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A show cave may be managed by a government or commercial organization and made accessible to the general public, usually for an entrance fee. Unlike wild caves, they may possess regular opening hours, guided group tours, constructed trails and stairs, color artificial illumination and other lighting,
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The term is used inconsistently between nations: many countries tend to call all caves which are open to the public show caves or public caves in contrary to all other caves which are not allowed to enter. However, there are many such caves which are not developed with trails, light and tours, which
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musical/video/laser shows and concerts, elevators, small trains, and boats if they contain underground water features. Some caves (mainly in Asia) open to the public have temples, monasteries and religious statues or monuments. Some caves are visited by millions of tourists annually.
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are visited by very many people. This kind of cave is often called a semi-wild cave. Access may involve anything between an easy stroll and dangerous climbing. Most cave accidents happen in this kind of cave, as visitors underestimate the difficulties and dangers.
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that has been made accessible to the public for guided visits, where a cave is defined as a natural occurring void beneath the surface of the earth, per the
International Show Caves Association.
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enabled the illumination of show caves. Early experiments with electric light in caves were carried out by
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for decades. Today the cave is guided with handheld LED lamps. In 1884, two more caves were equipped with electric light,
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The first cave in the world with electric light bulbs as we know them today was the
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though this cave was intensively visited much earlier.
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in China with inscriptions from 792 in the time of the
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The oldest known show cave in the world is probably
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African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
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426:in show caves, many of these attractions, such as
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2022:International Show Caves Association (I.S.C.A.)
1955:"Limestone cave can now be seen in a new light"
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2033:United States show caves directory by state
1682:, Slovenia (the oldest show cave in Europe)
3380:History of hard rock miners' organizations
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442:Notable show caves (in alphabetical order)
1070:, United States (the largest and deepest
1057:, Australia (oldest caves, with concerts)
494:, Greece (longest underground river cave)
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
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3212:North American Aerospace Defense Command
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1825:"Letter of Recommendation: Show Caves"
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3207:Naples underground geothermal zone
1993:"Subterranean World Heritage List"
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3417:International Union of Speleology
2097:Glossary of caving and speleology
2015:
1929:"First Caves with Electric Light"
1903:"First Caves with Electric Light"
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3412:Institution of Mining Engineers
3177:Underground Great Wall of China
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2486:Nok and Mamproug Cave Dwellings
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2047:List of Show Caves in the World
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3395:National Speleological Society
3345:Wonderland (fictional country)
2045:Show Caves of the World - list
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1775:List of show caves in Germany
