NC Mineral and Gem Festival
NC Mineral and Gem Festival is a museum in Mitchell, North Carolina which is located on NC-226. NC Mineral and Gem Festival is situated nearby to Great Meadows Inc Spruce Pin Shopping Center, as well as near the government office Spruce Pine License Plate Agency.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spruce Pine and Little Switzerland.
Spruce Pine
Town
Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.
Spruce Pine is the largest town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,194 at the 2020 census. The Spruce Pine Mining District is one of the only places in the world where high-purity quartz can be found. Spruce Pine is situated 1½ miles north of NC Mineral and Gem Festival.
Little Switzerland
Hamlet
Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.
Little Switzerland is an unincorporated community in McDowell and Mitchell counties of North Carolina, United States. It is located along North Carolina Highway 226A off the Blue Ridge Parkway, directly north of Marion and south of Spruce Pine. Little Switzerland is situated 3 miles southwest of NC Mineral and Gem Festival.
NC Mineral and Gem Festival
- Type: Museum
- Address: 12085 NC-226, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Mitchell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.89053° or 35° 53′ 26″ northLongitude
-82.06582° or 82° 3′ 57″ westOpen location code
867VVWRM+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 10539730875OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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