Explore the world without leaving town at the Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Shows [View all]
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Once a year, more than 65,000 people from around the world flock to Tucson to attend the annual
Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase. More than 40 shows make up the Showcase and can be found all over the city. That includes the original event, the
Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, which got its start way back in 1955 and is held annually at the Tucson Convention Center.
"It's huge for Tucson," said Michal Mael, owner of Michal and Company, which designs and builds furniture made from geodes and sets up each year as part of the Kino Gem Show at 2500 E. Ajo Way.
Mael joins thousands of other vendors, selling everything from amethyst to beads to prehistoric fossils.
"People from all over the world come here for buying, for sharing all these beautiful gems," Mael said. Visitors can travel the world without ever leaving the city, exploring treasures from Africa, India, Vietnam, China, and beyond.
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