Raccoon Mountain Caverns: Crystal Palace Walking Tours
Description
The Crystal Palace Tour is a 45-55 minute guided walking tour through the first 1/4 mile of the cave. This section of the cave has been modified to include lights, pathways, steps, and handrails. Education is the focus of our tours and your guide will explain how caves form, provide a history of the cave, and point out a wide variety of formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, soda straws, and much more, including rare shield and helictite formations! Guests also have a chance to view cave wildlife including bats and salamanders, as well as ancient fossils. Photography is welcomed, however you must keep up with the group. As a reminder our cave is not wheelchair or child stroller accessible.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(52)
This cavern tour was SO cool. The guide, Lilith, was knowledgable and friendly and clearly excited about the experience as well. I definitely want to come back for the more adventurous cave crawl next time
Both the walking tour and cave crawl are amazing. Tour guides are knowledgeable, helpful, and very professional.
We had a wonderful experience. Our guide was knowledgeable about all things science and took the time to show us the beauty of the cave. She truly has a passion for what she does and it shines through. She even offered and took pictures of each group in the cave. Thank you for a wonderful tour!
Awesome guide. He was funny and knowledgeable! Great trip! Well worth it!
Very thankful for the experience. Guide was very excited about education us and made it fun!
We’ve been through many cave tours around the country; this is one of the best. The guide, Emily, pointed out so many details and tiny creatures that’d we’d never seen in our own. It was close and personal. Great value for the cost!
The cave was absolutely beautiful, and our guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the tour very enjoyable. Everything was well organized. A must-do if you're visiting the area!
Top notch, best we have ever seen. Terrance did a great job as our tour guide. Will visit again.
The Cave itself was Beautiful. However, the lack of funding put into the maintenance of the Entrance to the cave and Giftshop was very noticeable.
Very informative and educational. We learned so much about the cave formations and the creatures that occupy it. The guide was very knowledgeable and provided interesting detail throughout the tour. All the staff were super friendly.
