While Minnesota has many beautiful caves, there are only a few that offer tours or are safe for anyone to view or access. These 6 are spectacular and you don’t have to take risks to see them.
- Mystery Cave at the Forestville State Park is full of stunning underground pools.
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- Niagara Cave is huge and spectacular with an underground waterfall, amazing rock formations, and even an underground wedding chapel.
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- Man made, the Wabasha Street Caves are a one-of-a-kind underground event space that offesr fun murder mysteries and historic stories.
Wabasha Street Caves
- This ice cave in Duluth is like many that pop up in the winter. They are really fun to explore and have some of the most beautiful views.
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- Carver’s Cave is a historic cave at the base of Dayton’s Bluff. While there has only ever been a crawl space worth of room, there is actually an impressive underground lake using the rest.
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- Although not really a cave, but a mine, Soudan Underground Mine lets you explore a massive underground space that will certainly wow you.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
The best thing about the caves is that they retain a stable temperature, so they are perfect to explore year round. Which of these caves have you been to?
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Wabasha Street Caves
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