Fabulous CRYSTALS & GEMS at the American Museum of Natural History New York (Night at the Museum)

Kate heads to New York City and visits the American Museum of Natural History to discover incredible gemstones and breathtaking crystals at the Allison and Roberto Mignone Hall of Gems and Minerals. The newly remodeled display features crystals and precious gems from around the world, including the famed Star of India, the largest gem-quality sapphire ever found. Giant amethyst geodes and a huge block of azurite/malachite anchor the incredible collection. The display is a rock lover's paradise - come along!
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  • @CurrentlyRockhounding
    @CurrentlyRockhounding2 жыл бұрын

    It's always impressive to see such a collection but at the same time I think its really incomplete without a display of different basalts :)

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    LOL, Jared, you made me laugh before 9 a.m.!

  • @CityRockhounding
    @CityRockhounding2 жыл бұрын

    This is an amazing show! Thank you for bringing us along with you on your adventures! I appreciate your hard work and passion. Petrified wood is my favorite, those were outstanding!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wasn't it COOL?!

  • @rockhoundingwithjasperblue
    @rockhoundingwithjasperblue2 жыл бұрын

    Well, that was Very Nice, KatyDid! Thank You so much for taking us in there with you. It was quite a pleasure!💎

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! Beauty from around the world. :)

  • @danielcole9620
    @danielcole96202 жыл бұрын

    What a fabulous display! We are so happy for you. Thank you so much for sharing this!

  • @406findings
    @406findings2 жыл бұрын

    I loved that obiculer Jasper with the spots very cool stuff.

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree! I wish I had copied down the name.

  • @helgavoorneveld1530
    @helgavoorneveld15302 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for taking us to the museum with you!! Awesome 😊

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it. :)

  • @lisamills-wv6nc
    @lisamills-wv6nc Жыл бұрын

    Oh my goodness!!! That place is mesmerizing!!!! Love it! Thank you for sharing! 😊

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @lauramarti7548
    @lauramarti75482 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for filming this! I totally enjoyed the tour of the gem and mineral area of the museum.

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @donnabeaudin9114
    @donnabeaudin91142 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sooo much for giving us that tour, it was AMAZING!!!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Donna!

  • @ccccarriemchardy9216
    @ccccarriemchardy92162 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful examples, what a collection! It still amazes me that something that big and fragile looking isn't destroyed when its plucked from mother earth.

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree!

  • @hilario6960
    @hilario69602 жыл бұрын

    Oh my Gosh ! Book time ! Fantastic job with getting to 10K subscribers 💥

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @xdlyon_lyonxd
    @xdlyon_lyonxd2 жыл бұрын

    It looks beautiful with the lighting shining on it 👏🏾

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right?!

  • @xdlyon_lyonxd

    @xdlyon_lyonxd

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@KatyDidRocks Yea

  • @kellywion1464
    @kellywion14642 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for taking us along! Loved every second of it!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hurray!

  • @sandmaker
    @sandmaker2 жыл бұрын

    You always make us smile. I expect to see Mr. Did dressed like cat to show us what he meant. Keep having fun! Meow!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh, that is GOING to happen!

  • @aliencat11
    @aliencat112 жыл бұрын

    I was drooling the entire time. Thanks for sharing this, I'm so glad you had a good time!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too! :D

  • @kastah
    @kastah2 жыл бұрын

    ooohhh, I wish I had at least SOME of those beutiful crystals. I LOVE crystals, nature can create such a beutiful crystal, those patterns and colors, YEZZ.❣❣

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    They really are gorgeous, right?

  • @juliemckenna514
    @juliemckenna5142 жыл бұрын

    Very Cool! Thanks for the museum trip Kate! 😊❤️

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for joining me!

  • @leslyeschoenhuth1107
    @leslyeschoenhuth11072 жыл бұрын

    * OMG ~ Thanks for taking us on this Adventure.. So much fun. Have to stop & Drool & go on & go back & drool some more... Makes the Field Museum in Chicago look Tiny..

  • @scottprather5645
    @scottprather56458 ай бұрын

    I grew up on the east coast so been to the American natural history museum many times. One of the world class collections of minerals and fossils

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    8 ай бұрын

    It really was spectacular.

  • @edivaughan1746
    @edivaughan17462 жыл бұрын

    Generous generous share Katy, thank you very much!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    :) Thanks for watching!

  • @Cherrycola14
    @Cherrycola142 жыл бұрын

    It would be a dream to see this, glad to have people like you sharing it online

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it. :)

  • @auntTdesigns
    @auntTdesigns2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! That is a beautiful exhibit!

