List of show caves

This is a sortable list of show caves. A show cave is a cave that has been made accessible to the public for guided visits,[1] where a cave is defined as a natural occurring void beneath the surface of the earth, per the International Show Caves Association.[2] For a list of all caves, see: List of caves.

NameCountry/CountriesNotes
Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst Caves Hungary
Slovakia		 On the Subterranean World Heritage List[3]
Akiyoshidai Cave Japan Located in the Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Alabaster Caverns United States Located in the Alabaster Caverns State Park, Oklahoma
Alisadr Cave Iran The largest water cave, located in Hamedan
Angitis Greece Located near Prosotsani
Atta Cave Germany One of the largest dripstone caves in Germany, located near Attendorn
Aven d'Orgnac France Located near Orgnac-l'Aven
Avshalom Cave (Absalom Cave, Soreq Cave) Israel Located in the Judean Hills
Bacho Kiro Cave Bulgaria The first show cave in Bulgaria, inaugurated in 1937 and located near Dryanovo
Batu Caves Malaysia Located near Kuala Lumpur
Bears' Cave Romania Located in Chișcău village, Bihor County
Bellamar Caves Cuba Located near Matanzas
Bing Cave Germany Located near Wiesenttal, Bavaria
Blanchard Springs Caverns United States Located in the Ozark–St. Francis National Forest, Arkansas
Blanche Cave Australia Located in the Naracoorte Caves National Park, South Australia
Blue Grotto Croatia Sea cave, located on Biševo island, Dalmatia region
Blue John Cavern United Kingdom Located near Castleton, Derbyshire, England
Buchan Caves Australia Two caves, the Royal Cave and the Fairy Cave, located in Buchan, Victoria
Grottes de Calès France Located near Lamanon
Cango Caves South Africa Located near Oudtshoorn
Capricorn Caves Australia Located in Rockhampton, Queensland
Carlsbad Caverns United States Located in the Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico. On the Subterranean World Heritage List[3]
Cascade Caverns United States Located in Boerne, Texas
Castellana Caves Italy Located near Bari. On the Subterranean World Heritage List[3]
Cathedral Cave[4] United Kingdom Located near Pen-y-cae, Powys, Wales
Cathedral Caves New Zealand Located near Papatowai, South Island
Cave of the Lakes (Troupisio) Greece Located near Kastria
Cave Without a Name United States Located near Boerne, Texas
Cox's Cave United Kingdom Located in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset
Craighead Caverns United States Located in Tennessee
Cross Cave Slovenia
Crystal Cave United States Located in Put-In-Bay, Ohio. The world's largest known geode, a celestine geode 35 ft (11 m) in diameter, lies at its widest point
Crystal Cave Bermuda Located in Hamilton Parish, close to Castle Harbour.
