People might not believe it if they haven't been to Missouri, but the state, which is also known as the Cave State, is home to over 7,000 caves offering a plethora of breathtaking subterranean ...

FESTUS, Mo. (KTVI) – Adventure awaits at every turn of one captivating cave in suburban St. Louis, now modernized into a ...

Government cheese myths lie beneath the surface of Missouri cheese caves. gyro / Getty Images Picture it now: Hundreds of feet below the surface, converted limestone mines are home to thousands ...

Missouri has around 7,500 recorded caves in the state, giving it the nickname of the Cave State. In honor of June 6 being National Cave and Karst Day, here is a look at a few caves you can explore ...

U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo. 7th District, wants people from across Missouri and elsewhere to visit his region. He spent ...

For years, rumors have churned that a specific government surplus of the dairy product has been stored in a 3.2 million square foot cave system hidden beneath Springfield, Missouri. Sort of like ...

MISSOURI – Curiosity surrounding the mysterious Missouri cheese caves has resurfaced on the internet, and now the possible secrets and history behind these caves may have been unlocked.

What's False While some of the stockpiled cheese is stored in Missouri “caves,” these are largely underground warehouses specially designed for private companies to hold and age cheese.

Andrew M. Novaković, professor of agricultural economics at Cornell University, explains that Missouri’s cheese caverns were once enormous man-made caves that were dug for mining purposes.

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