Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase
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Every year in February, Tucson, Arizona hosts the largest Gem & Mineral show in the entire world. These shows, more than 40 of them in total, are located over town. More than just gems and minerals can be found at these shows. Collectors, dealers and traders can find great prices on just about anything from small beads to actual Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils to meteorites from the Moon & Mars!
Some of these shows are small, occupying a few large tens in lots that remain empty the rest of the year. Others take up entire hotel and resort complexes, where dealers fill their rooms from top to bottom with their products. Wandering from room to room is encouraged and it can often take more than a day to see everything at just one show!
These shows don’t all occur all at once, but instead start and end during the two-week period. This Tucson event culminates with “The Main Show” at the Tucson Convention Center. While this show is the one that gets the most attention, there is also an entrance fee. Nearly every other show in town is free for all, often including the parking.
There is also a free shuttle service called GemRide that takes visitors around to the various shows around town. GemRide also provides three free parking locations.
This version of the file contains all of the locations for the 2010 shows, which begin on January 30th, 2010 and run through February 14th. Some fine details have not yet been finalized at this time, so there will be a few additions and corrections made to the file in mid-January 2010. Currently missing are the GemRide parking locations as they have not been released as final yet. However, no show locations will change and this file will get you to each and every one of them.
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