Meramec Caverns is about an hour from downtown St. Louis. It has a cave, camping, food, zip line and more. It's very commercialized, which is why Casey hates it, but the kids loved it.
It rained the day we went and was a very humid, so a couple of my pictures are a little foggy.
They claim that Jesse and Frank James hid out in this cave after robbing a train. Some items taken in the robbery were found in the cave years later are on display. An episode of Lassie and a Tom Sawyer (or was it Huckleberry Finn) movie with Jodi Foster were also filmed here.
The cave has some beautiful features.
The next picture is from the very end of the tour. This is the feature in it's more natural state (it's huge). They then play music, do a light show, and display a picture of a flag. Drives Casey crazy, but the kids loved it. It was Hailey's favorite part.
We also went on the boat ride. It only lasts about 20 minutes.
Then we ate ice cream. There was lots of flavors to choose from. Brenton chose Bubble Gum.
We finished up our trip with throwing rocks in the river. Always a popular activity with my kids.
The kids had a lot of fun. I did too, but I think the place is a little pricey. The kids were only disappointed they couldn't do the zip line. I promised we'd go back when they were older and could find other friends who wanted to do it to so we could get the group discount on the zip line.
If you're like Casey and prefer a more natural cave exploration, you can check out Fisher or Onondaga Cave.
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We did the cave in Hannibal last year. Frank and Jesse James also hid there. You can see their signature. That cave is pretty commercialized too. All about Mark Twain. There wasn't a light show though. :)
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