Dan yr Ogof United Kingdom Located near Pen-y-cae, Powys, Wales
Dechen Cave Germany Located near Iserlohn
Deer Cave Malaysia Located near Miri, Sarawak
Dirou Pyrgos Caves Greece Two caves, Glyfada Cave and Alepotrypa cave, with underground river, near Pyrgos Dirou
Devil's Throat Cave Bulgaria Located in the western Rhodope Mountains, near Gyovren
Dobšiná Ice Cave Slovakia Located near Dobšiná
Doolin Cave (Pol an Ionain) Ireland Located in Doolin
Dragon Caves (Cuevas del Drach) Spain Located on the island of Mallorca, with concerts
Dupnisa Cave Turkey Located in Kırklareli Province
Eisriesenwelt Austria Located near Salzburg
El Soplao Cave Spain Located in Cantabria
Erdmanns Cave Germany Located near Lörrach
Fantastic Caverns United States Located near Springfield, Missouri
Frasassi Caves Italy Located near Ancona
Gough's Cave United Kingdom Located in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset
Gouffre de Padirac France Near Gramat, Lot. 103 m (338 ft)-deep entrance shaft into an underground river
Great Masson Cavern United Kingdom Located near Matlock Bath, Derbyshire
Great Rutland Cavern United Kingdom Located near Matlock Bath, Derbyshire
Grotta Gigante Italy Located near Trieste
Grotte de Chorance France Located near Chorance, Isère
Grottes de Saint-Christophe[5] France Located in Saint-Christophe-la-Grotte, Savoie
Grotte aux Fées  Switzerland Located near Saint-Maurice, Valais. Contains an underground waterfall
Grutas de Cacahuamilpa Mexico Located in the Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park, Guerrero
Gunns Plains Cave Australia Located on Tasmania island
Hams Caves (Coves dels Hams) Spain Located on the island of Mallorca
Han-sur-Lesse Caves (Grottes de Han) Belgium Located near Han-sur-Lesse
Harrison's Cave Barbados Access by tram
Hato Caves Curaçao Located near Willemstad
Hazrat Daoud pilgrimage cave Uzbekistan Located near Nurobod
Hercules Caves Morocco Archaeological cave complex in Cape Spartel
Horne Lake Caves Canada Located in the Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park near Nanaimo, British Columbia
Hotton Caves Belgium Located near Hotton
Howe Caverns United States Located in New York State
Huanglong Cave China Located in Zhangjiajie-Wulingyuan, Hunan
Ingleborough Cave United Kingdom Located near Clapham, North Yorkshire
Inner Space Cavern United States Located near Georgetown, Texas
Jeita Grotto Lebanon Located near Jeita
Jenolan Caves Australia Located in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. The oldest known caves (340 myr). With concerts
Kartchner Caverns United States Located in the Kartchner Caverns State Park near Benson, Arizona
Kents Cavern United Kingdom Located in Torquay, Devon
Koněprusy Caves Czech Republic Located southwest of Prague
Kungur Ice Cave Russia Located in Kungur near Perm
Lamprechtsofen Austria Located near Salzburg
La Verna Cave France Located in Sainte-Engrâce. With the largest chamber in a show cave
Ledenika Bulgaria Located in the Balkan Mountains near Vratsa
Lewis and Clark Caverns United States Located east of Whitehall, Montana
Linville Caverns United States Located near Marion, North Carolina
Luray Caverns United States Locaded near Luray, Virginia
Magura Cave Bulgaria Located in the Balkan Mountains near Belogradchik. With concerts
Mammoth Cave United States Located in Kentucky. The world's longest caves system. On the Subterranean World Heritage List[3]
Manjanggul South Korea A lava tube. Located on Jeju Island
Marble Cave Ukraine Located in Crimea
Marble Arch Caves United Kingdom Located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Mark Twain Cave United States Located near Hannibal, Missouri
Melissani Cave Greece An underground lake on Cephalonia island
Meramec Caverns United States Located near Stanton, Missouri
Mladeč Caves Czech Republic Located near Mladeč
Moravian Karst Czech Republic Located near Blansko
Nahal Me'arot/Wadi el-Mughara Caves Israel Located in the Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve (four Caves Creek) near Haifa. On the Subterranean World Heritage List[3]
Natural Bridge Caverns United States Located in Comal County, Texas
Neptune's Grotto Italy A sea cave near Alghero, Sardinia
Nerja Caves Spain Located in Nerja, Málaga. With concerts
New Athos Cave Georgia Located near New Athos. With mini-metro
Ngārua Caves New Zealand Located between Motueka and Tākaka in the South Island
Ohio Caverns United States Located near Salem Township, Champaign County, Ohio
