Luray Caverns, Virginia, United States
4.5 (4.803 reviews) Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #2 in Luray Canyons • Caverns & Caves
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This spectacular natural formation features enormous chambers filled with towering stalactite columns, shimmering travertine draperies, and crystal-clear pools. Explore the caves through its well-lit, paved walkways and you’ll find yourself in magnificent cathedral-sized rooms with 10-story-high ceilings. Listen out for the haunting sounds of the “singing” rocks, thanks to the world’s largest musical instrument the Great Stalacpipe Organ, which plays the stalactites. Learn how this organ works and other cool facts on a guided tour of the caves. While you’re there, the nearby Car and Carriage Caravan Museum and Rope Adventure Park are worth a visit, too. – Tripadvisor
Address
970 US Highway 211 W, Luray, VA 22835-5260
Mobile
Website
http://www.LurayCaverns.com
Working hours
Monday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 22:58
User Ratings
4.5 based on (4.803 reviews)
Reviews
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5chrisdw18 5:00 PM Aug 1, 2022
Wondrous Spectacles to Observe
These caverns are truly miraculous spectacles of a lifetime. It is such a treat to walk through and stand among these marvelous wonders. I really can’t believe it is so open and accessible for so many patrons to explore. I would love to come back, but probably only on a weekday. It was quite busy on Saturday afternoon, and I got a bit annoyed by the amount of people I had to wait behind or shuffle around. The employees in the cave giving occasional “presentations” were not very helpful, excited, or professional, and most of the time you could barely hear them. And if you did hear them, they never said anything that really caught your attention. In the caves it is a wonderful, cool temperature (at least in the summer, I don’t know if it changes) with occasional water droplets on your head. I took off the jacket I brought in after just a couple minutes of being in there. The walkways are not strenuous or dangerous, but sometimes a bit steep and mildly slippery - although they have handrails along almost all of the pathway. It is not quite as loud as you might expect; a baby crying behind you is still pretty loud and annoying, but not as ear-piercing or enduring as you may think. I didn’t visit any of the other attractions, and they didn’t really seem worth it at all. My main impression of them was that they were made to add on to the caverns, so that a visit to Luray Caverns could be an all-day trip. And I suppose if you did visit everything else, you would get your money’s worth out of that $32 ticket. But for just those incredible caverns, if I were local I would only return on very special occasions to see the caverns again. Still, I would love to take it all in again, they really are incredible. I highly recommend!
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5Jim O 5:00 PM Dec 7, 2022
Fantastic
Most fantastic caverns that we have visited. The path through is very well paved and walkable. We visited just when they opened in the morning as it gets more crowded as the day goes on. I would recommend visiting on a weekday to avoid the biggest crowds. we went through in about an hour and half, but you can go as slow as you want and spend more time.
