Discovery Depot

Discovery Depot is a unique indoor experience taking an archeological expedition to find adventures you can keep!

Dig for crystals & minerals in The Jackpot Mine, identify them at our mineral information tables and take home all your treasures!
Pan for “gold” at Thunder Creek and keep everything you find!
Unearth dinosaur fossils in The Bone Zone and take home a kit of real fossils!
Create a masterpiece at the Craft Center with Spin Art T-shirts, Sand Art & more!
Be the first to see the breathtaking insides of a newly cut geode millions of years old!

As a part of Nature’s Art Village, you can visit Discovery Depot and call it a day, or stay and explore the other options onsite, such as The Dinosaur Place, Copper Creek ,  The Gateway Museum, and The  Shops each offering something unique and interesting.