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List
of Caves in the United States
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in which specialized SCUBA equipment is used to enable the exploration
of natural or artificial caves. NOTE:
Some of these caves listed, may include areas for cave diving.
Caves
in Alabama
Cathedral
Caverns boasts two world records. Its opening is 128 feet wide and
25 feet tall, making it the largest commercial cave opening in the world
and "Goliath." A stalagmite, a stalactite and stalagmite have met to form
this world's largest known stalagmite. It measures 45 feet tall, 243 feet
in circumference and 40 feet thick Cathedral Caverns is located near Grant,
Alabama.
DeSoto
Caverns main room is twelve stories high, and larger than a football
field. The caverns are noted for one of the largest continuing accumulations
of onyx-marble stalagmites and stalactites in the world. DeSoto Caverns
is one of only four known caves in the world that still have actively
growing rock formations. In 1965, an archaeological excavation undertaken
by the University of Alabama unearthed the 2,000 year-old Indian burial
now on display in DeSoto Caverns. DeSoto Caverns is listed on the State's
Register of Landmarks and Heritage and is shown as a historic point of
interest on Alabama maps.
New
Fern Cave is named after the endangered American Hart's Tongue fern
but is also home to other endangered species like the Grey bat and Indiana
bat.
Rickwood
Caverns contains some of the most massive and fascinating underground
formations in the Alabama. Rickwood Caverns is maintained as an official
caving park that offers more than a mile of colorful living geology, blind
cave fish and an underground pool. The caverns themselves were water-formed
during the Mississippian period over 260 million years ago. Rickwood Cave
reveals that it was carved from an ocean bed, shell fragments and fossils
of marine life are visible along the cavern ceiling and walls. Many curiosities
are featured on guided tours of the "miracle mile" at Rickwood Caverns
State Park, located near Warrior, AL.
Russell
Cave National Monument Russell Cave was home to prehistoric peoples,
for more than 10,000 years. The cave shelter archaeological site contains
the most complete record of prehistoric cultures in the Southeast. Russell
Cave National Monument is located in Bridgeport, Alabama
Sequoyah
Caverns are best known for its reflecting water pools. The underground
lakes reflect the beauty of the caves. Sequoyah Caverns are named after
Sequoyah, a Cherokee Indian who singlehandly developed the Cherokee alaphabet.
Caves
in Alaska
Caves
in Arizona
Bat
Cave Mine
Bat Cave was a guano mine. An aerial tramway was built from the mine to
"Guano Point" on the South Rim. In 1975 the abandoned mine became part
of Grand Canyon National Park, some remnants of the old operation remain
at Bat Cave, and on the South Rim in the Hualapai Indian Reservation.
Guano Point is still a popular stop for air tours from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Tourists can inspect the remnants of the old mining operation.
Colossal
Cave Mountain Park had been used for centuries by prehistoric peoples.
Geologists surmise that the Cave has been dry from 2,000 to 10,000 years.
Colossal Cave Mountain Park is located in Tucson, and near Saguaro National
Park East.
Cave
of the Bells is an underground wilderness, known for its unique and
varied suite of minerals and formations. Cave of the Bells is located
in Sawmill Canyon at the end of a four-wheel drive road on the eastern
slopes of the Santa Rita Mountains. Lake Tunnel, one of its most notable
and accessible passages, leads through a large room to a permanent lake
far underground. The lake is a total of 80 meters below the entrance level,
it is believed that the water in the lake is heated by sources far below.
Cave of the Bells is locked and gated. To obtain access to the cave, keys
are available at Forest offices in Nogales and Tucson, AZ.
Coronado
Cave is about 600 feet in length, 20 feet high, and 70 feet wide with
several crawl ways and passages. Coronado Cave includes numerous formations
including stalagmites, stalactites, columns and scallops. The Coronado
National Memorial invites you to explore Coronado Cave. The limestone
that houses Coronado Cave formed about 250-300 million years ago when
Arizona was covered by a shallow sea. Limestone is made of the broken
shells and skeletons of ancient corals, sponges, shellfish, and other
creatures. Coronado Cave is a great cave to introduce others to spelunking.
