The Relic room is a super cool mineral and artifact store located within the Knife Emporium. It can be a little confusing to try to find it, because there are not very many signs for it and it’s not visible from outside the building, but just go inside the knife emporium and it’s on the bottom floor! The staff there were super nice and helpful, and most of the mineral prices were fair and better than usual. They had an amazing selection of gems, rocks, bones, historic artifacts, and other curiosities. One of my favorites was their pinned...
Read moreFossil lovers paradise, atleast in my opinion. I just recently started my collection and found a lot of cool items I have never seen before. Some items are packaged in a presentation box with the age range of the fossil, a detailed description of the item, and a picture of the animal. There are some larger, higher priced more collector fossils as well for the more advanced collector. They also have a ton of minerals and other items that are...
Read moreThis place is a MUST stop! Do you want a unique smoky mountain souvenir? Pick up a smoky mountain “Diamond” at the relic room! I love that this place not only has incredible gems, fossils and relics from all over the world, they also have amazing minerals and fossils local to the area. My husband and I have ALWAYS stopped at this place on our way to and from the smokies and can easily spend several...
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