Hiking To This Aboveground Cave In Ohio Will Give You A Surreal Experience

Explore the Rock House in Hocking Hills State Park, an above-ground cave with stunning views and window-like openings.

If you've yet to explore the Rock House, you need to.

Within the Hocking Hills State Park near Laurelville, Ohio, you'll find a .5 mile trail to the beloved Rock House, an above ground cave with a 25 ft. high ceiling and massive window-like openings that hikers are free to explore---and it will seriously make you feel like Indiana Jones.

Take a look:

After you make your way down the hill, you'll find a bridge leading to the Rock House.

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Once you get to the base of the 150-ft. cliff that the cave is connected to, you'll find steps leading the way up...

...which can be slightly strenuous if you're not used to hiking a lot.

The closer you get to the top, the more your anticipation builds...

...and once you make it there, you will truly be blown away.

Walking through the Rock House feels like you've temporarily stepped foot into another world.

The window-like openings are beautiful (...and a little unsettling if you're afraid of heights...)

...but it's nothing compared to the view from the overlook at the end...

...which some brave souls get close to.

The Rock House is located at Nestled in Cabins, Laurelville, OH 43135. For more information about this amazing above ground cave, click here.

What do you think? Would you explore this cave? Have you? Let us know!

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