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Fantastic Caverns, America’s Ride-Thru Cave @ Springfield,Missouri

This cavern offers a completely ride-through cave experience on propane-powered Jeep-drawn trams.

 

Fantastic Caverns was discovered in 1862 by an Ozarks farmer -- or more precisely, by his dog, who crawled through a small entrance in a hillside. It wasn't until five years after its discovery that the first exploration of Fantastic Caverns took place: twelve women from Springfield, answering a newspaper ad seeking explorers, ventured into the cave. Fantastic Caverns is one of more than 7,300 documented caves in Missouri, and more are still being discovered. Missouri is called The Cave State.

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Uploaded on February 28, 2023
Taken on May 22, 2021