List of show caves

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