People might not believe it if they haven't been to Missouri, but the state, which is also known as the Cave State, is home to over 7,000 caves offering a plethora of breathtaking subterranean ...

Missouri is freckled with geologic features like caves and sinkholes. This is because the bedrock — composed of soluble rock like limestone and dolomite — is conducive to karst formation. Missouri has ...

Missouri has around 7,500 recorded caves in the state, giving it the nickname of the Cave State. In honor of June 6 being National Cave and Karst Day, here is a look at a few caves you can explore in ...

MISSOURI – While Missouri is known as the “Show Me State,” it’s also been deemed the “Cave State” as there are around 7,500 caves, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources—and two of ...

Explore the world's longest known cave system and see colorful, subterranean light displays in these incredible caves that ...

Missouri, long known as the “Cave State,” has thousands of caves, and although each cave deserves its own spotlight, we're going to focus on six caves that you may want to visit near Springfield. Some ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BRANSON, Mo – A recently opened private ...

NOEL, Mo. -- A visit to Bluff Dwellers Cave is a cool way to spend a hot summer afternoon and in more ways than one. Though humid, the temperature is cool -- approximately 56 degrees year-round -- and ...

A drought in the Ozarks, Missouri, has exposed unexplored areas of a huge Civil War cave system that has been lost for thousands of years. The Ozarks in Missouri state are experiencing an extreme ...