Emerald Village

828-765-6463 (828-ROK-MINE)
www.emeraldvillage.com

Included admission free with the card.

Description

Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, and about 1 hour from Asheville, NC, is Emerald Village, North Carolina's best gem mining attraction! Tour the underground Bon Ami Mine at the NC Mining Museum, where you'll see fabulous displays of historic mining equipment. Enjoy the splashing waterfall and see the Company Store, re-creating an old mining town. Visit Discovery Mill, with many free displays, including the Music Museum, the Homestead Museum, the Blue Ridge Model Railroad display, the Fluorescent Mineral display, and more. Browse the gift and snack shops. Spend time at the Gemstone Mine where you'll have 'buckets' of fun searching for real gems in a spectacular setting! Find colorful gems including emeralds, aquamarine, garnets, amethyst, quartz and more. Keep what you find! Have your gems identified by experts, who can also cut, polish, and mount them into exquisite jewelry. You'll remember your visit and will want to come again.

Cost without the card:

Adult $16.00, Child $11.00

Hours:

April 1-October 31 (and weekends in November): Daily, April: 9:00 am-4:00 pm;
May: 9:00 am-5:00 pm;
Memorial Day Weekend-Labor Day Weekend: 9:00 am-6:00 pm;
September-October: 9:00 am-5:00 pm;
November weekends only: 10:00 am-4:00 pm

Closed

December-March (limited office and mail orders)

Driving:

Blue Ridge Parkway to exit 334. Go under Parkway on Chestnut Grove Rd. 1 mile, then left on McKinney Mine Rd. 2 miles to NC Mining Museum on right.

Please read: important instructions on how to use your card.

Redemption Instructions:

Included admission to NC Mining Museum and one complimentary gem bucket with the Go Blue Ridge Card. Present Go Blue Ridge Card at the NC Mining Museum Visitor Center.

The Go City Card is accepted until 5:30pm unless otherwise noted; during all other times standard admission will apply.