SMART-Center and SMART Centre Market

The Jurassic Alcove loves SMART Centre Market! All of our fossils that we display and show during our fossil presentation are from them! If you’re in the Wheeling area, this place is a must visit! 🦖❤️🦕

This store is amazing! Well worth a road trip to Wheeling!

The owners are very nice and really engage anyone that enters the store. We go anytime we’re in Wheeling. This past time we were able to take our 4 yr old who loved it!

This is such an incredible shop.. so many neat things there. The owners are so lovely and they have a variety of things.. gems, science books.. so cute and perfect place to stop for children of all ages. I had a wonderful experience, sad I didn’t know of it before!

My daughter loved this place! The owners are phenomenal at what they do and how much knowledge they have. I recommend anyone to stop at this little gem in the heart of center wheeling!!

I take my granddaughter there often as can we luv it .. and they carry beautiful crystals & crushed glass

Hands down the best shop of this kind anywhere. Robert and Libby are extremely knowledgeable and very eager to help and educate on any subject matter that they can.

The people that work there are very nice, friendly, and informative. Great place for the family to shop and learn.

This is a must go to if your wanting good icecream and a great tour guide into the world of science.

I love this place. You can buy great one-of-a-kind items @low discount prices. The staff there know about anything and everything. I could listen to him talk for hours.

The owners, The Strong’s, are extremely knowledgeable and people who are always ready to share stories and information. They’ve been sharing their passion with young people for many years. Stop in for a visit and you’re most certainly going to learn something!

Did not know this place was there. loved it, owner was very friendly and helpful. prices were great.

This place is FANTASTIC! So many neat, unique gifts & treasures! Nice place to take kids and look around. Part store/part museum! Lots to reach and learn about dinosaurs, rocks, gemstones, fossils, and all things science! Also the best ice cream around!

I was so excited to finally stop in the other day and I am so happy that I did. I needed a birthday gift and Libby was extremely helpful in showing us age appropriate gifts. The store has a great selection of science related items from science kits, collectible fossils and rocks, books, stuffed animals, and other toys and interesting things. This place is a great addition to the community and I hope it's around for many years to come. I cannot wait to bring my son in and see his face light up with excitement at all the fun stuff you guys carry.

Real science, including astronomy, mixed with ice cream and FUN!