
- Located in Franklin's historic Old Jail at 25 Phillips Street
- Open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 4:00 p.m.
- School groups and tour groups of 10 or more are accepted by appointment
- Junior Rockhounds program includes rock collecting, mineral identification, field trips, and badges
- Serves
- Franklin
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 25 Phillips St, Franklin, NC 28734
- Phone
- +18283697831
- Website
- http://fgmm.org/
- drsusanray@gmail.com
Services
- museum visits
- school group tours
- tour group visits
- member field trips
- member classes and meetings
- gem shows