Falls of the Ohio Gift Shop Information

The Falls of the Ohio State Park gift shop has a variety on low-cost fossils and minerals, priced from 50 cents and up.The gift shop closes 30 minutes before the Interpretive Center every day.

This is a great place to buy local specimens - none from the park of course! Inventory varies. We strive to provide accurate labels as much as possible!

Fossils

Ammonites*       Blastoids**       Brachiopods       Bryozoans       Cephalopods       Clams

Corals (Rugose & Tabulate)      Crinoids              Cystoids**        Echinoids*           Graptolites**       Insects*              Ostracods**      Plants (Callixylon wood and non-local fossil ferns) 

Snails                 Sponges and Stromatoporoids  Trace fossils    Trilobites

**Availability is not guaranteed due to low numbers kept on hand.

Bagged Fossil Collections

Minerals

Agate (Quartz)*     Barite           Calcite    Dolomite     Fluorite     Garnet*   

Gypsum                 Malachite*    Mica*        Pyrite          Quartz

Bagged Mineral Collections

* Not local material

Rocks

We do not keep a lot of rocks on hand, but occasionally we will have assorted igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. Call to inquire.

Handcrafted Items

Arrowheads (modern only)

Bird Houses

Bracelets

Dream Catchers

Driftwood Sculptures

Earrings

Necklaces & Pendants

Ornate Wood Boxes

Walking Sticks

Books

A very limited inventory is currently available. We are in the process of ordering nature & history books. Our current inventory is mostly children's books.

Information about Probing the Wonders of the Falls - an activity book geared for educators.

  Updated February 1, 2010