Carlsbad Caverns Points of Interest

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The Hall of Giants in the Big Room
The basic tour through Carlsbad Cavern is the Big Room route, a one-mile, self-guided underground walk around the perimeter of the largest room in the cave, the Big Room.
The Natural Entrance route
The Natural Entrance route is a self-guided tour available to visitors with plenty of time and in good physical condition. This 1¼-mile tour follows the traditional explorer?s route, entering
The Queen?s Draperies in the Kings Palace area
The Kings Palace tour, a 1.5-hour ranger-guided tour through four highly decorated chambers, departs from the underground rest area. You will descend to the deepest portion of the cavern
The Left Hand Tunnel
On this lantern-lit tour, your guide will highlight Carlsbad Cavern history, formations, cave pools and Permian-age fossils. This is the easiest of the adventure tours on unpaved trails. Be
Slaughter Canyon Cave
Ranger-guided tours of Slaughter Canyon Cave take you into an underground wilderness without electricity, paved walkways, or modern conveniences. In this wild cave, darkness is broken only by the
Hall of the White Giant
If you don?t mind getting dirty, crawling through tight passageways, and climbing some slippery flowstone, you might want to try the Hall of the White Giant tour. Ladder climbing,
Lower Cave
In 1924, National Geographic expedition members wrote about the wonders of Lower Cave. Visitors today can see the evidence left behind from these and other explorers. Highlights of this
Spider Cave
Spider Cave is a three-dimensional maze cave?a caver?s paradise. Even veteran cavers will enjoy the adventure of Spider. Participants will hike a half mile down beautiful Garden Grove Canyon