  • @pcken9067
    @pcken90672 жыл бұрын

    The faceted quartz were amazing. Everything was just beautiful, thank you for sharing!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed! :)

  • @brennendow9341
    @brennendow93412 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for filming and sharing this, wow!!!!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @wyodino6245
    @wyodino62452 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for giving us the personal tour, Kate. I prefer color too. What a fun place to visit. You can never have enough rock fun.

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    I couldn't believe all the beautiful crystals.

  • @rosiamorrison6531
    @rosiamorrison65312 жыл бұрын

    Loved your presentation , Looks like you had a Super time ! Great one Katy !!!

  • @savagesquirrel9828
    @savagesquirrel98282 жыл бұрын

    Really pretty. I’ve been all over the world, but not New York City. Thank you for taking me along😀

  • @brianholcomb940
    @brianholcomb9402 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video! They were all awesome! Thanks for sharing!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching! :)

  • @kylaabegglen1275
    @kylaabegglen12752 жыл бұрын

    So gorgeous! What an amazing place! From now on when people tell me that rocks are boring I'm going to show them this video.😊Thank you for sharing this!✌🤠

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for coming along. :D

  • @danielcole9620
    @danielcole96202 жыл бұрын

    I had never seen stibnite before this video. How magnificent is that big piece.

  • @lidiadesantiago9898
    @lidiadesantiago98982 жыл бұрын

    My best rock tip is never ignore ugly rocks, a gem maybe hiding underneath that unappealing thing.

  • @paigelee6321
    @paigelee63212 жыл бұрын

    Awesome place thank you 😊

  • @patriciamckean4186
    @patriciamckean4186 Жыл бұрын

    So many gorgeous finds. I am not a city girl but that place is awesome. Thanks for sharing!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    Жыл бұрын

    It really is a remarkable place.

  • @starbug2601
    @starbug26012 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow Katie, thank you so much for sharing this with us, I can’t even begin to choose a favourite, everything is just so beautiful. Thank you so much x

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! 😊

  • @gwynnfarrell1856
    @gwynnfarrell18562 жыл бұрын

    Did your dreams have sparkles all over them? That's an incredible place! Thank you for giving us a tour. Glad you made it there and back safely.

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too! We flew on the 737, which has fallen out of the sky several times.

  • @gwynnfarrell1856

    @gwynnfarrell1856

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@KatyDidRocks 😳

  • @robinhumphrey2692
    @robinhumphrey26922 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Kate!!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're so welcome! :)

  • @lindajolly935
    @lindajolly9352 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Fantastic! 😊

  • @donnal.hanrahan2824
    @donnal.hanrahan28242 жыл бұрын

    STUNNING!!!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree. :) I could hardly catch my breath.

  • @rockrockprettyrock6594
    @rockrockprettyrock65942 жыл бұрын

    I will most likely never get to NYC so I very much appreciate your giving us a tour. As you say, “So many beautiful rocks!” 👍

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! It's a great collection.

  • @beckyh1369
    @beckyh13692 жыл бұрын

    Holy moly! Now THAT is what I call “eye candy”! That must have been an amazing experience! I have to many gem and mineral shows and saw some spectacular specimens, but the tallest amethyst vug I ever saw was “only” 8 feet tall. That specimen they have defies the imagination!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was pretty amazing!

  • @heathersmith-gearns6336
    @heathersmith-gearns63362 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for letting us tag along! Bisbee is one of my favorite places here in Arizona! I hope you get to visit soon!

  • @robbybobby6483
    @robbybobby64832 жыл бұрын

    You had a good time in NYC I see. Thanks for the tour. I loved them all!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    NYC is fun in so many ways.

  • @joydykstra9727
    @joydykstra9727 Жыл бұрын

    Love this, Kate you are such a gem, your dialogue is priceless. Thank you for sharing. It was like I was there. I learned so much. (Lol, 3 thumbs up) w Just wonderful.

  • @GREEKEXPLORERS
    @GREEKEXPLORERS2 жыл бұрын

    Very cool video!! Thank you for sharing!!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for visiting.

  • @joniakin6708
    @joniakin67082 жыл бұрын

    On CBS Sunday Morning today there was a segment on this place! I knew that's where you were going because you told us you were in New York City!! Fantastic! I'm so happy for you!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice! I was pretty impressed, I must say.

