The whole family can literally hunt for treasure at this Blue Ridge Mountain mine in picturesque North Georgia. It's a hidden ...

The year was 1828, two decades before the California Gold Rush. Benjamin Parks, a humble deer hunter, tripped over an awfully shiny rock and set off North Georgia’s gold rush. In the year that ...

Western North Carolina offers several locations for gem mining and exploration. Emerald Village, near Spruce Pine, allows visitors to dig for gems and go underground. Other popular spots in and around ...