The fully flooded Marmes Rockshelter is in Franklin County and consists of a shallow, south-facing rockshelter. Excavations were carried out at the rockshelter, and salvage work started with the anticipated flooding of the Palouse River Canyon. However, efforts were futile as they were submerged in water in 1969. Marmes Rockshelter, Washington The flooding was a significant archaeological loss. Still, it […]
Cave of Munits is an important Chumash site and was the home of a powerful Chumash shaman who was killed after he murdered the son of a chief. The cave is accessible after a short hike from El Escorpion Park, and it takes only about an hour to reach the entrance. Cave of Munits, California If you want an action-packed […]
The Pinnacles National Park has some of California’s oddest landscapes, including out-of-place rock spires and gorges filled with boulders, forming talus caves just awaiting exploration. The two most famous talus caves here are Bear Gulch Cave and Balconies Cave. Balconies Cave, on the Western part of the park, boasts excellent trails and scenery. Many people feel excited to come here […]
Tyson Spring Cave is historically significant and it managed to captivate the local inhabitants for thousands of years. A stream flows out of the picturesque entrance of the cave, and it was only in 1987 that the explorers managed to walk through miles of beautiful passages of the cave. Tyson Spring Cave is a crucial Pleistocene site in North US. […]
Spring Creek Cave is in Kendall County and is not open to the public. The cave is known for its fossil specimens and an underground river 3 miles long. The river sometimes floods out into Spring Creek after spells of heavy rains. The cave had opened its doors to the public several times but now they are being kept shut […]
Crystal Caverns is a beautiful cave located on one of the tallest mountains in Jefferson County. It is based on 40 acres of land and is a short distance from the Birmingham metro area. It is also known as the Alabama Caverns or McCluney Cave. The cave was used as a fallout shelter during the height of the Cold War. […]
Crystal Dome Caverns is a show cave located between the cities of Jasper and Harrison in Arkansas. Situated near the abandoned Dogpatch USA amusement park, Crystal Dome Caverns are sometimes called ‘twin caves’ as they are within 400 ft of the hugely popular Mystic Caverns. The cave has a massive collection of geological formations and is open for public tours […]
Hurricane River Cave is one of the show caves of Arkansas. The cave was accessible and used for a long time. People have come across the bones of many bears and a saber-toothed cat. It is believed that the Natives used the cave in pre-historic times. The most impressive discovery from the cave is the complete skeleton of a Native […]
Devil’s Kitchen is a cave located on the shores of Michigan’s Mackinac Island. The waters of Lake Huron carved the cave during the Nipissing post-glacial period. Mackinac Island is known for having world-class rock formations. The features get highlighted by trails which leads to these areas. Devil’s Kitchen Cave is one such example. There are many stories and folklore about […]
Located in Stone County in Arkansas, Blanchard Springs Cavern is one of the most beautiful caves in the US. Operated by the National Forest, the show cave has been developed with utmost care so that the caverns are as close to the natural environment as possible. The authorities have taken extra care to ensure that the fragile environment of the […]
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