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This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Quote: These caverns are nice, but I found the real attraction to be the nearby Guadalupe Mountains in Texas.
From journal National Parks Tour
Quote: While staying in New Mexico my wife and I figured we better go see the Carlsbad Caverns before we left. I'm glad we did. We were not disappointed. What a wonderous place! We had a hotel a little north of Albuquerque, so it was quite a trip to get... Read the full Carlsbad Caverns National Park review
From journal August in Albuquerque
Quote: The park has a very large welcome area. From the side of the parking lot, there are areas where you can stand and view the countryside for a great distance because the park is pretty high up. The welcome center is very large. It has a large area... Read the full Carlsbad Caverns National Park review
From journal Tour of Carlsbad, New Mexico Caverns
Quote: Several million years ago, percolating water and sulfuric acid ate away at the limestone underneath Carlsbad, New Mexico, forming what is now Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Today, an elevator takes you down 750 feet, to a self-guided path through... Read the full Carlsbad Caverns National Park review
From journal 750 Feet Under
Quote: Carlsbad Caverns National Park is one of the 20 World Heritage sites in the US and hosts the biggest cavern in the Western Hemisphere. (One wonders which is the biggest cavern in our globe.) The entrance fee to the Natural Entrance and the Big Room... Read the full Carlsbad Caverns National Park review
From journal Carlsbad : Gateway to the Enchanted Land
Quote: We drove the 25 miles or so from our motel in Carlsbad to the Caverns. Once inside the Park grounds, the entrance to the Caverns is about another 5 miles or so. Plenty of parking. Using our National Parks Pass once again, we got free... Read the full Carlsbad Caverns National Park review
From journal California to New Mexico with my dog
Quote: Carlsbad Cavern is truly a wounder to see. We took the outside entrance and walked down into the Cavern. We received a coupon from one of the tourist information centers to receive a recorded tour at reduced rates. This gave us some background... Read the full Carlsbad Caverns National Park review
From journal South Eastern New Mexico
Quote: Simply astounding. Hundreds of thousands of bats pour out of the caverns each night to feed, and they pass right over your head. The crowd sits in the ampitheater outside the Natural Entrance of the caverns. There's a short lecture by a park... Read the full Carlsbad Caverns National Park review
From journal New Mexico Roadtrip - SE New Mexico
Quote: Simply staggering. Besides the beauty of the caverns themselves, the idea that people with oil lanterns and rope ladders explored the area in 1905 is astounding. There are two ways in: The long hike of the Natural Entrance, and the elevator. If... Read the full Carlsbad Caverns National Park review