At Gem Mountain, the guests do the mining - "You Find 'Em..You Keep "Em" is the motto. All equipment is furnished and stones are inspected free of charge. Experienced gem cutters are also on hand to cut and design jewelry from your finds. Incl uded in the price of admission to Gem Mountain are passes to the Sands of Time Museum, which features s a collection of artifacts and renderings that tell the story of humankind and the tools used over the ages. And for those for whom require more immediate adrenaline fixes, there's the Grassy Creek Go-Cart Speedway! 600 feet of Banked Track! Put yourself in the Driver's Seat!
Location:
PO BOX 488, Highway 226, Spruce Pine North Carolina 28777
Telephone
828-765-6130 Toll Free: 888-817-5829
(Little Switzerland) Emerald Village
(Spruce Pine) Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine
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04/20 Coming to The Spruce Pine area
Taste of Toccoa Toccoa GA April5 Northeast Georgia's premier dining event, A Taste of Toccoa features sample-sized portions of the most popular dishes from Toccoa's best restaurants and caterers. Garnish with live music, entertainment, shopping, and activities, and you have a fun-filled event the whole family will enjoy.
Celebrate Clayton Clayton GA April27-28 Celebrate Clayton is an Arts, Music, Crafts and Gardening event for all ages, with mouth-watering food and a super kids program. Set in the spectacular North Georgia Mountains Celebrate Clayton is held annually the last weekend in April.
International Biscuit Festival Knoxville TN May18 The four categories of competition are Sweet Biscuits, Savory Biscuits, Special Biscuits and Student Biscuits.
Mountain Flower Art Festival Dahlonega GA May18-19 The festival, located on the hisoric square of Dahlonega, Georgia, is a juried art and quality craft festival held for over 20 years on the 3rd weekend in May.
Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival Pineville KY May23 The Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival is one of Kentucky's oldest festivals, finding its start in 1931.
Mountain Laurel Festival Clarkesville GA May23-26 The Mountain Laurel Festival is a fun, hometown event that sees about 5000 people each year.
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