Nature's Art Village

"My favorite part of natures art is Brandon. He answers any and all of my child like excited questions with equal enthusiasm, can't beat that. His insight makes me insightful, and in a room full of fossils and organic specimens the outcome is limitless. Never knowing what I'll walk out with is that literal "kid-in-a-candy-store" feeling. However, their prices do reflect the excitement of the place. Thousand year old items don't come cost effectively, but sometimes they do! My latest score was a pair of meteorite ear rings for $25 and a calcite clam chunk for $12! If you can stay out of the tourist trap items, this place is a honey hole. I could wander around all day, albeit half of it conversing with Brandon about what I have found lol. Always a great time, and I will definitely be back. Summer is good for mini golf and splash pad for the kids. They have ice cream that I never sprang for because I couldn't justify the cost(i.e:tourist trap)."

"I've never seen a working piano at a mini golf course until visiting Copper Creek Very inventive! Each hole is themed around a mineral. The shops contain a wide selection of gems and jewerly. The antiques building similarly has a large, 2 story collection where you can get deals on one-of-a-kind items."

"I’ve been trying to get to this place since they were offering the free summer CT program but it was already sold out so I decided to bring my daughter yesterday along with my boyfriend. The place was not all that!!! My daughter is only four years old and she was bored. Two or three exhibits were closed due to the pumpkin patch being set up and the splash pad was also closed. This place is definitely overpriced and was not worth $85 for all three of us. I felt like most of the time we were walking trails and there wasn’t anything exciting to see in the trails. If you’re not into dinosaurs, this is not the place to bring your child but they really need to perk this place up. It needs more things to be added. We were highly disappointed and won’t be coming back. I drove an hour as well and there was another family that drove from NY and they felt the same exact way. Definitely an overrated and overpriced place! Wouldn’t recommend."

"Great selection of rocks and gems! We love coming into shops after a long day at the beach or exiting the Dinosaur Place!"

"Best Adventure Ever! I was surprised that it was open. We went on the first day. The grand kids had a blast digging for rocks! They get to fill a bucket with whatever they can find to take home. Even the teenagers had fun! It was nice and cool down in the mine. It's a great place to take the kids on a weekend to escape the summer heat. There is also plenty of shopping upstairs! I highly recommend stopping in."