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From batch sales of unopened rocks on eBay to discreet phone calls to higher-dollar patrons, Illinois’ commercial fossil ...

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The National Medal of Honor Museum opens to the public 25. NBC 5 was there for a sneak peek and surprise for the man who ...

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Paleobiologist Scott Lakeram analyzes 300-million-year-old coal ball fossils to reveal prehistoric plant-insect interactions ...

Opening March 29, the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum teaches how our world continues to evolve. USA TODAY has an exclusive sneak peek.

The Field Museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m ... Restrooms, two eateries and a gift shop are located inside, and two main parking areas are offered on the Museum Campus.

Iowa is often referred to as flyover country, but it has much more to offer. The Hawkeye State boasts four seasons with different things to do all year long. During the warmer ...

The distant clippety-clop cadence grew louder as Charleston tour guide David Collins’s horse-drawn carriage loaded with ...