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Located in the heart
of downtown Asheville , the
Colburn Earth Science Museum is part of the
Pack
Place Education, Arts & Science Center. Here you can explore the beauty of crystals, the magnificence of gemstones and
the fantastic shapes and colors of minerals from around the world.
The museum highlights the treasures that make North Carolina a
geologic paradise, and regularly schedules exhibitions covering the
full range of gem and mineral related subjects.
Exhibits include the Hall of Minerals, which features many of
the Colburn Earth Science Museum's primary collection of more than
4,500 specimens from around the world; the Grove Stone Room,
whose displays explore the geology of North Carolina and the entire
Earth; the History of Mining in North Carolina which chronicles
mining activity in North Carolina, including the activities of
prehistoric Native Americans, Spanish explorers and 20th-century
Western North Carolinians; and the museum's gem collection, which
includes over 1,000 cut gemstones from around the world.
Website:
Colburn Earth Science Museum
Location:
Asheville
NC
Address: 2 South Pack Square, Asheville, NC 28801
Telephone: 828-254-7162
Hours: All Year: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1:00-5 p.m. Sunday
Fees: $4 adults, $3 students, children 4-17 and adults 60 or
older.
Allow: 1-2 hours
Of Note: Building listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Nearby:
Asheville
Community Theatre (ACT),
Asheville Civic
Center,
Diana Wortham
Theater,
YMI Cultural
Center,
Asheville Art
Museum
Directions: From I-240 take exit 5A Merrimon Avenue and follow signs for Highway
25 south for three blocks. Pack Place is located on Pack Square, directly in
front of the Vance Monument.
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