Reviews of Franklin Mineral Museum Inc (Museum)

Stephen Conklin

Very cool, and informative for the family!!!

Joan Gramm

This place is amazing and the staff make it evem more amazing! We came all the way from Va beach, VA and can't wait to go back again! Pay for the rock mining in the pit! It's so worth it! Especially if you have rock obbessed kids like my 3 year old daughter! It was perfect to add to her growing collection and mine!

Meg Carroll

Wonderful Museum and Activities for the kids!

Tim Porosky

Unbelievable

Jim Poinsett

lots of minerals to see, fun activities for kids, great day collecting rocks

Penelope Christy

Excellent facility and museum. Fun to find raw specimens and check them out for fluorescence onsite. Awesome fluorescence display.

April giraffe fan

Very educational! Awesome hands on mining for kids!

Atno Smith

Their program is user friendly and educational for kids great day trip

DwO-Wraith

Cool

deborah m

You must go

Jerome Kittles

It was a really fun experience going to the museum here in Franklin township New Jersey. They have a really awesome mineral collection with amazing pieces on display for all to see. You can even go down into the rock piles and mine for ultraviolet stones which was really fun to do. It will cost 8 dollars to get in for rock hunting and a dollar fifty a pound for rocks that you want to take home. I will definitely be going back to grab some more of the ultraviolet stones, they look awesome under the uv light. And the staff is very friendly and knowledgeable about everything there.

Nathan Foulds

Nice knowledgeable people with very interesting specimens, most of which are for sale.

Dee Ski

This a great place to go for the family. They had quite a selection of gemstones, rocks, minerals, phosphorescent rock, and other items from all around the world. You can find your own phosphorescent rocks Ann's check them in their shed under the lights they provide to see if there the color and quality you want before you purchase.

Michael Kocsis

Nice place and great history. Try your luck finding nice rocks and take directed trip thru mine very education try it!

Jessica Hetrick

Very kind staff. I'm a member and love going to the auctions.

Matthew See

The history is good, and the displays fascinating. But the "mine" is a replica, so it is overshadowed by nearby Sterling Hill. Especially with the fact that there are still tunnles under Franklin. A redeeming quality is the rock pit out back, where you can find florescent rocks for your collection.

Henry Gonzalez

Great place to see glow minerals rocks

Doctor DeMento

One of the most unique places on the entire planet if you're even a little bit of a science geek or a rock collector or even an artist!

Celine C

The staff were so nice and helpful. The collection is truly incredible

Xtoi

Fun place with a lot activities. Plus for the family

Bridgette Simmons

Great place to visit with the family.

Julia O

Fun way to pass an afternoon! Friendly, knowledgeable folks. I will definitely be back- next time with gloves and a rock hammer

TheOctoberBoyz

Nice place outside and inside

Wes

This place rocks.

ncaldjwell

Excellent

Jennifer Faines

Lots of local history and an amazing rock and artifacts collection. Staff was welcoming and informed. Good parking even for a bus.

Kevin Connors

Very knowledgeable and helpful staff that cater to engagement of kids

Chris Murphy

This place amazed me as a kid. It did not disappoint me as a full blown adult. You are able to walk through several rooms of artifacts from fossil remains to early American Indian items. Zillions of rock samples. The have a darkened room were you can see the rocks glow under a blue/UV light. You make you r way to the quarry area where you pick your own rocks. Once you have made your selection, you head on up to the sorting room where you can review your finds under several black lights. Once you are happy, you exit with your rocks. Very cool place to take the kids. You enterance fee covers the cost of rock collecting.

Raymond Ellis

This was an interesting museum. I particularly liked the local minerals room, the fluorescent room and the Welsh hall.

Sheila massoni

Place was great we went here about 20 years ago so many cool rocks and fossils and Native American things we got a private tour guide really knew her stuff and the man at the desk was very learned we will come back again love the place has lots of prehnite my favorite

Laura Carvajal Porras

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gbaadshaug

Great museum for children and adults who curious about gems and crystal and what minerals makes up NW Jeresey.

Jimmy Conte

The kids had a great time! (Graded K-5) Staff was, at times, testy with our staff but helpful and informative. Great field trip location.

Alex Voskoboinik

They are not working 5 months out of 12 and they dont even mention it on their Google maps... I drove entire hour just to discover they are closed.

Carol Grazevich

Of course this is the fluorescent capital of the world.

