Located in downtown Franklin North Carolina, offers Custom gem cutting and mounting, 14kt gold jewelry and findings, thousands of cut gemstones, lapidary equipment and supplies, mineral specimens, stone carvings and bookends and free Museum. Buses and RV's welcome. School, church, and rockhound groups welcome! Open April 01 through December 26.

Producer of "Unto These Hills", an outdoor drama portraying the history of the Cherokee Indians, and Oconaluftee Indian Village, replica of a Cherokee community of the 1750's. Cast of 120 people presents the drama in mtnside theatre; Cherokee guides escort visitors through Oconaluftee Village.