Shoppers walk along one of the tents where items from the North lake Trading Co are on display at the Kino Sports Complex during the 59th annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show in Tucson, Ariz, on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Photo by A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily StarΒ
A gem-dandy way to inspire your kids
Plenty of natural discoveries await young ones checking out the gem and mineral shows that take place each February. With exhibits at tents and hotels across the city, itβs impossible to see every meteorite chunk or dinosaur fossil, but the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show at the Tucson Convention Center is geared to the public and has free admission for children 14 and under. If your kids walk away as aspiring rockhounds or paleontologists ... youβll find the shelf space.
