Great museum! The building itself is an artifact; a cave that was once used by the Anasazi People as shelter or for food storage.

Garth Chamberlain studied Geology, Archaeology and Paleontology at BYU. He and his wife, Laura Chamberlain, purchased the cave in 1951 to eventually turn it into a museum filled with items collected over the years. However, they first opened it as Southern Utah's first dance hall and tavern. Interesting that a Mormon would open a tavern, but nonetheless they did.

Over the years they collected thousands of artifacts which are displayed in the museum.

The dinosaur tracks are fascinating to see, especially in a family owned and operated museum.

The fluorescent minerals display is one of the largest in the United States and showcases minerals from all over the world.

Interesting Fun Facs -

- Garth Chamberlain was the first Mormon drafted by the NFL. He was drafted by the Pittsurgh Steelers in the 17th round (151st overall) of the 1942 NFL Draft. He played for the Salt Lake Seagulls. When the Salt Lake Seagulls went belly up he decided to become a Salt Lake Police Officer.
- Garth Chamberlain won many awards for his jewelry, woodcarvings, bronze sculptures, oil paintings and Kachina dolls.
- Garth Chamberlain is a veteran of World War II.


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