Tads Dad

Lots of cool minerals, and local history

Boneta Hensley

Awesome place, friendly place!

Kathleen Mendes

My colleagues and I took our students here during summer school and the staff, museum and activities were fabulous! We learned so much and the hands -on activities were enjoyed by all! The tour guides Trish, Fred and Debbie were true professionals !

ThePoofNugget

They sure have some rocks that glow and others that don't pretty nice

Stephen Hsu

Great for the kids, well thought out, very educational.

dog girl666

Could be better

Landad

Go here if you like rocks. There's more to say but if you're a rock person you will be at home. Especially since they have a rock collection area with the left overs from miners.

Craig McKay

This non-profit educational museum is open seasonally, (closed November-March) so check the website before going. If you're interested in geology and especially rocks and minerals then this place really rocks! Despite the modest exterior, the Franklin Mineral Museum details the mining history of the Franklin Ore Body that was a source for zinc ore for over 100 years. There are a variety of exhibits in the museum a 2-story replica mine that exhibits some of the equipment and techniques that the miners used and the conditions under which they labored. The real treasure is the exhibit of fluorescent minerals. Northwest NJ is home to what is probably the largest number of fluorescent minerals in the world. Often nondescript in appearance under ordinary light these minerals come alive when illuminated with UV light. Although small in size, the mineral exhibit in an adjacent room is not to be missed. It contains many superb examples of rare minerals and crystals.

Noor Q

Very beautiful museum! Many rocks from around the world are for sale or on display! There are rocks, crystals, and minerals that you wouldn’t imagine. The historical part of the museum is wonderful, such amazing artifacts, fossils, and tools. The people there are very friendly and are welcoming to everybody. I enjoy visiting every late spring when the weather is just right to excavate.

Shannon S

Our family loved visiting the museum and mines! Great experience!

John Dorval

Very nice display of local minerals as well as minerals from around the world. Awesome display of florecent minerals. Cool Native American artifact display. Brought home some nice specimens from the Buckwheat dump. You can check you finds under the uv light and sort out the ones you don't want, you pay $1.50 a pound which is not bad. If you are looking for something to do with the whole family this is a good place to go. You can also learn about the history of the Franklin mine. Staff is very knowledgeable and eager to answer questions.

Alan Arnowitz

Interesting for kids and grownups. Different sections cover many periods in world history

peepercoco

Great little museum, glowing rocks are amazing

Millard LeCompte

Check out their website Franklin Museum you can spend the day there

Patti Ricker

Great place to visit and see many wonderful rocks / minerals taken right out of the ground in Sussex County. Also see what our ancestors did for work! You'll enjoy it.

Joseph Clewell

Showcase of extremely unique and rare minerals. Didn't disappoint. Rock collecting on site.

feliz navidad

This museum is amazing! The staff went above and beyond to make sure my nieces had a great time. There was always somebody there to share some knowledge or show a cool artifact. The kids loved it and I’ll definitely be back with friends!

Atomic KRB

Love it so beautiful

Justin Foxy

Very good i liked the rocks of all tipe

Karen S

We've visited this Museum many times and have always enjoyed it. We had a birthday party here for our son years ago and the kids really enjoyed it--especially the Buckwheat Dump! Don't miss it!

chris Zigo

I love it here. If you like gemstones, you must go here

Anthony Caterina

Unusual rocks and minerals. A great place to visit with children. Bringing a fluorescent lamp is helpful, but not necessary.

bob malvey

Great staff and fun

Richard Shortman

Much better than expected on their website. Lots of mineral display. Zinc mining is the promenient theme. Not a single piece of tin. Strange. This would be a great place to bring cubscouts.

Brandi Odell

Very kid friendly. Staff was very helpful. Will be going back.

Ruth Darling

Supper cool. Extrodinary collection of "glowing" rocks. An experience.

Joe Gibeau

Fun place to go.

Lori Carpino

A friendly and interesting place to visit.

Chris D'Achille

Had a great time with the family collecting glowing rocks

Keith Tro

Great day check it out, you will have a great time

James Hicks

A large collection of minerals. Hands-on interactives for kids. Very little interpretation; maybe the tours have more but very boring as a self-guided activity.

Linda Griffith

Fascinating rock displays!

