The Nature
Discovery Center

The Museum's collection of rocks and minerals includes over 500 specimens from throughout the world. The minerals include gems, metallic and nonmetallic minerals, and rock-forming minerals. The rock collection includes igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.

Collections Fossils Rocks and Minerals Fluorescent Minerals Sands from Around the World Insects Shells and Sea Life Mounted Birds and Bird's Nests Mounted Mammals Galls Cones Indian Artifacts

Activities Rock Puzzle Rock and Mineral Quiz Make a Sand Collection Make a Fossil or Animal Track rubbing to take home Catch the right insect Look Through the Compound Eyes of an Insect Robin Puzzle Mammal Fur Coats Guess How The Native Americans Used These Objects Insect metamorphosis puzzle