Posted in Nashville
October 22, 2016
The Place Near Nashville That’ll Make You Wish You Lived Underground
Cumberland Caverns is located in McMinnville, Tennessee, about 75 miles from the main city of the Volunteer State. It’s home to the second longest cave in Tennessee and proffers an exciting adventure just outside the city. Curious about these stunning caverns? Take a look!
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Cumberland Caverns is a U.S. National Natural Landmark, and is actually the most extensively known string of caves in the nation, and is also listed as one of the longest in the world.
With 32-miles of caving at your fingertips, you could spend QUITE a bit of time down here.
Plus it's extremely popular with the kids. As a matter of fact, it's just about magic.
You can research daytime caving or overnight caving, depending upon your preference and experience.
You'll have the chance to see beautiful underground waterfalls, cave formations and pools of water that have never seen the light of day.
Bluegrass Underground is also hosted in Cumberland Caverns, a stunning underground concert hall that has acoustics like insanity and proffers quite a few big-name acts.
Are you ready for an adventure? Because we sure are.
Here’s the thing – McMinnville isn’t Nashville. But it’s close enough that we have a solid day date out of it – and look really cool doin’ it.