Coronado Cave is located near Bisbee, AZ
Grand
Canyon Caverns is a natural limestone cavern 230 feet underground.
They are among the largest of dry caverns in the United States. Air comes
into the caverns from the Grand Canyon through 60 miles of limestone caves.
You enter and leave the caverns by means of an elevator. You will view
Selenite and limestone crystals, unique "winter crystals," and Helecite
crystals (a very rare form of Selenite). The Grand Canyon Caverns is on
the section of Route 66 at Peach Springs, between Kingman and Seligman,
AZ.
Kartchner
Caverns State Park presents the Kartchner Caverns, home to one of
the world's longest soda straw stalactites: 21 feet 2 inches, the tallest
and most massive column in Arizona, Kubla Khan: 58 feet tall, the world's
most extensive formation of brushite moonmilk, the first reported occurrence
of “turnip” shields, and the first cave occurrence of “birdsnest” needle
quartz formations. This “live” cave is host to a wide variety of unique
minerals and formations. Kartchner Caverns State Park is located in Benson,
Arizona.
Onyx
Cave is a series of passageways and rooms that honeycomb an outcropping
of limestone in the Santa Rita Mountains. To help preserve Onyx Cave Escabrosa
Grotto, Inc., leased Onyx and gated the entrance in 1974. To obtain a
key to Onyx Cave, and register your reservation, you must contact Escabrosa
Grotto, Inc.
Peppersauce
Cave is a limestone cave found in the Santa Catalina Mountains approximately
10 miles south of Oracle, Arizona. Peppersauce Cave contains approximately
1 mile of mapped passages.
Caves
in Arkansas
Blanchard
Springs Caverns is a magnificent limestone cave system starting more
than 200 feet underground. Blanchard Springs Caverns is administered by
the U.S. Forest Service, they provide 3 different cave tours, with guides,
in developed and undeveloped sections of the Caverns. Blanchard Springs
Caverns is located 15 miles northwest of Mountain View, Arkansas
Bull
Shoals Caverns is a limestone cave formed 350 million years ago, in
the Ozark Mountains, located near Mountain Village 1890. Bull Shoals Caverns
includes forests of gigantic stalactites and stalagmites of every color
of the rainbow. The Ozark Mountains are one of the oldest mountain ranges
on earth.
Cosmic
Cavern has 2 bottomless cave lakes inside: South Lake has blind trout
living in it and Silent Splendor, has 9 ft. soda straw formations. The
bottom or end of these lakes have yet to be found. There is a special
tour, the Wild Cave Tour, which offers an exclusive look into parts of
the cavern rarely seen. There is also an authentic sluice, where you can
pan for gems still in the rough. Cosmic Cavern is located in the Ozark
Mountains on Hwy 21 outside of Berryville, Arkansas.
Hurricane
River Cave offers tours along an ancient underground riverbed. Hurricane
River Cave features stalactites, flow stone, soda straws, cave popcorn,
columns, milkmoon, stalactoflats, along with rare and unique shields.
A number of unusual skeletons have been discovered in the cave: saber-toothed
cat and bears. The cave entrance is at the base of a towering bluff, with
a waterfall (specially created for the visitor). Hurricane River Cave
is located south of Branson in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Mystic
Caverns and Crystal Dome Cave, are sometimes called "the twin caves"
because they are within 400 feet of each other. Mystic Caverns and Crystal
Dome Caves contain more formations per foot than any other caves in Arkansas.
Crystal Dome Cavern has a spectacular eight-story dome. Mystic Caverns,
has operated commercially since the late 1920s. Several guided cave tours
are offered numerous times throughout the day. Mystic Caverns and Crystal
Dome Cave are located between the cities of Jasper and Harrison, Arkansas.
Old
Spanish Treasure Cave is one of Arkansas's most historical cavern.
Old Spanish Treasure Cave has legends of buried gold. It is believed that
over 350 years ago, Spanish Conquistador Soldiers buried treasure, some
believe the treasure is still there. Old Spanish Cave is located between
Gravette and Sulphur Springs, Arkansas
Onyx
Cave is composed of natural onyx. There are chambers with names like the
Witches Fireplace and Friendly Dragon. They are great caverns if you enjoy
cave spelunking. Onyx Cave is located about six miles east of Eureka Springs,
and is the oldest show cave in Arkansas.
