Back in 2014, I wrote about Blue Diamond Gemstone Panning off Highway 55 in Cary. At the time, the business had been open for about four years. Kids and families came out to pan for gems and fossils.

Elemental Nite Off, Edition #5. It's time we go back to earth and this time deep into it's caves. Winter is the harshest so it seems only right to brin… ...

Beyond its urban centers of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, one of Pennsylvania's most destination-worthy locations exists primarily under its surface. Located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Lincoln ...

The gift shops at the entrance to the cave and the ticket counter sell mining bags, which have between 3 and 5 pounds of mining rough interspersed with either 2 to 4 ounces of gemstone specimens ...

Indiana Caverns has several above-ground activities, including gemstone and fossil panning, picnic areas, and a walking trail that connects above-ground features to what is happening in the cave ...

To see Niagara Cave, you have to book a guided tour. The tours are an hour long and involve a roughly 1-mile hike underground. As the tour begins, you'll descend around 100 steps down into the cave.

Wisconsin’s most well-known cave was discovered in 1939 when quarry workers blasted into it. The cave opened to visitors the following year and was named a National Natural Landmark in 1988.

Visitors enjoy coffee at a cafe in the Gemstone Cave Scenic Area in Fumin county, Yunnan province, on March 16. JI ZHEPENG/XINHUA KUNMING — A cafe in Southwest China's Yunnan province offers ...

A miniature gemstone discovered in a 3,500-year-old tomb is challenging our understanding of ancient Greek art. ... The back of a skull found in a Grecian cave has been dated to 210,000 years ago.