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Franklin Gem and Mineral Museum
Phillips Street
Franklin, NC
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 7 attractions in Franklin
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Traveler Description: Housed in the old Macon County jail, the museum covers the history of gem and mineral mining in the area.
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Attraction type: Specialty museum
Address: Phillips Street Franklin, NC
Tel: 828-369-7831

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“Nice stop while driving thru town”
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4 of 5 stars
dkkmclark 11 contributions
Tampa
Jun 29, 2009

We stopped at the museum after we finished mining. Unfortunately, we only had about 15 minutes before it closed. The museum itself is located in the old jail with reminders throughout. Each small room had different collections of gems, fossils and so on. We easily could have spent more time looking through the collections. It was a nice facility. more

“Rock Hound Heaven”
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5 of 5 stars
catwoman27 20 contributions
Middletown, New York
Jun 3, 2009

The Museum is located in an old jail in the center of town between the 2 main streets. Has ample off street parking. The Museum is free but they do accept donations and after looking at the exibits and speaking with the volunteer couple on duty that day you do want to support this "GEM". Nice collection from around the... more

“What a Wonderful Museum”
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5 of 5 stars
celaeach 1 contribution
Loxahatchee, FL
Sep 3, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I was totally enchanted with the variety of stones and the knowledge of the volunteers, at the museum. The displays are fantastic...almost as good as the Smithsonian, in DC. The building is fascinating, because it was once a working jail. The cells are still evident and you get a feeling of the security of their specimens. Where else could you... more

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Franklin Gem and Mineral Museum Address

Phillips Street, Franklin, NC
Tel: 828-369-7831