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12 Of The World's Most Beautiful Caves
For adventure-travel enthusiasts, visiting caves is a great way to satiate one's appetite for exploring the lesser-traversed world out of the sun's light. Immersed in bizarre natural formations, you'll see rainbow colored rock compositions, jagged stalagmites, rugged stalactite, azure waters and scenery that will make you feel like you're on another planet. Everything goes silent as the air gets cooler, and the only sound you hear is the trickle of water dripping from the uneven cavern roof. These places are sometimes peaceful, other times eerie, but almost always alluring.Whether you want to get out and explore a cave for yourself or feel better curbing your curiosity from your computer chair, you can get a visual idea of some of the world's most beautiful caves by checking out the gallery below.
Gallery: 12 Of The World's Most Beautiful Caves
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Lise Aug 26th 2012 9:19AM
I visited Luray cavern in Virginia. It is a very nice cave to visit. You will be surprised.
Jeanette Aug 26th 2012 10:08AM
Lisse we live in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. We just took our grandchildren to Luray on Aug.23rd. They are from Va Beach area and had never been in the caverns before. Thoroughly enjoyed them. We have a lot of caverns in this area, Endless , Grand Shenandoah and many more . All have their own unique scenery underground.
Ben Aug 26th 2012 10:41PM
What about Desoto Caverns in Childersburg, AL? It's just as nice and well preserved as the rest of these.
Kristi Aug 27th 2012 8:38AM
It is lovely Ben! You must be in Bama.... I live in Birmingham and I think we're lucky to have such a wonderful place nearby to enjoy. It definitely is breathtaking.
DJA3117 Aug 26th 2012 11:45AM
There is actually a race going on among explorers to find the deepest cave in the world -- the Mount Everest of caves, if you will:
http://failuremag.com/feature/article/to_the_supercave/
Michael Aug 26th 2012 1:16PM
As a long-time spelunker, I have seen underground wonders that most people will never see. Each cave is different - some offer caverns of incredible beauty; others offer seemingly impossible challenges. I love both.
Mary Smith Aug 26th 2012 3:02PM
Can't believe Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, the longest cave system in the world, was left out. The sights there are just as beautiful as most of these pictures.
Virginia Caminer Aug 26th 2012 7:35PM
I, too, was surprised Mammoth Cave in KY was omitted. It's so beautiful and specxtacular and very popular Apparently someone wasn't thinking.
Kristi Aug 27th 2012 8:37AM
I was somewhat surprised to not find Jeita Grotto as I surfed the photos since it was in the running for one of the marvels of the modern world back in 2009. It's outside Beirut, Lebanon and just beautiful!