Treasure Hunting Vacations
Looking to take a vacation in the near future? The Travel Channel composed a list of great treasure hunting adventures for your next vacation. Here are just a few to give you an idea of what’s out there:
1) Crater of Diamonds State Park
Treasure Type: Diamonds
Nearest City or Town: Murfreesboro, Arkansas
Website: www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com
2)Rock Candy Mine
Treasure Type: Crystals of Fluorite, Barite, and Quartz Geodes
Nearest City or Town: Grand Forks, BC Canada
Website: www.rockcandymine.com
3)U-Dig Fossils
Treasure Type: Trilobites
Nearest City or Town: Delta, Utah
Website: www.u-digfossils.com
4)Richardson’s Rock Ranch
Treasure Type: Thunder Eggs, Jasper
Nearest City or Town: Madras, Oregon
Website: www.richardsonrockranch.com
5)Opal Hill Mine
Treasure Type: Fire Agate
Nearest City or Town: Blythe, California
Website: www.wiitaminingandexploration.com
6)Cherokee Ruby Mine
Treasure Type: Rubies, Sapphires, Garnet, Rutile, Moonstone, and more.
Nearest City or Town: Franklin, North Carolina
Website: http://www.cherokeerubymine.com/
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I been down to the u-dig area. It was a lot of fun looking for trilobites. There are also places to find topaz crystals and even do some gold panning not too far from there. A lot of rock hounding stuff near delta, Utah.