War
Eagle Cavern and it's underground stream was used by the Indians hundreds
of years before the first settlers came to the area. Every effort has
been made to leave the cavern in its natural state. War Eagle Cave on
Beaver Lake is located near Rogers, Arkansas
Caves
in California
Black
Chasm Cavern is a show cave in California's gold rush country, west
of the Sierra Nevada. It is a vertical cave, about 4000 feet long. Black
Chasm Cavern is a National Natural Landmark, due to its geological diversity
and spectacular helictite crystals, located in the Landmark Room. Black
Chasm Cavern is located in Volcano, CA
Boyden
Cave is a mile-long cavern located in Kings Canyon National Park.
Boyden Cave or Boyden Cavern is located in the deepest Canyon of the United
States, the 2,500m deep Kings River Canyon, which is part of the Sequoia
National Forest. Boyden Cave is a privately owned cave system. Regular
tours of the cave are given by a licensed guide company.
Bronson
Caverns
California
Caverns in the early days, the cave was known as "Mammoth Cave." California
Cavern was the very first cave in the state to be opened to the public
for guided tours in 1850. California Caverns is a State Historic Landmark,
and claims the distinction of having the most extensive system of caverns
and passageways. California Caverns is in Mountain Ranch, CA
Crystal
Cave has impressively large rooms, stalactites and curtains, and ornate
marble polished naturally by a subterranean stream. Crystal Cave is located
off the Generals Highway in Sequoia National Park.
Lake
Shasta Caverns offers spelunkers the oppurtunity to explore the inner
reaches of the cave by obtaining a special permit issued by the Shasta
Lake Visitor Center. There are Lake Shasta cave tours available, as well.
Lake Shasta Cavernis located in Lakehead, CA
Lava
Beds National Monument has the largest concentration of lava tube
caves in North America. Lava Beds National Monument is an area that is
pock-marked with cinder cones, flooded with ancient lava flows and the
park includes Petroglyph Point, one of the largest panels of Native American
rock art in the United States. Roughly ninety percent of the lava in the
monument is basaltic. Lavacicles on the ceiling of a lava tube were left,
Dripstone was created when lava splashed on the inside walls of the tubes.
Lava Beds National Monument is located near Tulelake, CA.
Mercer
Caverns is located in Murphys, CA
Mitchell
Caverns
Moaning
Cavern is the largest single cave on the west coast, tall and spacious
enough inside to hold the Statue of Liberty. It is open to the public
for walking tours, rappelling, and spelunking. Moaning Cavern is also
an archaeological site, where some of the oldest human remains known in
America were discovered, the bones were preserved by the mineral-rich
water in the cave. Moaning Cavern is located in Vallecito, CA
Subway
Cave
Sunny
Jim Cave
Ursa
Minor (cave)
Vasco
Caves
Caves
in Colorado
Cave
of the Winds is a cave in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado, just
west of Colorado Springs, near the Manitou Cliff Dwellings. The most famous
section of the Cave of the Winds is the Silent Splendor room.Tours of
the complex of caves are given daily, led by knowledgeable guides.
Glenwood
Caverns Adventure Park is located in Glenwood Springs, CO
Spring
Cave
Caves
in Connecticut
Twin
Lakes Cave
Caves
in Delaware
Caves
in Florida
Florida
Caverns State Park is home to the only air-filled caves accessible
to tourists in Florida. The limestone caverns were formed over time, as
water seeped into and dissolved local bedrock, forming stalagmites, stalactites
and flowstones. Florida Caverns State Park is located 3 Miles North of
Marianna, FL
Mariana
Caverns
Wakulla
Cave is classified as a first magnitude spring and is one of the longest
and deepest known submerged freshwater cave system in the world. Wakulla
Cave consists of a network of conduits of which 12 miles have been surveyed
and mapped. There was bones found, of an ancient mastodon on the bottom,
scientists have identified the remains of at least nine other extinct
Ice Age mammals. Wakulla Cave is located near Tallahassee.
