Grand Canyon Caverns
Take an elevator roughly 64 m down into one of America’s largest dry limestone caves, which also holds a Cold War civil defense cache and underground motel rooms.
Grand Canyon Caverns lies along Route 66 near Peach Springs, about an hour's drive from Kingman. This dry limestone cave formed about 65 million years ago. An elevator takes visitors down roughly 21 storeys (about 64 m) into the cave, where the temperature holds steady at about 13°C and humidity is very low. Inside you can see gypsum crystals, the “Snowball Palace” crystal formations and fossilized sloth bones. There are also civil defense supplies stored during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Tours come in a short version of about 45 minutes and longer adventure routes. Tickets start at about US$30 (check the official website). At the bottom of the cave, you can also book what is claimed to be the world’s deepest underground motel room. Above ground there is a restaurant, a motel and a gas station.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00 (shorter hours in winter)
Nearby sights
- Seligman Commercial Historic District
- Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In
- Keepers of the Wild Nature Park
- Hackberry General Store
- Giganticus Headicus
- Hualapai Mountain Park
- Bonelli House
- Historic Downtown Kingman