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2827:Jewel Cave National Monument
2539:List of UK caving fatalities
1688:Cave, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1078:Kartchner Caverns State Park
957:Hazrat Daoud pilgrimage cave
424:incandescent electric lights
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3217:Raven Rock Mountain Complex
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1330:, Georgia (with mini-metro)
484:, Iran (largest water cave)
309:. Other old show caves are
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3330:Tunnels in popular culture
3172:Underground City, Montreal
3167:Underground City (Beijing)
3112:816 Nuclear Military Plant
2842:Mammoth Cave National Park
1800:Cave and Karst Terminology
1186:, Bulgaria (with concerts)
786:) with underground river,
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1770:List of caves in Bulgaria
1278:(four Caves Creek), near
1206:, South Korea (lava tube)
937:(Grottes de Han), Belgium
578:Blanchard Springs Caverns
370:Sloupsko-Šošůvské Jeskyně
177:Color-highlighted ice in
3503:Underground construction
3375:Cave Research Foundation
2515:Cave of Forgotten Dreams
1765:List of caves in Austria
1586:with underground river,
2989:Missile launch facility
2862:Wind Cave National Park
2508:Diving into the Unknown
2027:Show Caves of the World
1812:Definition of show cave
1752:Zbrašov Aragonite Caves
1320:, Spain (with concerts)
1142:Lewis and Clark Caverns
838:, Spain (with concerts)
650:Rockhampton, Queensland
265:A small chair train to
3142:Chicago Tunnel Company
2781:Subterranean waterfall
2554:Tham Luang cave rescue
2549:Riesending cave rescue
1959:MeteorElectrical.co.uk
1780:List of caves in Italy
1286:Natural Bridge Caverns
1242:, underground lake in
935:Caves of Han-sur-Lesse
901:Grutas de Cacahuamilpa
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3127:Almadén Mercury Mines
3122:The Caves of Ægissíða
2522:The Underground Eiger
2035:goodearthgraphics.com
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1392:Caverne du Pont-d'Arc
876:Springfield, Missouri
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3290:Allegory of the cave
3274:Subterranean fiction
43:improve this article
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3232:Subterranean Toledo
3227:Subterranean London
3117:Caves of Maastricht
2544:Alpazat cave rescue
2189:Types and formation
1660:, Spain (lava tube)
1646:Cueva de los Verdes
1290:Comal County, Texas
794:Devil's Throat Cave
732:Crystal Cave (Ohio)
706:Cave Without a Name
352:The development of
219:Cueva de los Verdes
3530:Mining engineering
3515:Underground living
3340:Underland (Narnia)
3255:Fictional features
3034:Underground hangar
2776:Subterranean river
2771:Subterranean fauna
2471:Cave-dwelling Jews
2218:Estavelle/Inversac
1851:"Sontheimer Höhle"
1829:The New York Times
1564:St. Michael's Cave
1511:Syrau Drachen Cave
1234:Hannibal, Missouri
1226:, Northern Ireland
1031:Inner Space Cavern
830:(Dragon Caves) on
776:Dirou Pyrgos Caves
696:Caverna da Tapagem
558:Cuevas de Bellamar
450:, Hungary/Slovakia
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1738:Rhodope Mountains
1724:Wookey Hole Caves
1718:San Marcos, Texas
1608:Rhodope Mountains
1554:Cave of El Soplao
1544:Caverns of Sonora
1534:Rhodope Mountains
1400:Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
1254:Stanton, Missouri
1220:Marble Arch Caves
1108:Cave of the Lakes
1035:Georgetown, Texas
1025:Ingleborough Cave
967:Caves of Hercules
917:island, Australia
911:Gunns Plains Cave
872:Fantastic Caverns
798:Rhodope Mountains
716:Craighead Caverns
464:Alabaster Caverns
428:Ingleborough Cave
354:electric lighting
241:A show cave is a
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3300:Greek Underworld
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3222:Shanghai tunnels
3086:Smuggling tunnel
3029:Underground base
3024:Underground city
2939:Dugout (shelter)
2889:Air raid shelter
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2837:Lechuguilla Cave
2817:Castellana Caves
2786:Underground lake
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1704:, Czech Republic
1632:Cueva del Viento
1618:Caves of Valeron
1594:Thiên Đường Cave
1296:Neptune's Grotto
1272:, Czech Republic
1262:, Czech Republic
1224:County Fermanagh
1184:Balkan Mountains
1152:Linville Caverns
1136:Balkan Mountains
1090:, Czech Republic
1068:Hawaiian Islands