Caves
in Georgia
Caves
in Hawaii
Ka
Eleku Caverns is an underground lava tube, the 18th biggest cavern
system on earth. There are guided tours and a self-guided exploration.
Ka Eleku Caverns Maui Cave Adventures is located in Hana-Maui, HI
Kaumana
Cave is a lava tube that measures around 25 miles and is filled with
lush flora. Kaumana cave entrance is well-marked and easily accessed via
the stairs. There is no entrance fee. Kaumana Cave is located close to
both Rainbow Falls and the district of Hilo, in the Big Island of Hawaii.
Kazumura
Cave is among the world’s longest and deepest lava tubes. There are
caves tours that consist of a two hour cave tour covering a half mile,
a cave tour that lasts for four hours covering two miles, and a cave tour
lasting 6 hours, the latter is only open for skilled climbers. Kazumura
Cave is located in the Big Island, Hawaii.
Kula
Kai Caverns is a lava tube on Mauna Loa’s lower slants. Thousand year
old lava tubes. There are tours and they offer one tour that includes
an other section of the caverns called the Maelstrom Cave. Kula Kai Caverns
is located in the Big Island
Thurston
Lava Tube is a long underground lava tube that measures 400 feet in
length with a ceiling that reaches up to 12 feet. Thurston Lava Tube is
to be found within the Big Island’s Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Caves
in Idaho
Kuna
Caves
Minnetonka
Cave
Niter
Ice Cave
Wilson
Butte Cave
Caves
in Illinois
Illinois
Caverns
Caves
in Indiana
Bluespring
Caverns is a cave system stretching 21.5 miles. Bluespring cave is
most notable for having the longest known subterranean river in the United
States with approximately 3 miles of navigable river, and more than 21
miles of stream and river passages. Visitation to the cave is controlled
by Bluespring Caverns Park, a commercial corporation. The featured activity
is an hour-long boat ride on the subterranean river in a 17-person boat
equipped with lighting. Bluespring Caverns is located in Bedford, IN
Marengo
Cave is located in Marengo, IN
Siberts
Cave
Spring
Mill State Park
Squire
Boone Caverns is located in Mauckport, IN
Twin
Caves
Wyandotte
Cave is located in Leavenworth, IN
Caves
in Iowa
Crystal
Lake Cave is located in Dubuque, IA
Maquoketa
Caves
Spook
Cave
Caves
in Kansas
Caves
in Kentucky
Carter
Caves State Park
Colossal
Cavern
Crystal
Onyx Cave
Diamond
Caverns is located in Park City, KY
Fisher
Ridge Cave System
Great
Onyx Cave
Hidden
River Cave Hidden River Cave is located in Horse Cave, KY
Horse
Cave also known as Hidden River Cave
Kentucky
Caverns is located in Horse Cave, KY
Lost
River Cave is home to the only cave boat tour in the state of Kentucky.
Boat tours typically run at the top of each hour. Lost River Cave is located
in Bowling Green, KY
Mammoth
Cave National Park is located in Mammoth Cave, KY
Martin
Ridge Cave System
Oligo-Nunk
Cave System also known as Cow Counterfeiter Cave System
Onyx
Cave
Caves
in Louisiana
Caves
in Maine
Caves
in Maryland
Crystal
Grottoes Cavern is the only show cave in the U.S. state of Maryland.
The rooms along the tour are very tall and narrow. Most abound in formations,
generally stalactites, flowstone, and columns. Crystal Grottoes is located
in Boonsboro.
Caves
in Massachusetts
Caves
in Michigan
Caves
in Minnesota
Forestville/Mystery
Cave State Park is located in Preston, MN
Niagara
Cave is located in Harmony, MN
Caves
in Mississippi
Caves
in Missouri
Bluff
Dweller's Cavern and Browning Museum is located in Noel, MO. Bluff
Dwellers Cavern has over 4000 feet of passages. They also have a muesum
that has alot of different kinds of rocks to look at and exhibits include
human bones, arrows, and stone implements. Browning Museum is located
at the cave's entrance.
