The Missouri Cave Tour In Noel That Belongs On Your Bucket List
By Beth Price-Williams|Published June 06, 2020
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
How’s your bucket list looking? Have you checked anything off of it lately? Added anything to it? If it’s been a while since you’ve reviewed your bucket list, you might want to dust it off and decide what you’re going to do next. You’ll probably even want to add this Missouri cave tour, a fun activity for the whole family.
Carve out at least half of a day for your visit to and tour of Bluff Dwellers Cave, and its other attractions, in Noel.
Dating back more than 350 million years, Bluff Dwellers Cave wasn’t discovered until by Arthur Browning until 1925. (When you tour the cave, you’ll get to see Browning’s footsteps, which have been preserved in the lake.)
Kick off your adventure with a one-hour guided tour of the historic cave. As you learn more about the cave, keep an eye out for the different animals that live there, including slithering salamanders.
Head outdoors, on those lovely Missouri days, for a bit of gem mining, too. You never know what you’ll find – maybe an arrowhead or two – when you sift through the sand.
Finally, don’t forget to stop by the gift shop, where you can pick up souvenirs or such unique items as handmade soaps, rocks and minerals, and activities designed just for kiddos.
A few things to note before you make your way to Bluff Dwellers Cave. Due to the pandemic, tours will temporarily be limited to 10 guests. You must also wear some sort of face covering – a mask or a bandanna, for example.
Have you been on this Missouri cave tour? Would you recommend it to others? Let us know in the comments! Did you know that Meramec Caverns was named by USA Today as one of the must visit destinations on the U.S. bucket list?
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