Brady Candell

For anyone with an interest in minerals and fossils, this place is amazing. That's before you consider the world-class collection of fluorescent minerals! Even more incredible is they let you collect your own fluorescent minerals for a very small fee! Great for the whole family, as kids are almost always delighted by the brilliantly glowing rocks.

Don Parriott

This is an interesting place to visit.

Sara Reddin

Had a wonderful time looking and learning about the history of rocks and minerals. They have a pit full of rocks that you can hunt for your own. Some are worth money. I recommend bringing safety glasses, a hammer and sturdy shoes. Great for people of all ages.

Kelly McAllister

Kids love rocks and had fun collecting them.

Martin Horechny

Great fun

Spencer Duncan

nice place to take the kids for a one off kind of trip

Michele Sabia

This place is a great experience for the young and old!

Josephine Duran

We went with my son school, was really an amazing experience there, the tour guides made an excellent job, they knew what to do and always explain what we were supposed to do there. If your kids likes to collect rocks whenever you take them outside this is a great place for them.

john walsh

Best place to look for fluorescent minerals!!!!

John Molnar

Very friendly

Vikram Tashildar

Nice experience

Maurice alameda

Truly a hidden gem, no pun intended. It is very simple, they team does not add all the fluff of a museum. Instead, they focus on the education of the site and its minerals. Yes, I'm a bit of a nerd. However, to actually hold minerals in your hand by hand picking them is amazing. Never mind, the vast amounts of local and international fossils, stones, petrified wood and dinosaur tracks is awesome. Each item has a detailed description of what is displayed. A mine replica and a room with florescent stones. I have been there three times and I'm sure to return soon. Totally local and should be supported.

N Garber

Very kind people who gave us a detailed tour. Gift shop was awesome and their mineral collection is unreal. By far best trilobite fossils and luminous minerals I have EVER seen. Good place for kids and adults who have any interest in geology .

Jay Lochan

Great place for both adults and kids who are interested in Geology

Inga Rus

Great place for discovering never seen before minerals and fossils before, but we were rushed out of the place when it was closing time as we if were not paying customers. We got there at 3:10pm and not warned that they close at 4pm. At 3:45 we were told to leave. The individual who was at the front desk even tried to sell us their most expensive all in one pak that would have taken hours to go through. Obviously he didn't want to be honest with us about their closing time and just wanted money from me and my 3 children. Very sad.

Ellen Pedersen

My grandson

Jenya Stokely

It was a really fun experience, I loved the glow in the dark rocks and the gift shop items was at a reasonable price

Matthew Plante

Nice place, good variety of exhibits. Need to go back for another day on the rock piles.

Mario Sturde

Great place to bring the kids lots of interesting geological semi-precious gems.

Nik Prithviraj

So boring. Took kids for a field trip. They hated it

Alfred Bell

Terrific museum and the minerals of Franklin are unique in the world for their flouresence.

Steve Ceol

Very cool local treasure! Nice selection of fluorescent rocks native to the area.

kimberly mcginnis

We were on our way back from Lake Mohawk and saw the museum, decided to mine for minerals. Didn't really realize how many different minerals there are. Very educational.

Zsofia Lintner

The bathrooms were nicley redone.

R Velez

Due to how the the tour guide was with the students she was an older lady clearly no patience

Cindy L. Lockburner

Cool

Franklin Sandoval

Excelente museo para llevar a los niños a conocer los diferentes tipos de minerales que existen y como son extraídos.

Elle Keenan

Great place for families. They have a wonderful gemstone exhibit and what they refer to as the "dump" where you can go and volley florescent rocks to take home!

G C

Great place, great staff! Very educational experience!

Cindy Flanagan

What a fun day exploring mining and their excellent mineral displays.

Belinda G.

It was great! The tour was awesome! Me and my whole class learned a lot from rocks to the past! I recommend going here!

Lisa Deri

Fun but the walk down to the rocks was sketchy with my 2 year old. My son had a lot of fun though, especially with the dinosaur dig.

Carol Losito

Very interesting. Tour guide very informative.

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Wes Babcock

Great place to bring the family.

colwynn k

Had a lot of cool displays. Fake mine was a little weak. Over all pretty good.

Kevin Smith

Interesting seeing fluorescent stones and fossilized dinosaur waste among other wonders!

patrick cannon

This place is AWESOME! History, geology and beauty collide in this local wonder. This is a great place to vist!! And bring your kids!! The coolness factor is high!!

Christina Duer

Fun!