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81 Caves to Explore in United States

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Alabaster Caverns State Park
Alabaster Caverns State Park, located in northwestern Oklahoma near the Kansas border, is a unique natural wonder renowned for its stunning underground caverns and rare alabaster gypsum formations. The park, established in 1953, encompasses over 200 acres of scenic landscapes and offers visitors an opportunity to explore one of the largest gypsum caves in the world.
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Ash Cave
Ash Cave, located within Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio, is a captivating natural wonder that beckons visitors with its awe-inspiring beauty and tranquil ambiance. This prominent rock formation, characterized by its massive overhanging ledge and stunning waterfall, offers a picturesque and immersive experience amidst Ohio's scenic landscapes.
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Black Chasm Cavern National Natural Landmark
Black Chasm Cavern is a cave nestled in the hamlet of Volcano, located in Amador County, California. It is a dissolution cave, formed by sulfuric acid resulting from Geo-thermal hydrogen sulfide reacting with down-moving oxygenated surface water.
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Blanchard Springs Caverns
Blanchard Springs Caverns is a remarkable underground natural wonder located in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest in northern Arkansas, USA. These stunning limestone caves, known for their breathtaking beauty and geological formations, offer visitors a unique and memorable underground adventure. Blanchard Springs Caverns is one of the most well-preserved and developed show caves in the United States, making it a popular destination for tourists and nature enthusiasts.
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Bluespring Caverns Park
Bluespring Caverns, located in Lawrence County, Indiana, is a captivating underground cave system known for its natural beauty and geological wonders.The caverns offer guided boat tours that take visitors on an underground adventure along an underground river. The boat tours provide an immersive experience, showcasing stunning limestone formations, underground waterways, and intricate rock formations.
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Bull Shoals Caverns
Bull Shoals Caverns, located in Marion County, Arkansas, is a captivating underground wonder that beckons visitors to explore the hidden treasures beneath the Ozark Mountains. This subterranean marvel is known for its stunning formations, fascinating geological history, and the opportunity to delve into the mysteries of the Earth's ancient past. In this introduction to Bull Shoals Caverns, we will uncover the unique features and experiences that make it a must-visit destination.
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California Cavern State Historic Landmark
Originally called Mammoth Cave, California Cavern was California’s first show cave and is its longest cavern system. The cavern walking tour takes you through several passageways into multiple chambers on a trail system. On the way, you’ll see a wide variety of beautiful white, cream and caramel colored crystalline cave formations including stalactites, stalagmites, cave popcorn, flowstones and helictites.
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Cascade Cave Parking Lot
The Cascade Cave Parking Lot, located in Carter Caves State Resort Park near Olive Hill, Kentucky, serves as the starting point for exploring one of the park's most iconic natural attractions, Cascade Cave. This parking lot provides convenient access to visitors interested in embarking on guided tours of the cave system, which is renowned for its stunning rock formations, underground waterfalls, and unique geological features.
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Cathedral Caverns State Park
Cathedral Caverns State Park, located in Marshall County, Alabama, is a natural wonder and popular tourist destination known for its breathtaking underground caverns and unique geological formations. The centerpiece of Cathedral Caverns State Park is its extensive underground cave system. Visitors have the opportunity to explore these impressive limestone caverns, which are among the largest in the state of Alabama.
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Cave of the Bells
The 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. The cave contains a lake which is 80 meters below the entrance level. The lake has been measured at 76 °F (24 °C) and is believed to be warmed by sources below. The nearby Onyx Cave is also of interest.
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Cave of the Winds
Cave of the Winds, is an exhilarating attraction that allows visitors to get up close and personal with the awe-inspiring power of Niagara Falls. It offers a unique and immersive experience, providing an opportunity to feel the force of the falls and witness their natural beauty from a unique perspective.The adventure begins with an elevator ride that takes visitors deep into the Niagara Gorge.
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Cave Rock
Cave Rock is a unique geological formation located in Douglas County, Nevada, which offers spectacular views of Lake Tahoe. It is a 3-million-year-old volcanic dike that rises 3,500 feet above sea level and plunges 1,000 feet to the lake's depths, making it an exceptionally popular destination for hikers, rock climbers, and tourists.The rock derives its name from a natural cave that boaters would pass through before the construction of the highway tunnel.
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Cave Rock Drive
Cave Rock in Carson City, Nevada is a stunning geological formation that rises dramatically above the crystal clear waters of Lake Tahoe. The 3.8 million-year-old granite rock stands over 3,000 feet tall and is considered sacred by the Washoe Native American tribe.Cave Rock has become a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts, offering visitors a variety of activities, including hiking, climbing, and natural wonder exploration.
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Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park
Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park preserves centuries old Native American artwork that graces the wall of a sandstone cave in the Santa Ynez Mountains behind Santa Barbara. The smooth and irregularly shaped shallow sandstone cave contains numerous drawings apparently depicting the Chumash cosmology and other subjects created in mineral pigments and other media over a long period ranging from about 200 up to possibly 1000 years or more.
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Cooper's Cave
Cooper's Cave is a famous geological and literary landmark in Saratoga County. The cave is situated at the confluence of the Hudson River and the Champlain Canal, near the city of Saratoga Springs.The cave is known for its association with James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel "The Last of the Mohicans," where it serves as a prominent location in the story. In the novel, the characters Hawkeye, Chingachgook, and Uncas seek refuge in Cooper's Cave during their adventures.
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Coronado Cave
Coronado cave is one of the few open, undeveloped caves in southern Arizona. The cave is a large cavern 600 feet long and in most places about 70 feet wide.The cave is located ~ .25 mile west of the visitor center on the north side of the road is the parking area for the trail. It became part of Coronado National Memorial in 1978, when the park expanded its boundaries. The cave may have been used by humans as a shelter and hideout by middle archaic people.
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Coronado Cave Trail
The Cave Trail climbs 400 feet over half a mile to the entrance of a 600 foot-long limestone cavern, overlooking a minor ravine on the south side of Montezuma Peak, part of an area that was added to Coronado National Memorial after a boundary expansion in 1978. The cave interior extends 600 feet in length, with 20 foot high ceilings. Those planning to explore the limestone cave should bring at least two sources of light per person.
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Crystal Cave
Crystal Cave is a remarkable underground natural wonder located in Ottawa County, Ohio. This captivating cave system is renowned for its stunning crystal formations, unique geological features, and a rich history of exploration. Crystal Cave was discovered in 1897 by workers excavating a well on the Heineman Winery property on South Bass Island in Lake Erie, which is part of Ottawa County. The cave was named for its intricate crystal formations that adorn its interior.

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