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Top Ten Caves Visited In North America
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10Kartchner Caverns State Park, Arizona
  • These caverns are located in Arizona near the
    town of Benson. They were discovered in 1974 by
    local spelunkers and have been popular ever
    since. There are incredible stalactites and other
    cave features that people on tours can view.

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09Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
  • The Carlsbad Caverns are a cave system located
    among the Guadalupe Mountains in New Mexico. The
    Caverns are actually part of a National Park and
    there are cave tours offered here daily and there
    is even an elevator to the visit center. 

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08Mammoth Cave Kentucky
  • The Mammoth Cave is located in a National Park in
    Kentucky and is part of the longest cave system
    in the world. There are over 600km of explored
    passageways and is twice as long as the next most
    explored cave system.

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07Bonnechere Caves, Ontario
  • The Bonnechere Caves are caves located in
    Northern Ontario. They are very well known and
    locally popular. There are tours being operated
    throughout the caves during the summer season but
    the caving are off limits during winter months.

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6Onondaga Cave, Missouri
  • These caves are located in Onondaga Cave State
    Park in Crawford County, Missouri. The caves were
    discovered over 100 years ago and offer a
    stunning view of stalagmites and limestone
    features. 

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5Fantastic Cave Pit, Georgia
  • The Fantastic Cave Pit, otherwise known as
    Ellisons Cave, is located in Walker County,
    Georgia. While its not nearly the deepest cave
    in the U.S, you can find the longest underground
    pitch here called Fantastic Pit.

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04Castleguard Cave, British Columbia
  • The Castleguard Cave is a limestone cave system
    in the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia. This
    is Canadas longest cave, the fifth deepest, and
    has over 20km of explored passageways. The cave
    is very remote and is not often visited by
    tourists. 

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03Cave of Crystals, Mexico
  • The Cave of Crystals is a cave system in
    Chihuahua, Mexico.  It is connected to a lead
    mine and is full of these incredible selenite
    crystals which are some of the largest natural
    crystals in the world. 

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02Polar Caves, New Hampshire
  • The Polar Caves in New Hampshire is one of the
    most interesting cave systems in North America.
    The caves were formed from granite boulders and
    are located deep in the White Mountains. Many
    tourists visit the caves.

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01Cave of the Swallows, Mexico
  • The Cave of the Swallows in Aquismon, Mexico is
    an open-air pit cave with one of the largest
    known cave shafts in the entire world and is tall
    enough that you can essentially fit a skyscraper
    inside. 

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  • For More Information visit
  • www.spelunking-gear.com
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