Aurora Fossil Museum

Aurora Fossil Museum

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(119) · Museum in Aurora, United States
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The Aurora Fossil Museum, founded in 1976, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) nonprofit science education resource center. Our mission is to educate the public …

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Mar 3, 2025
After living across the ferry from here for 27 years, I finally decided to take a little day trip to this small-but-mighty museum! It's honestly more expansive than it appears from the outside, with…Full review by TropicalDreams97
Oct 14, 2024
We (3 adults) drove an hour and a half just to visit the Aurora Fossil Museum and it did not disappoint! The museum itself was great, friendly staff, informative video explaining how the materials a…Full review by Kimberly S
Sep 6, 2024
Awesome history and very informative about sharks and other fosss from millions of years ago. Lots of fossils to look at as wellFull review by Mik R
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Facts

Established:May 1978
Located:Aurora, North Carolina
Type:Natural history museum

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The museum is open specific hours, are the pits open sun up to sun down??
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As far as i know, they are just outside across the street. No fences or barriers of any kind.
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Answer by Tonya E · Nov 24, 2019
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How would you get from rodanthe to your museum?
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Wow, I'm not quite sure but probably 64 West to Hwy 11/13 but I'm not really sure, better check Google maps because I'm just not sure from your area. It's worth the trip though and …
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Wow, I'm not quite sure but probably 64 West to Hwy 11/13 but I'm not really sure, better check Google maps because I'm just not sure from your area. It's worth the trip though and Bath is not far from the museum so you could plan a weekend trip and visit both.
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Does anyone know when the Phosphate mine brings in fresh material? Thanks!
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I think they said maybe once or twice a year. Not very often but there is a lot of material there so it lasts awhile.
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