Lost River Caverns

It is well known that I love to do cave tours.  I have been to Luray Caverns, Skyline Caverns, Penn's Cavern, Indian Echo Caverns and Crystal Caves. I am please to announce that I can now add another cavern to the list.  Lost River Caverns just outside of Allentown, Pa  is a unique cave experience. They not only offer a cave tours, but they have so much more to offer in their premise, such as a Nature Trail, Lapidary Supplies along with a Mineral & Jewelry shop mixed in with the gift shop. The opportunity for photography is great inside and outside of the main attraction.

I love cave tours.  The one thing that seems to be a theme with any cave tour that I have had the pleasure of attending, is the number of weddings that seem to happen in a cave.  Personally, I think it is a great idea.  It limits the number of people that can attend and is a testament to how things can evolve over time, which is one of the facets of being marriage. On the other hand, I am sure that some people would be appalled at being married in a hole in the ground.

Lost River Caverns tour is a little over a  half an hour long, and the tour guide we had, Andrew was the right amount of knowledgable and sarcastic to make the tour interesting.  The number of screaming kids, I could have done without, but when you take a tour on a rainy holiday, screaming children are probably unavoidable.

I found the history of the cave unique. The Lost River was interesting to hear about, and in my mind I imagine a cavern filled full of ping pong balls.  It would be interesting if they were able to do a new exploration to find out where the river goes. There was a slight mention with a rivalry with another local cavern, which I would have loved to hear more about. (Crystal Caves in case you were wondering.) Having been on both tours and knowing they are relatively close to each other, I can see how they could be rivals.  It is still a fun experience and something that I would recommend those that love cave tours to check out.