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Weekday mornings in spring and fall deliver the smallest crowds, letting you actually linger at the railing. Summer afternoons can stretch the whole trip toward half a day, so head in early if that is your season.
Budsjettips
Advance online tickets cost about $30 and lock in your tour time so you skip the walk-up queue. Bundle the cave with neighboring mountain attractions to secure a combined discount of around 20 to 30 percent.
Anbefalt for
Families, First-time cave explorers, Photography enthusiasts, Couples
Planlegg ditt besøk
90 minutes to 2 hours
Om
Raske fakta: A glass-fronted elevator plunges 260 feet straight down into the mountain before the tour even starts. The main event waits at the bottom: a 145-foot waterfall thundering from the ceiling of a cavern that holds a steady 60°F year-round.
Høydepunkter: Leo Lambert and his crew spent days hand-drilling through solid limestone in 1928, and the growing roar of water told them something huge lurked on the other side. When they finally broke through, they named the cascade after Lambert's wife, then lit it so visitors could stand close enough to feel the spray chill their skin.
Insidertips
- Wear grippy shoes; the walking loop includes damp stone staircases and slick spots near the water.
- Carry a light layer even in July, because the cave holds near 60°F and the waterfall spray makes it feel colder.
- Take the earliest tour of the morning to keep the boardwalk from feeling shoulder-to-shoulder.
- Turn off your phone's flash; the low colored lighting and open viewpoints make for stronger shots, and the lantern tour crams in far fewer people.
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