1500 East Garrison Blvd., Gastonia

Open Mon. - Sat. 9-5, Sunday 1-5.

For more information on current exhibits, admission prices and other details, visit www.schielemuseum.org

Information: 704-866-6908.

The Schiele Museum features these permanent galleries:

• North Carolina Hall of Natural History — beautiful dioramas of the 5 regions of North Carolina from the mountains to the sea.
• Hall of North American Habitats — dioramas of Everglades, Sonoran Desert, and Alaskan tundra biomes.
• Hall of North American Wildlife — moose, elk, buffalo, and other large mammals of North America; birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians and small mammals of North Carolina.
• Hall of Earth and Man — fossils of dinosaurs, mastodon, saber-tooth cats, and other pre-historic life; displays about Early Man; largest gem & mineral display in North Carolina.
• Henry Hall of the North American Indian — displays of housing, tools, weapons, adornments, and utilitarian objects of 12 tribal groups of 5 regions of North America; Native voices telling their own stories.

Also in the main facility, the Schiele Shop features a variety of gifts and educational items related to nature and history — rocks and minerals, field guides and books for children or adults, T-shirts, jewelry, puppets, stuffed animals, posters, Native craft items, toys, and games.

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• The James H. Lynn Planetarium, offering fascinating astronomy and space science presentations.

• The Schiele's outdoor sites including a recreated Catawba Indian Village, an 18^th Century Backcountry Farm, a Nature Trail and a Memorial Wildlife Garden.