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Southern Commercial Caverns

Organ Cave and Lost World Caverns provide year-round public tours in the southern region. Both caverns are located in The Levels of the Greenbrier Valley.



Organ Cave

Guided Walking Tours
Ronceverte

1-800-CALL-WVA

Near White Sulphur Springs, historic Organ Cave was discovered in 1704, was explored by Thomas Jefferson in 1791, and hosted religious service for General Robert E. Lee's troops during the Civil War. Guided tours take visitors through cathedral-like passages, past calcite formations, and through a preserved saltpeter excavation. Good walking shoes and a jacket are all that are required. Cave temperature remains 55 degrees year round.

Open 9 a.m. til 7 p.m. April 1-Oct. 31. Opens 10 a.m. til 5 p.m. Nov. 1-March 31. Opens 1 p.m. Sundays.


Lost World
Guided Walking Tours
Lewisburg

1-800-CALL-WVA

http://www.LostWorldCaverns.com/

Lost World Caverns descends into the labyrinth of limestone caves that tunnel beneath The Levels and provide the region its smooth texture. Self-guided and private tours lead visitors 235 feet below the cave's natural entrance, past stalagmites, flowstones, curtains, and other fantastic formations. Good walking shoes and a jacket are all that are required. Private expeditions lead explorers into the cave's distal areas beyond. Call in advance.

Open daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 15-Labor Day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Labor Day-Thanksgiving. Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's.


 

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