May 9—The latest exhibit at Cook Museum of Natural Science in Decatur really brings out the kid in you. It is an authentic mining experience where children and adults can sluice for their very own ...

AND ROCK SHOP" IN LA GRANGE. ALEX: "LITTLE BIG GEM MINE AND ROCK SHOP" WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE ADVENTURE AS YOU MINE FOR DOZENS OF FOSSILS AND TREASURE. >> ONE THING THAT’S REALLY COOL IS IT’S A ...

Mehrdad (He/Him) is a Senior Staff Writer from Iran. He started writing about video games when he was a high-school student. He loves playing competitive FPS games such as Rainbow Six Siege and ...

Travelers have the opportunity to search for their own diamonds in the rough in some U.S. states. In July, Will and Marshall Barnet stopped at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park during a road ...

WILLMAR — It started with a rock. It may not have been the most exciting rock, but to its finder Shelia Bass, it would start a passion that has changed her life and created West Central RockHounds ...

PHILIPSBURG, Mont. — Montana's extensive mining history coined its nickname. The Treasure State. For generations, people have been flocking to find their own treasures near Philipsburg. At the Gem ...

If you're looking for an affordable adventure that rewards you with precious gemstones, you're in luck. The Emerald Hollow Mine offers amateur prospectors the opportunity to roll up their sleeves (and ...

Moonstones in Montana, amethyst and emeralds in North Carolina, garnet and quartz in upstate New York. At pay-to-dig mines around the United States, visitors can paw through piles of mine tailings to ...