Bridal
Cave and Thunder Mountain Park is located in Camdenton, MO. Bridal
Cave holds the world record of over 1760 underground weddings.
Cameron
Cave is located in Hannibal, MO
Cathedral
Cave consists of a few side passages and the portion known as "Upstream
Cathedral". The cave consists of two distinct sections. Cathedral Cave
is 15,639 feet long, and the trip from the river entrance to the commercial
entrance is about 5,600 feet. Cathedral Cave is located in in Onondaga
Cave State Park near Leasburg, MO
Cliff
Cave
Crystal
Cave
Devil's
Icebox
Double
Drop Cave
Fantastic
Caverns is located in Springfield, MO
Fantasy
World Caverns
Fisher
Cave
Honey
Branch Cave
Jacob's
Cave is located in Versalles, MO
Mark
Twain Cave is located in Hannibal, MO
Marvel
Cave is located in Branson, MO
Meramec
Caverns is located in Stanton, MO
Onondaga
Cave and Cathedral Cave is located in Leasburg, MO
Onyx
Mountain Caverns
Ozark
Caverns
Round
Spring Cavern
Talking
Rocks Cavern is located in Branson West, MO
Truitt's
Cave
Caves
in Montana
Lewis
and Clark Caverns State Park
Virgil
The Turtle's Great House Cave
Caves
in Nevada
Caves
in New Hampshire
Lost
River Gourge and Boulder Caves is located in North Woodstock, NH
Polar
Caves Park is located in Plymouth, NH
Caves
in New Jersey
Caves
in New Mexico
Burnet
Cave
Carlsbad
Caverns is located in Carlsbad, NM
Conkling
Cavern
El
Malpais National Monument lava tubes
Ice
Caves are located in Grants, NM
Lechuguilla
Cave is the fifth longest cave (122 miles) known to exist in the world,
and the deepest (1,604 feet) in the continental United States. Lechuguilla
Cave has a large variety of rare speleothems, some of which had never
been seen anywhere in the world, included 20 ft. gypsum chandeliers, 20
ft. gypsum hairs and beards, 15 ft. soda straws, cave pearls, subaqueous
helictites, rusticles, U-loops and J-loops. Lechuguilla Cave is located
in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. It appears that the cave's
passages may extend out of the park into adjacent Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) land.
Shelter
Cave
Fort
Stanton Cave
Caves
in New York
Clarksville
Cave
Ellenville
Ice Caves
Howe
Caverns contains a lake called the Lake of Venus. At Howe Caverns,
advetures tours may include a boat ride, In addition, there is also a
two hour "Adventure" tour that simulates natural cave exploration with
the assistance of a guide in a section of the cave that had not previously
been open to the public. This tour usually ends at the "lake of mystery".
Howe Caverns is located in Howes Cave, NY
Gage
Caverns
Schoherie
Cavern
Ice
Caves Mountain
Lockport
Cave
Natural
Stone Bridge and Caves is located in Pottersville, NY
Secret
Caverns
Caves
in North Carolina
Linville
Caverns
Caves
in North Dakota
Caves
in Ohio
Crystal
Cave
Mary
Campbell Cave
Ohio
Caverns is located in West Liberty, OH
Olentangy
Indian Caverns is located in Delaware, OH
Perry's
Cave is located in Put-in-Bay, OH
Saltpeter
Caves
Seneca
Caverns is often referred to as "The Caviest Cave in the USA". View
"Ole Mistry River", part a vast groundwater system underlying the area.
Seneca Caverns is a Registered Ohio Natural Landmark, located in Bellevue,
OH
Seven
Caves
Zane
Shawnee Caverns
Caves
in Oklahoma
Alabaster
Caverns State Park has a 3/4-mile cavern formed of alabaster, a rare
form of gypsum, making it the largest natural gypsum cave in the world
open to the public. Alabaster Caverns State Park is located near Freedom,
OK
Crystal
Cave
Duncan
Field Cave
Robbers
Cave State Park and Lodge, Robbers Cave enjoys notoriety as a former
hideout for outlaws. Robbers Cave State Park and Lodge is located in Wilburton,
OK
Caves
in Oregon
Fort
Rock Cave
Lava
River Cave
Oregon
Caves
Paisley
Caves
Sea
Lion Caves is located in Florence, OR
Caves
in Pennsylvania
Coral
Caverns
Crystal
Cave The lowest point Devil's den is 155 ft. below the earth's surface.