  • @sandmaker
    @sandmaker2 жыл бұрын

    Wow that was fun, even if it was NYC. I remembered again why I stopped figuring out what kind of rock something is and just started calling them pretty rocks (pr) and leaverites. I never had an argument about what kind of the rock it is, ever again. They were all beautiful. Thanks for sharing and glad you made it home ok. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

  • @kimmnightingale8440
    @kimmnightingale84402 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Katy, that was amazing!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! :)

  • @minahammonds7511
    @minahammonds75112 жыл бұрын

    Great vlog! Enjoyed it Thank you

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it. :)

  • @marja525
    @marja5252 жыл бұрын

    Thank You 😀🤗💐

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! :)

  • @lyneece1956
    @lyneece19562 жыл бұрын

    Since that is something I’d never see, thank you so much. Fascinating

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @lolajo2850
    @lolajo28502 жыл бұрын

    I don't know if I will ever make it to the AMNH, so thank you for sharing this wonderful video. Such amazing specimens!!! 💚

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    So glad!

  • @cookeeee1962
    @cookeeee1962 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you , I loved it 😊

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    11 ай бұрын

    It was fun!

  • @IndusRiverRock
    @IndusRiverRock2 жыл бұрын

  • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
    @nicolagraynewzealandrockho89762 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow that's incredible. I'd love to go there. I'd love to visit New York too. Maybe one day, it's such a big expensive trip from NZ. Such an incredible display of crystals.

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's a LONG trip from NZ, for sure!

  • @grantfahlman1815
    @grantfahlman18152 жыл бұрын

    Kate, thank you so much for taking us along on this adventure! That is my kind of museum. Two questions: how long did you spend there/how much of it did you get to see, and how much red-tape did you have to go through to get the go-ahead for recording while inside?

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    I actually was only there a couple of hours, which seems to be my limit for museum-viewing. There are 24 buildings, so we only saw a fraction. As far as filming, photography is allowed inside.

  • @tashacano3324
    @tashacano33242 жыл бұрын

    I went to the natural museum of science in Houston once as a little girl & my family rushed me through the mineral & gem rooms. At the time I was upset but I guess they wanted to see the other things too lol

  • @richardbidinger2577
    @richardbidinger25772 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video.

  • @gemmaforshaw1681

    @gemmaforshaw1681

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Katie. Great video. Im from the UK and just to say the blue john fluorite is only found in derbyshire, UK :-)

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info - it sure is pretty!

  • @Bizz420
    @Bizz4202 жыл бұрын

    Thought maybe you’d go herkimer diamond mines. Lol but the museum of natural history is always a great choice.

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to go there, GG. Maybe next time, and you can guide me? :D

  • @jamesmorrow1646
    @jamesmorrow16462 жыл бұрын

    You sure you weren’t in Budapest?😜 Best tip for finding rocks? Go somewhere where there are rocks.

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, James. :D To enter the drawing, comment on this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c2ttus6ak9Owm5M.html

  • @gracewashburn8276
    @gracewashburn82762 жыл бұрын

    Oh I can give you a tip bring plenty of backpack space or a heavy canvas bag to carry those heavy chunky beautiful fines in

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! To enter the contest, click and comment here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c2ttus6ak9Owm5M.html

  • @gemmaforshaw1681

    @gemmaforshaw1681

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Katie. Great video! Im from the UK and just to say the Blue John fluorite is from derbyshire in the UK :-)

  • @QuestionsStuff
    @QuestionsStuff2 жыл бұрын

    Oh yessssss lol :)

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    I must agree!

  • @pakolos
    @pakolos8 ай бұрын

    I,M originally from Bali,found a stone with a blue light 9.6gr then i sold it

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    8 ай бұрын

    That sounds beautiful!

  • @jairprado5538
    @jairprado55382 жыл бұрын

    Show

  • @paigelee6321
    @paigelee63212 жыл бұрын

    Since your in the NewYork area are you going to the herkimer diamond mine

  • @aungoo7476
    @aungoo74762 жыл бұрын

    သဘာဝရဲအလှတရာဟာရင်သက်ရူမဝပါပဲဒါကိုဒါအားလုံးရှိနေရင်ဂုဏ်ရှိသွားပီအလိုလိုနေရင်ကိုဂုဏ်ရှိပီးရင်ရှိနေမှာပါ

  • @raystevens687
    @raystevens6872 жыл бұрын

    Hi 👋 👋 👋 👋 Katie just wanted to say all the rocks you showed me are great who would of known there are so many beautiful rocks. Well now I guess you will have to go to Archeological school 🏫 and get a 2nd degree under your belt. I think you would be good at it you be kinda a female Bill Ney the Science lady 👩 you could be teaching people about all the cool rocks of the world 🌎

  • @KatyDidRocks

    @KatyDidRocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    LOL, I have a lot more learning to do before that can happen! Good thing I love to learn...

  • @raystevens687

    @raystevens687

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@KatyDidRocks even if didn't get a degree you could maybe learn more than you know now really dazzle everyone even more than you do now. Otherwise I think your already good.