The Pennsylvania Cave Tour At Penn’s Cave That Belongs On Your Bucket List
By Beth Price-Williams|Published May 30, 2020
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
Got your bucket list handy? If not, you might want to grab it, because this Pennsylvania cave tour definitely belongs on it. Even if you’ve taken a tour of Penn’s Cave before, you might want to stop by again as there’s always something new to discover. The tour, however, is just the beginning of what promises to be an unforgettable adventure.
As the only all-water cavern in the United States, Penn's Cave in Centre Hall definitely deserves a spot on your bucket list. It won't take you long to see why.
Climb into your assigned boat for the guided cave tour, which typically runs for 50 minutes. The tour is not handicap accessible, and you'll have to walk down (then up) nearly 50 stairs to reach the boat.
Cave Mountain Tour or the Farm-Nature-Wildlife Tour. You'll explore, with a guide, the cave mountain in an off-road Jeep. The tour runs two hours long.
If you love animals, you'll definitely want to set off on the guided Farm-Nature-Wildlife Tour. You'll be on a bus for the 90-minute tour that will take you to some of Penn Cave's 1,600 acres, where a variety of animals live.
You can also do a little gem mining or try to escape a life-sized maze after your tours. Tickets for all of the tours must be purchased at the Visitors Center.
Penn's Cave Visitor Center and Gift Shop are currently open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Masks are required in the Visitors Center and during the cave tour.
Have you been on this Pennsylvania cave tour? What did you like best about it? Share your experience in the comments! You might also want to consider adding the largest outdoor pool in PA to your bucket list.
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