ava's silver and rock shop

I stopped at Ava's on a Sunday afternoon when downtown Thermopolis stores were closed. I'm so glad I did - it's a fun and fascinating place. The shop is located next to McDonalds on the south end of town. Ava is an amazing person and I really enjoyed talking with her. She has incredible knowledge of local geology and her shop is beautifully laid out with all kinds of local rocks and minerals plus stones from all over the world. She and her husband have a long held passion for geology. In their explorations during the 1980s, they came upon a dinosaur fossil which in 1986 was ultimately named for Ava - "Avaceratops". I wasn't expecting to buy anything when I first walked in, but the beautiful selection of unique local rocks got the better of me. I walked out with beautiful WY petrified wood, aventurine, spanish point, fossilized algae and for my 9-year old niece, some fantastic dinosaur dung fossils and gastroliths. Ava's sterling jewelry selection looks wonderful too. If you're visiting Thermopolis, stop in, learn and be amazed at the beautiful rocks and jewelry Ava has available. You'll want to take some home with you.