Explore Missouri’s best caves, from ancient underground rivers to stunning rock formations. Discover the hidden world beneath the Show-Me State.

Missouri has 56 state parks drawing more than 18 million visitors a year. ... stalactites, rimstone dams, soda straws and flowstones make Onondaga Cave a National Natural Landmark.

A walk through Graham Cave State Park is like a walk through ancient history. Artifacts recovered in the cave revealed that ancient people lived there between 8,000 and 10,000 years ago. Exploring ...

Some of Missouri's most popular caves are in state parks such as Onondaga and Meramec. The vast majority of Missouri's 6,300 caves are privately owned and will be unaffected by state or federal ...

Onondaga Cave State Park, 1.3-mile hike starts 10 a.m. on the Vilander Bluff Trail, 7556 Highway H in Leasburg. Guests should meet at the visitor center and then plan to drive about 30 minutes to ...

Missouri is freckled with geologic features like caves and sinkholes. This is because the bedrock — composed of soluble rock like limestone and dolomite — is conducive to karst formation.

Missouri has over 7,000 documented caves — no wonder it’s known as The Cave State. Yet fewer than 20 are the kind of “show caves” that most of us will ever set foot in.

SPRINGFIELD, MO. — The bear that left a 3-foot-long claw mark in an Ice Age clay bank was the largest bear species ever to walk the earth, about 6 feet tall at the shoulder and capable of moving ...

There are parks specifically established to preserve a cave or caves, such as Carlsbad Caverns, Mammoth Cave, Wind Cave and Jewel Cave national parks. There are parks that have caves but were not ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) — Cave enthusiasts are gathering in northeastern Missouri this week for a national cave convention. The Herald-Whig reports that the National Caves Association is holding its ...

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are home to at least 275 caves, including some of California’s longest caves. These caves preserve rare minerals and fossils.