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EXPLORE!
Beautiful and majestic Bristol Caverns!
Far below the earth's surface, in the timeless beauty of Bristol Caverns,
a strange and exciting experience awaits you.
Paved, well lighted walkways wind through the vaulted chambers and along
the banks of the ancient Underground River that carved these remarkable caverns from the hard
core of the earth 200 to 400 million years ago. In the frontier days, Indians used the Underground
River as an attack and escape route in their raids on settlers. Stealing into the area by way of
the Underground River and the caverns, they swooped down on unsuspecting families, then disappeared
as if swallowed up by the earth.
You will be retracing the same warrior paths while exploring the vast rooms and
arches, columns, and natural stone formations of varying size and kinds. These formations, millions
of years old, display rich veins of minerals which give the formations beautiful colors of red,
blue, gray, brown and sparkling white.
Stalactites and stalagmites, some larger than tree trunks and others smaller than
straws, fascinate and give play to the imagination. Where some of these formation have grown together,
massive columns have been formed reaching from the floor to the ceiling of the lofty rooms. With every
view, nature's artistry is at its best and can be seen in the remarkable tumbling cascades and billowing
draperies - all of solid stone.
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Copyright © 2010 Bristol Caverns, Inc.
P.O. Box 851, Bristol, TN 37620
423.878.2011 |
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