On our trip to visit my brother in Virginia, we decided to do a little sight-seeing while we were in the area. One cool thing we got to do while in Harrisonburg, Virginia is visit Shenandoah Caverns. While there’s a few cave systems to choose from in the area, we chose this one because it had the best price-point. We also found a deal on Groupon for group tickets, so since there were 10 of us, we were able to take advantage of the deal.
If you seen one cavern, you’ve seen them all, right? Absolutely not! Our family is no stranger to exploring caves, but when we saw just how many different cave systems there are in Virginia, we just had to go see one. The Shenandoah Caverns are right outside of Harrisonburg, VA. To take the one hour guided tour is $34 for adults and $16 for kids. However, we were able to snag a Groupon for 40% off the adult tickets, so that definitely helped the hit on our wallets.This cavern is also one of the few that have an elevator down. So if you have a wheelchair or stroller, you can easily get to the bottom of the cave and not be left out of the fun. Otherwise, it’s about 1 to 2 stories flight of stairs down (and back up again). We loved visiting the cavern in the summer because of the year-round 56° temperature which was a great reprieve from the 100° it was outside.
Upon arrival, we had to wait a bit. Tours leave every hour, so we had to wait for the next one, but it went by pretty quickly since we were able to look at the museum upstairs and explore the gift shop.
We had a group with kids, elderly, and everywhere in-between and we all found something we liked about the caverns. Maybe if you’re claustrophobic, this isn’t for you. But all in all, we had a great time exploring the caves with our guide and looking at the different formations.
