Gem Mining & Gold Panning
- The area’s only indoor gem mining & gold panning experience.
- Located a block from downtown Apex at 414 Upchurch Street, Apex, NC.
- Home of the $10 bucket! The area’s highest value bucket, full of treasure at an incredible price.
- Mine for gems, minerals, shells & fossils.
- Pan for real gold! Keep your treasures!
- Open 7-days a week. No appointment or reservation required.
- Award-Winning – voted the area’s #2 Indoor Activity Center in the 2018 WRAL.com Voters’ Choice Awards!
- Winner of the 2019 Cary/Apex Hulafrog’s Most Loved Award for Indoor Play Center!
Birthday Parties
- Flexible and affordable gem mining birthday party packages available.
- In-store packages starting at $169; full-service packages available for $229.
- At-home packages starting at $100.
- Schedule a fun, interactive and unique birthday party experience.
- Award-Winning – voted the area’s #1 Birthday Party Venue in the 2018 WRAL.com Voters’ Choice Awards!
Prehistoric Gifts
- Shop our prehistoric gifts at our store oronline.
- Authentic fossils, crystals, gemstones, dinosaur toys & other treasures.
- The area’s largest selection of gems, minerals, fossils ideal for home decorating, gift-giving, or metaphysical use.
- An incredible selection of treasures for the rockhound or aspiring paleontologist!
We invite you to experience the youthful joy of a Treasure Quest. You will dig it!
Treasure Quest Mining is an indoor gem mining and gold panning experience and prehistoric gift shop located a block from downtown Apex at 414 Upchurch Street in Apex, North Carolina. Visit our award-winning location, you will dig it! We are open 7-days a week, no appointment or reservation is required.
birthday party packages, affording you the flexibility to custom-design your child’s gem mining birthday party experience to meet your budget and needs.
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Our Prehistoric Gift Shop features fine quality educational and entertaining dinosaur toys, authentic fossil specimens and unique geologic treasures. Visit our store in-person at 414 Upchurch Street in Apex, or shop securely and conveniently online. You can purchase our treasures through
Explore our store, in-person or online, to purchase authentic fossils and other prehistoric treasures.
Schedule a group outing, school visit or track-out camp field trip with us today!
View our comprehensive gem, shell & fossil identification pages to learn about your treasures.