While vacationing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tennessee, there are a lot of attractions and fun places that you can visit. One such place is the Pigeon Forge Gem Mine. This location has a lot of fun activities for the whole family and you can be sure to have a fun-filled time while you are there.
If you are looking for fun things to do in Pigeon Forge, you start with mining for some precious stones. Get your hands dirty and dig through a bucket full of sand and gems. After mining, you can take the stones to an assayer for a free assay to know what gems you have found and what you can make out of them. You can choose to have custom jewelry made from the stones while still there.
Your visit to Pigeon Forge is not over until you visit the rock and fossil shop where you will learn more about fossils and precious stones, including the stones that you have mined. Locates next to the Three Bears general store, Pigeon Forge is an ideal place mining lovers or anybody who wants to have fun digging through the dirt for that perfect souvenir.