Ohio Caverns

About a month ago, we took a short drive to the middle of no where Ohio.  Travis heard about some caverns and wanted to go check them out. It was a nice little trip to get out of the house and it exceeded my expectations! 

While we were waiting for our tour to start, we checked out the little visitors area and gift shop.  There were some interesting facts about the caverns.  There was also a little area that you could mine for gems.  We didn't buy any "rough" for her to mine but she loved playing in the water just the same. 

I took this info from the website.  
The largest and most famous formation in the Ohio Caverns is the Crystal King, a pure white wonder that is one of the largest and most perfectly formed stalactites in any cave, anywhere. Nearly five feet long, weighing an estimated 400 pounds, and estimated to be over 200,000 years old; it drips once every seven to eight minutes.

 I had no idea how long it took the stalactites and stalagmites to grow.  There were so many and they were so beautiful! These pictures don't do it justice.

 Adelyn loved walking through the caves like the adults.

 I recommend going if you live in the area!  It is definitely worth the drive.  We also heard after we went that there is a castle close by that you can go see!