Privately owned Cavern with lots to see. Natural surroundings and Native American look to the Building. For three of us Seniors....Hubby, his Sister and I we did great in this Cavern, despite the climbing, and tight areas to walk through. Warning .....a lot of twists and turns, ducking, and tight spots along with possible wet flooring after rain. Do not wear flip-flops in this cavern.....good supportive walking shoes or sneakers are a must on slippery walks. Very interesting History and natural formations in this Cavern make a great tour. Wear a light jacket seeing it's in the 56 degrees in there. Great underground wonderland of water works and nature. Great Native American gifts, and gem panning. Our tour guide was great and he gave a us a humor along with rich Native American History and was very knowledgeable about Cave history. He made fun for all. There is a steep walk uphill to the building from the parking lot. Lots of free parking below with picnic tables by a stream. Nice peaceful place. Bus load of kids pulled in after us. These kids were in for a hike underground ....they must of slept good that night...LOL! 10% discount coupon to print out for the family. Fishing available also.
My boys (10,8,8) were there yesterday and they loved it. They were telling me how much fun it was and thanking me for bringing them while we were still on the tour. The buildings are definitely out dated and need sprucing up. When we arrived (we drove 2 hrs to go there) my first thought was omg what did I get us into but, we were pleasantly surprised by the awesome caves! Our tour guide was full of interesting facts and answered lots of questions for the group. Tours run on the hour and take about an hour. If you are in the State College area definitely go and see the caves! We are glad we went!!!
Indian Caverns was highly disappointing in regards to how much concrete and stone have been added. It is not the authentic cave the natives used. Neal the guide didn't seem to love his job and certainly not the small children in our group. He even went as far to call the one girl a "smarty pants". Not worth the drive or expense. Would recommend Penns Cave not far from this site.
Excellent tour. Listen and learn, there's a lot of information here on local history and geology. Ask questions. Several of the tour guides are locals and know the history very well. Tips: If you're over six feet tall, watch your head. Look to Groupon for deep discounts occasionally (we just paid $22 for four). And stop at the Spruce Creek Tavern for wings and fries.
I liked how you get very educated tour guides. anther thing was that it was very interesting, even my5 yr old sister enjoyed it.
Great place to visit. Tour guides are very knowledgeable. Plenty of parking. Nice gift shop. A "cool" place to go on a hot summer day. I highly recommend it. Take the camera, you can get some great pictures inside the cave.A geocache also nearby if you enjoy hunting.
Indian Caverns was amazing. Our guide, Shawn, was knowledgeable and entertaining. The features of the cave were beautiful and to think it is millions of years old makes you realize what a wonderful world we live in.
Indian Caverns is a nice hourlong tour of a cave given by what appears to be the lone employee. There is also fish feeding and picknicking available -- just like was the case back in 1929, when the current owners bought the place. This is a nice, low key experience and a pleasant drive as well.
Drove very far to see this because ad say's it is 1 mile, it felt like one block, I was expecting a lot more. I wonder if the tour guide doesn't like kids and didn't give us the full tour?
The State College area has a number of caves that you can visit, and Indian Caverns should be on your "must see" list. The tour is about an hour and the guide is very informative about the history of the cave (some of which is very funny) and the geology of the cave. Even if you might have been to other caves in the area Indian Caverns is worth seeing because no two caves are alike. We will be back in the fall with a Boy Scout Troop when we will sleepover in the cave and the boys will also work on merit badges offered by the staff. Where else can you have an outing like that!