Tom Neverdal10 days agoFrom
You're met with a roped off sign screaming "stop don't enter until allowed" very off putting. If you're business savvy, put some chairs out there and offer some lemonade or something while people wait. The "treasure sifting" is finished in about 3 minutes as the employee kind of hang over your shoulder seemingly wanting you to finish fast so she can tend to other things. She even grabbed the sifter from my daughter at one point and did the job for her. I was left with the feeling she wanted us out of there as fast as possible. The reason i give 2 stars is because she was at least very nice and she's probably just following owner's instructions to take people's money and get rid of them asap. In short this business has a good idea but horrible business practices. And in reading owner's response to others reviews, owner is set in his/her ways and will not change, i think to the detriment of the business.
Clay Pinkerton10 days agoFrom
Quirky little place. I find activities for kids in Big Bear kind of lacking, beings all the outdoor stuff like hiking, etc. First off prices are more than the website, etc, says, but that is the case at almost every place nowadays. Like we saw $10 and up for a geode to crack, but $35 was the lowest. With that said, it was still kind of fun for a kid splitting the geode with the methods they had. The outside area is also kind of surreal. A wooden cowboy hanging from a noose, coffins you can stand in for pictures, a jail with a skeleton, a cemetery with funny headstones, and a huge, really odd pig. If you need something hands-on to do, it is that.
Johnny Rockitworld10 days agoFrom
OMG! I love this place. The rooms spaces are themed Egyptian, Dinosaurs, Mermaids, Pirates and Star Wars. Their selection of gems and rocks, would be a great addition for your collection☆ And don't forget to check out next door there is a ghost town cemetery
Main location40016 Big Bear Blvd Big Bear Lake California 92315 US(909) 866-5678
