We greatly appreciate your review. We are glad you enjoyed your cavern tour. The underground world is so beautiful and people don't realize it until they see it for themselves.
Anna,Thank you so much for your review. I will pass along to the guiding staff your thoughts. We do greatly appreciate you taking the time to let us know how you liked your cavern tour.
We visited here recently. Grounds and staff all very nice . The cluster of buildings hosting the various trades from milling to candle making all enjoyable , as was their staff. The cave tour , thru no fault of theirs, evidently -- was a little disappointing. The cave has been blocked off and the complete , one way tour is currently not possible. Forcing a U turn and the retracing of your exact route . Also , since to enter the cave you immediately go down a rather lengthy spiral staircase-- you must climb UP that same staircase to exit. But , all in all, a nice few hour experience.
The setting at this cave is beautiful. The walk through the cave is not very long. You get to the end and turn around. There are 64 circular steps at the beginning (according to my son who counted each step). My favorite part was the casket/body of Daniel Boone's brother. We went to the bake shop and had a cookie (very good). We went to the soap shop and the employee explained the process really well. We then went to the candle shop and we weren't even greeted. Still, it was nice to visit. You do have to pay $5 to park in addition to paying for entrance.
My family & I found Squire Boone's Caverns, in some State issued tourist book. It's kind of out of the way.It costs $5.00 per vehicle, just to get on the property.Our expectations were low. But, this was a great place to visit. We ended up spending several hours here.The Grist Mill, is still a working mill. It was fun to check out.We walked up the hill, met Sylvester The Cat. He was coy but, friendly.We checked out the bakery, Candle Shop, Soap Works, Gem Store, & Gift Shop.We met Possum The Cat at the Gift Shop, while we waited for our tour to begin. Contrary to what we had been told, she was tentative but, friendly.The tour group was small. There were only 7 of us, plus our guide.The tour took a little less than an hour. It was lead by a very enthusiastic & knowledgeable young man.I really enjoyed the whole experience. The only part that caused me to pause was, the part where we were shown what is supposedly Squire Boone's Coffin & current resting place inside the caverns.I didn't really mind it but, I'm not entirely sure it's appropriate.Personally when I pass, I'm not sure I'd would want my grave to be a stop on a tour.
Great Place to learn about Squire Boone a pioneer. Making soap and Candy. All different rock name of minerals.
We ended up seeing the cave as we couldn't go zip lining and we are glad we did. They did a great job of lighting the cave. You actually don't see the wires. The tour guide was very nice and patient with my children's questions. The cave itself is really cool. You do have to climb 74 step down to the cave and then the same steps back up out of the cave. It takes about an hour for the tour and all four of us really enjoyed this educational adventure before our long drive home.
I had a great experience here; they have friendly staff members and the prices are cheap for the experience. The caverns are amazing to see and the tour guides are great at what they do. Be prepared to learn a thing or two about geology and history as the guides are knowledgable in both subjects pertaining to the caverns. Overall, it was a great experience that I wouldn't hesitate to repeat.
We want to thank you and your Mom for visiting and for the review. I personally want to thank you for your comment on the tour needs more geological information. That is part of our tourguide training but we will stress this even more and make sure our guides have more information.
Was a nice family outing. The spiral staircase is old and wet/slippery. Part of cave was closed off. My only complaint was 2 people taking pictures constantly. In that dark environment they about blinded everyone. Should be no cameras allowed. Parking is $5 and bakery is expensive