Desoto Caverns Park |
| Desoto Caverns Park |
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| Facility: | Desoto Caverns Park | ||
| Description: | DeSoto Caverns are a series of geologic caves and a tourist attraction located near Childersburg, Alabama. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, it is touted as "Alabama's Big Cave". In addition to the caves, the park offers various other attractions, including The Lost Trail Maze, a three-quarter acre maze, panning for gemstones, wall climb, and amusement park style rides. Several events and festivals such as the Native American Dance and Crafts Festival and the Holiday Light and Water shows are held throughout the year. Before being commercialized as DeSoto Caverns, the cave was well known locally as Kymulga Cave. There were local legends about the cave being used by Native Americans and as a source of minerals used in the Civil War. It was also said that during WWII, there was a dancefloor and honkey-tonk in the huge main room. The 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 4 known caves in the world that still have actively growing rock formations, and because of this, guests are not permitted to touch almost any rock formations. |
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| A D D R E S S | |||
| Address 1: | 5181 DeSoto Caverns Pkwy | ||
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| City: | Childersburg | ||
| State/Province: | AL | ||
| Zip Code: | 35044 | ||
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| Hours: | April - October 9am-5:30 November - March 9am-4:30 Aundays: Opens at 1pm |
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| Admission: | Children : $13.99 Adults : $16.99 | ||
| Telephone: | (800) 933-2283 | ||
| Website: | http://desotocavernspark.com/ | ||
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