Orlova Chuka Bulgaria Located in the Danubian Plain, near Ruse
Painted Cave Spain Located near Galdar on Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Phong Nha Cave Vietnam Located near Quang Binh
Peak Cavern United Kingdom Located near Castleton, Derbyshire, England
Poole's Cavern United Kingdom Located near Buxton, England
Pont-d'Arc Cave (Caverne du Pont-d'Arc) France Show cave replica of Chauvet Cave, near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc. On the Subterranean World Heritage List[3]
Postojna Cave Slovenia Located near Postojna. The longest show cave in Europe and the birthplace of speleobiology; with small trains and concerts
Reed Flute Cave (Lúdí Yán) China Located in Guilin, Guangxi
Resava Cave Serbia
Ruakuri Cave New Zealand Located in Waitomo District
Saeva dupka Bulgaria Pre-Balkan, near Lovech
Scărișoara Cave Romania Located in Gârda de Sus, Alba County
Seven-star Cave (Qīxīng Yán) China Located in Guilin, Guangxi
Shaitan-Koba Ukraine Located in Crimea
Skelska Cave Ukraine Located in Crimea
Škocjan Caves Slovenia Located in Matavun. On the Subterranean World Heritage List[3]
Syrau Dragon Cave (Drachenhöhle Syrau) Germany Located near Syrau
Smoo Cave United Kingdom Located in Durness, Scotland
Snezhanka Cave Bulgaria Located in the Rhodope Mountains, near Peshtera
Sonora Caverns United States Located in Sonora, Texas
Speedwell Cavern United Kingdom Located near Castleton, Derbyshire, England
St. Michael's Cave Gibraltar With concerts
Stump Cross Caverns United Kingdom Located near Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
Tabon Caves Philippines Located near Quezon, Palawan
Tapagem Cave (Caverna da Tapagem) Brazil Located in Iporanga
Tapolca Caves Hungary Located in Tapolca, with underground river
Te Ana -The Caves New Zealand Sea-formed limestone cave system near Kaikōura[6]
Te Ana-au Caves New Zealand Located on the shore of Lake Te Anau, Fiordland National Park, South Island, with underground river. Accessible only by boat.
Tham Luang Nang Non Thailand Scene of the Tham Luang cave rescue
Thiên Đường Cave Vietnam Located near Đồng Hới
Timpanogos Cave United States Located in the Timpanogos Cave National Monument near Highland, Utah
Tom Taylor's Cave United Kingdom Located near Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
Treak Cliff Cavern United Kingdom Located near Castleton, Derbyshire
Uhlovitsa Bulgaria Located in the Rhodope Mountains, near Smolyan
Valeron Caves Spain Located in Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Viento Cave (Cueva del Viento) Spain Located on Tenerife, Canary Islands. The largest lava tube system in Europe
Verdes Cave (Cueva de los Verdes) Spain A lava tube, located in Haría on Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Verteba Cave Ukraine Located in Bilche-Zolote
Vilenica Cave Slovenia The oldest show cave in Europe
Vjetrenica Bosnia and Herzegovina The most biodiverse cave in the world
Vorontsova Cave Russia Located near Sochi
Výpustek Cave Czech Republic Located in Křtiny. Part of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area
Waitomo Glowworm Cave New Zealand Located in the Waitomo District, North Island
White Scar Caves United Kingdom Located near Ingleton, North Yorkshire
Wonder Cave United States Located in San Marcos, Texas
Wookey Hole Caves United Kingdom Located in Somerset, England
Yagodinska Cave Bulgaria The longest cave in the Rhodope Mountains, located near Smolyan. Contains a very large number of cave formations; contains rare cave pearls
Zbrašov Aragonite Caves Czech Republic Located in Teplice nad Bečvou

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jennings, Joe N (1985). "Cave and Karst Terminology". In Matthews, P. G. (ed.). Australian Karst Index. ASF Broadway. pp. 14.1-13.
  2. ↑ Definition of show cave n.d. The International Show Caves Association (I.S.C.A.), accessed 24 July 2017
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Subterranean World Heritage List". showcaves.com. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Dukeck, Jochen (12 January 2026). "Cathedral Cave". Show Caves of the World. Retrieved 12 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Grottes de Saint-Christophe". Grottes de Saint-Christophe. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Te Ana – The Caves". Caves Kaikōura. Retrieved 21 January 2026.


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