The highest point in Crystal Cave is 65 ft. below the earth's surface,
in an area that is correctly called "Lookout Point", due to a breathtaking
view of 2/3 of the cave. Crystal Cavis located in Kutztown, PA
Indian
Caverns is a show cave in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, the second-largest
cave in Pennsylvania. Indian Caverns consists of two sections: the "Historic
Cave" and the "Giant's Hall". One room, the "Grotto of the Wah-Wah-Taysee",
features a phosphorescent mineral deposit in the ceiling and walls, the
cave also contains a "musical rock", which resounds with a bell-like tone
when struck. is located in Hummelstown, PA
Laurel
Caverns is located in Farmington, PA
Lincoln
Caverns is located in Huntingdon, PA
Lost
River Caverns is located in Hellertown, PA
Penn's
Cave is located in Centre Hall, PA
TyToona
Cave
Woodward
Cave is located in Woodward, PA
Caves
in Rhode Island
Caves
in South Carolina
Caves
in South Dakota
Beautiful
Rushmore Cave sits in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Black Hills
are home to the 2nd largest cave system in the US. Beautiful Rushmore
Cave is the area's largest stalactite cave, with series of rooms and passages,
the most stunning is the BIG ROOM. This legendary room contains thousands
of salactites, stalagmites, ribbons, helectites, columns and other cave
formations. Beautiful Rushmore Cave, the closest Cave to Mount Rushmore,
just a few miles east.
Bethlehem
Cave
Black
Hills Caverns is located in Rapid City, SD
Crystal
Caverns limestone caves are open for the public to tour. Crystal Caverns
is a cave complex near Rapid City, South Dakota.
Jewel
Cave National Monument is located in Custer, SD
Sitting
Bull Crystal Cave is located in Rapid City, SD
Stagebarn
Crystal Cave
Wind
Cave National Park is located in Hot Springs, SD
Wonderland
Cave
Caves
in Tennessee
Appalachian
Caverns
Bell
Witch Cave
Big
Bone Cave
Bristol
Caverns is located in Bristol, TN
Bull
Cave
Craighead
Caverns is listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's
largest underground lake, located deep inside a mountain near Sweetwater
in Tennessee is a remarkable body of water known as The Lost Sea. The
Lost Sea is part of an extensive and historic cave system called Craighead
Caverns.
Cumberland
Caverns is located in McMinnville, TN
Dunbar
Cave
Forbidden
Caverns is located in Sevierville, TN
Gillespie
Cave
Hubbard's
Cave
Mill
Creek Cave
Nickajack
Cave
Parachute
Cave
Raccoon
Mountain Caverns is located just ouyside Chattanooga, TN
Ruby
Falls this cave system has the World's tallest underground waterfall
with stream beds and numerous cave passages. The highlight of the tour
is Ruby Falls; a 145 foot cascading waterfall located over 1120 ft. underground.
