VISITING A GEOLOGY HALL OF FAMER: LURAY CAVERNS, VIRGINIA

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Are you ready to explore a magical, secret underground world of draping flowstones, jaw-dropping formations, towering columns, massive chambers, calcite pools and more?

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The self-guided tour gives information on 19 stops. Each are incredible and worth spending time looking at. Here are just a few of the Luray Cavern Highlights for us:

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Dream Lake

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Giant Redwood

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Saracen’s Tent

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Double Column

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Wishing Well

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VISITING A GEOLOGY HALL OF FAMER: LURAY CAVERNS, VIRGINIA

Are you ready to explore a magical, secret underground world of draping flowstones, jaw-dropping formations, towering columns, massive chambers, calcite pools and more?

The self-guided tour gives information on 19 stops. Each are incredible and worth spending time looking at. Here are just a few of the Luray Cavern Highlights for us:

Dream Lake

Dream Lake is the most exquisite attraction in Luray Caverns. It’s the most stunning optical illusion and one you’ll never forget.

Giant Redwood

This huge piece of flowstone is 40 feet high and 120 feet in circumference. As flowstone takes 300 years to form one inch, it is estimated to be over 7 million years old!

Saracen’s Tent

This is where we find National Geographic’s best example of draperies in the world. It’s definitely the best example I have seen of these flowing delicate curtain formations.

Double Column

The Giant’s Hall is the deepest part of the caverns (164 ft below the surface of the earth) and has the largest airspace of any room in the caverns.

Wishing Well

It’s popular for wish seekers to throw money in the pond. At the end of the year, two to three feet of coins will cover the pool. We saw plenty of notes as well, including $100 bills.

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