Geology Museum, University of Missouri,
Columbia, MO 65211, (573) 882-6785
Golden Pioneer Museum
Hwy 86 & J, Golden, MO (between Branson, MO and Eureka Springs, AR). FREE. Open
March 1 - October 31, Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM. Historical objects
and mineral oddities, including the world's largest turquoise carving (carved in
China from nugget weighing 68 pounds), a 1250-lb double-terminated single quartz
crystal, and a 7-foot petrified tree estimated to be over 250 million years old
Kansas City Museum
3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64123, (816) 483-8300. Extensive
collection of minerals, fossils, and Native American artifacts organized in
drawers, viewed by appointment.
Missouri Mines State Historic Site
PO Box 492, Park Hills, MO 63601, (573) 431-6226. Art Hebrank, Site
Administrator. Large mining machinery, extensive Missouri mineral collection,
plus world-wide minerals
Museum of Anthropology, University of Missouri
100 Swallow Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, (573) 882-3764. Native American artifacts
from 9000 BC to the 20th century.
Museum of Art & Archaeology, University of Missouri
Pickard Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, (573) 882-3591. Pre-Columbian Central and
South American artifacts.
St. Louis Science
Center
5050 Oakland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110, (314) 289-4400. Extensive
fossil, mineral, and artifact collections, but most are not currently
displayed, since the Center is now mostly interactive displays.
Tri-State Mineral
Museum
Schifferdecker Park, Joplin, MO 64801, (417) 673-2341.Regular hours are
seasonal. For special visits during off hours, call (417) 624-0820, ext.
471. The museum is devoted to Tri-State minerals, crystals, mining
tools, and equipment.