Ruby Falls is located in Chattanooga, TN
Rumbling
Falls Cave
Tally
Cave
Titanic
Cave
Tuckaleechee
Caverns is located in Townsend, TN
Worley's
Cave
Caves
in Texas
Bracken
Cave
Cascade
Caverns
Cave
Without a Name is a natural, living cavern, filled with spectacular
formations of Stalactites, Stalagmites, delicate Soda Straws, Cave Drapery,
magnificent Flowstones, Rimstone Dams, and more. Cave Without a Name is
located near Boerne, TX
Caverns
of Sonora is located in Sonora, TX
Inner
Space Cavern has fantastic cave formations where Ice Age animals were
found. Inner Space Cavern is located near Georgetown, TX
Longhorn
Cavern State Park is located in Burnet, TX
Natural
Bridge Caverns is located in Natural Bridge Caverns, TX
Wonder
Cave, also referred to as "Balcones Fault Line Cave" is
a rare Tectonic cave and was formed primarly by tectonic forces. Womder
Cave contains some troglobionts, such as the Texas blind salamander, a
blind shrimp, and a blind isopod. Wonder Cvae is also home to Wonder World
amusement park. Wonder Cave is a show cave located between Austin and
San Antonio TX
Caves
in Utah
Timpanogos
Cave
Neff's
Cave
Little
Brush Creek Cave
Caves
in Vermont
Caves
in Virginia
Clarks
Cave
Crystal
Caverns
Cudjo's
Cave
Dixie
Caverns is where experienced guides are eager to take you "up" into
the mountain and then "down" underground, stopping to show the splendor
that thousands of years has created. Dixie Caverns is located in Salem,
VA
Endless
Caverns is located in New Market, VA
Grand
Caverns formerly Weyer's cave is America's oldest show cave, where
gigantic stalactites point down from above and stalagmites thrust upward
from the caverns floor. Cathedral Hall, 280 feet long and over 70 feet
high, is one of the largest rooms of any cavern in the Eastern United
States. Massive columns, beautiful rippling flowstone, and rare "shield"
formations create a variety of sights. Grand Caverns is located in Grottoes,
VA
Luray
Caverns has cathedral sized rooms with ceilings 10 stories high filled
with towering stone columns and crystal clear pools of water. You can
also hear the sounds of the world's only Stalacpipe Organ in Luray Caverns.
The Great Stalacpipe Organ is an electrically actuated lithophone operated
by a custom console that produces the tapping of ancient stalactites of
varying sizes with solenoid-actuated rubber mallets in order to produce
tones. The instrument's name was derived from the resemblance of the selected
thirty-seven naturally formed stalactites to the pipework of a traditional
pipe organ. Stalacpipe
Organ. Luray Caverns is a U.S. Natural Landmark located in Luray,
VA
Shenandoah
Caverns is located in Shenandoah Caverns, VA
Skyline
Caverns
Caves
in Washington State
Ape
Cave is a lava tube that is 13,042 feet long, it is the third longest
lava tube in North America. The main entrance divides the cave into two
sections, the upper cave and lower cave. Ape Cave is located in Gifford
Pinchot National Forest just to the south of Mt. St. Helens, WA.
Big
Four Ice Caves is located on Big Four Mountain, a mountain in the
Cascade Range, located approx. 20 mi east of Granite Falls. Big Four mountain
is about 6,135 ft high and on its north flank, debris piles form from
avalanches and are able to remain there year round because of the continuous
shade provided by the mountain. During the summer, snow-melt streams flow
beneath the debris piles and cause caves to be formed in the ice. The
Big Four Ice Caves trail #723 is one of the most popular hikes in the
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Big Four Ice Caves are located
one mile up a fine Forest Service trail from the site of the old Big Four
Inn.
Caves
in West Virginia
Bowden
Cave
Cave
Mountain Cave
Hamilton
Cave
Harpers
Pit also known as Cow Hole Pit
Hellhole
Keys
Cave
Lost
World Caverns were registered as a National Natural Landmark, that
"feature terraced pedestal-like stalagmites, flowstone, curtains, rimstone,
domepits, and waterfalls." The "walking" tour section of the cave consists
of a large chamber, (1000 feet long, 300 feet wide, 120 feet high) with
many formations like the Bridal Veil, Goliath, Snowy Chandelier, Ice Cream
Wall, Castle and the War Club. Lost World Caverns is located just outside
of Lewisburg, West Virginia
Mystic
Cave
New
Trout Cave
Organ
Cave
Seneca
Caverns is located in Riverton, WV
Sinks
of Gandy
Smoke
Hole Caverns
Still
House
Trout
Cave
Caves
in Wisconsin
Cave
of the Mounds National Natural Landmark offers tours, that pass an
array of colorful crystal formations including stalactites, stalagmites
and columns. Cave of the Mounds National Natural Landmark is located in
Blue Mounds, WI
Crystal
Cave is located in Spring Valley, WI
Eagle
Cave
Kickapoo
Indian Caverns
Ledge
View Nature Center
Perrot's
Snake Cave
St.
John Mine
Caves
in Wyoming
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