Title: Top Ten Caves Visited In North America
1Top Ten Caves Visited In North America
210Kartchner Caverns State Park, Arizona
- These caverns are located in Arizona near the
town of Benson. They were discovered in 1974 by
local spelunkers and have been popular ever
since. There are incredible stalactites and other
cave features that people on tours can view.
309Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
- The Carlsbad Caverns are a cave system located
among the Guadalupe Mountains in New Mexico. The
Caverns are actually part of a National Park and
there are cave tours offered here daily and there
is even an elevator to the visit center.
408Mammoth Cave Kentucky
- The Mammoth Cave is located in a National Park in
Kentucky and is part of the longest cave system
in the world. There are over 600km of explored
passageways and is twice as long as the next most
explored cave system.
507Bonnechere Caves, Ontario
- The Bonnechere Caves are caves located in
Northern Ontario. They are very well known and
locally popular. There are tours being operated
throughout the caves during the summer season but
the caving are off limits during winter months.
66Onondaga Cave, Missouri
- These caves are located in Onondaga Cave State
Park in Crawford County, Missouri. The caves were
discovered over 100 years ago and offer a
stunning view of stalagmites and limestone
features.
75Fantastic Cave Pit, Georgia
- The Fantastic Cave Pit, otherwise known as
Ellisons Cave, is located in Walker County,
Georgia. While its not nearly the deepest cave
in the U.S, you can find the longest underground
pitch here called Fantastic Pit.
804Castleguard Cave, British Columbia
- The Castleguard Cave is a limestone cave system
in the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia. This
is Canadas longest cave, the fifth deepest, and
has over 20km of explored passageways. The cave
is very remote and is not often visited by
tourists.
903Cave of Crystals, Mexico
- The Cave of Crystals is a cave system in
Chihuahua, Mexico. It is connected to a lead
mine and is full of these incredible selenite
crystals which are some of the largest natural
crystals in the world.
1002Polar Caves, New Hampshire
- The Polar Caves in New Hampshire is one of the
most interesting cave systems in North America.
The caves were formed from granite boulders and
are located deep in the White Mountains. Many
tourists visit the caves.
1101Cave of the Swallows, Mexico
- The Cave of the Swallows in Aquismon, Mexico is
an open-air pit cave with one of the largest
known cave shafts in the entire world and is tall
enough that you can essentially fit a skyscraper
inside.
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