Past & Present Science and Nature Store & Free Fossil Museum

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Past & Present Science and Nature Store & Free Fossil Museum Walk back in time through a shop filled with minerals, crystals, fossils, artifacts, jewelry, tools, toys, games, and great gifts!

OPEN today, Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day, 10-6pm! Schools are closed so it’s the perfect time to come see what we’re...
10/12/2026

OPEN today, Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day, 10-6pm!

Schools are closed so it’s the perfect time to come see what we’re all about! 🦕🔮🦈🏹💍

They don’t show you this kinda stuff in school! 🧑‍🏫🔬👩‍🔬We’re basically a science museum, but you can touch and bring hom...
10/05/2026

They don’t show you this kinda stuff in school! 🧑‍🏫🔬👩‍🔬

We’re basically a science museum, but you can touch and bring home fossils, minerals and artifacts of your own (plus we have an actual free fossil gallery, too, where you can discover world-class specimens from all over the world and talk to the experts!)

As people remind us, there’s no other stores like us in the WNY area, so you won’t regret coming to discover something cool!

09/07/2026

🚨 We will be closed Labor Day Monday, September 7th.

Enjoy the holiday and see you Tuesday!

09/03/2026

Place a TV stone on an image or word and have it project up to you! 📺

This naturally forming mineral is a great example of the light tubes that now carry millions of telephone calls and TV pictures around the world!

Bring your own home to show your friends when you visit our shop:
Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 10-6pm
Wednesday, Thursday 10-8pm

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🪓 This Saturday in Linesville, PA is an artifact show you won’t want to miss! With a variety of artifacts, fossils, mine...
07/20/2026

🪓 This Saturday in Linesville, PA is an artifact show you won’t want to miss!

With a variety of artifacts, fossils, minerals, jewelry, tools, demonstrations and more, it’s a day for everyone!

Hope to see you there!

Happy 250th Birthday America! 🇺🇸🎈🎆Koda and all of us at Past & Present wish everyone a Happy 4th and semiquincentennial!...
07/04/2026

Happy 250th Birthday America! 🇺🇸🎈🎆

Koda and all of us at Past & Present wish everyone a Happy 4th and semiquincentennial!

We’re closed today to celebrate—see you Monday!

06/09/2026

“Pinecones! Oh my goodness! They’re my favorite!” ~ Sid the Sloth 🦥🌲

Fossil Pinecones
Equicalastrobus sp. (?)
Eocene (55-33 million years ago)
Western Sahara, Morocco

“This Memorial Day we don’t say ‘Happy’: We say Thank You. To the brave who never came home.To the families who carry th...
05/25/2026

“This Memorial Day we don’t say ‘Happy’: We say Thank You.
To the brave who never came home.
To the families who carry their sacrifice.
We remember. We honor. We live in the freedom they died to protect.”

Thank You. 🇺🇸

(Our shop is closed today, Memorial Day Monday)

The sun is trying really hard to stay with us! ☀️In the meantime, make your indoors pop with color with rocks of all hue...
05/11/2026

The sun is trying really hard to stay with us! ☀️

In the meantime, make your indoors pop with color with rocks of all hues. 🌈

Open Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 10-6pm; Wednesday & Thursday 10-8pm!

• Lapis Lazuli
• Calcite
• Amethyst & Citrine Cathedrals
• Ocean Jasper
• Smokey Quartz
• Labradorite
• Agate Slices
• Malachite
• Selenite
• Septarian
• Herkimer Diamonds
• Apophyllite
• Fluorite
• Opals

04/23/2026

The myth, lore and legend of the Petoskey Stone!

Did you know Michigan’s State Stone is actually the fossil of 350 million-year-old colonial coral that was naturally tumbled by the last Ice Age? 🦣

Next time you wander the shores of the Great Lakes, see if you can find any! 🔍

Address

3767 S Park Avenue
Blasdell, NY
14219

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

Telephone

(716) 825-2361

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