985:British Columbia
977:Horne Lake Caves
929:Balearic Islands
836:Balearic Islands
828:Cuevas del Drach
808:Dobšiná Ice Cave
736:Put-In-Bay, Ohio
666:Carlsbad Caverns
656:Castellana Caves
626:Grottes de Calès
454:Akiyoshidai Cave
327:Sontheimer Höhle
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2847:Reed Flute Cave
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2707:Solutional cave
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1720:, United States
1692:Vorontsova Cave
1578:Quezon, Palawan
1570:(with concerts)
1550:, United States
1467:Seven-star Cave
1453:Scărișoara Cave
1416:Reed Flute Cave
1340:, United States
1292:, United States
1256:, United States
1250:Meramec Caverns
1236:, United States
1230:Mark Twain Cave
1172:, United States
1162:, United States
1148:, United States
1094:Kungur Ice Cave
1088:Koněprusy Caves
1084:, United States
1082:Benson, Arizona
1055:New South Wales
1037:, United States
1003:, United States
991:Caves of Hotton
941:Harrison's Cave
921:Coves dels Hams
784:Alepotrypa cave
722:, United States
712:, United States
686:Cathedral Caves
682:, United States
676:Cascade Caverns
672:, United States
646:Capricorn Caves
596:South Australia
584:, United States
524:Bacho Kiro cave
470:, United States
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303:Reed Flute Cave
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179:Kungur Ice Cave
167:Reed Flute Cave
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147:commercial cave
129:, United States
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3453:Cave dweller
3315:Nome Kingdom
3269:Hollow Earth
3182:Maginot Line
3081:Storm cellar
2899:Burial vault
2761:Rock shelter
2701:
2672:Glacier cave
2520:
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2466:Cave dweller
2380:Cave popcorn
2319:Underground
2289:
2238:Karst spring
2228:Glacier cave
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1674:Verteba Cave
1491:Skelska Cave
1481:Shaitan-Koba
1457:Gârda de Sus
1418:(Lúdí Yán),
1396:Chauvet Cave
1366:Gran Canaria
1358:Painted Cave
1344:Orlova Chuka
1334:Ohio Caverns
1260:Mladeč Caves
1190:Mammoth Cave
1180:Belogradchik
1041:Jeita Grotto
997:Howe Caverns
971:Cape Spartel
963:, Uzbekistan
842:Dupnisa Cave
788:Pyrgos Dirou
780:Glyfada Cave
690:South Island
616:Buchan Caves
588:Blanche Cave
552:Bihor County
538:Kuala Lumpur
474:Alisadr Cave
436:LED lighting
413:
382:
358:Chifley Cave
351:
307:Tang dynasty
300:
291:Glyfada Cave
251:
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205:A bridge in
189:Lighting in
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139:tourist cave
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127:Mammoth Cave
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41:Please help
36:verification
33:
3535:Mole people
3520:Mine rescue
3468:Cave rescue
3458:Cave diving
3202:Mogao Caves
3132:Coober Pedy
3091:Spider hole
3069:Septic tank
3009:Root cellar
2660:Paleoburrow
2609:Subterranea
2345:Speleothems
2258:Exploration
2158:Troglofauna
2126:Cave survey
2104:Main topics
1964:30 December
1835:1 September
1746:cave pearls
1714:Wonder Cave
1574:Tabon Caves
1461:Alba County
1439:Saeva dupka
1430:Resava Cave
1210:Marble Cave
1204:Jeju Island
1176:Magura Cave
1011:Zhangjiajie
814:Doolin Cave
752:Dechen Cave
742:Dan yr Ogof
652:, Australia
636:Cango Caves
622:, Australia
602:Blue Grotto
598:, Australia
544:Bears' Cave
416:lampenflora
368:. In 1881,
233:Statues in
193:lava tube,
143:public cave
58:"Show cave"
3573:Show caves
3547:Speleology
3540:in fiction
3320:Pellucidar
3162:Kome Caves
2812:Balve Cave
2756:Pit crater
2712:Talus cave
2635:Ant colony
2481:Kome Caves
2445:Stalagnate
2440:Stalagmite
2435:Stalactite
2425:Soda straw
2415:Shelfstone
2375:Cave pearl
2350:Speleogens
2315:Talus cave
2248:Ley tunnel
2175:Speleology
2153:Stygofauna
2041:cavern.com
1786:References
1736:, Western
1686:Vjetrenica
1614:, Bulgaria
1540:, Bulgaria
1507:, Slovenia
1449:, Bulgaria
1380:Quang Binh
1354:, Bulgaria
1244:Cephalonia
1200:Manjanggul
1138:, Bulgaria
1015:Wulingyuan
951:Willemstad
947:Hato Caves
943:, Barbados
846:Kırklareli
810:, Slovakia
804:, Bulgaria
796:, Western
772:, Malaysia
728:, Slovenia
726:Cross Cave
670:New Mexico
640:Oudtshoorn
592:Naracoorte
540:, Malaysia
534:Batu Caves
492:Prosotsani
385:Kraushöhle
319:Jasov Cave
269:, Slovenia
237:, Malaysia
235:Batu Caves
209:, Slovenia
191:Manjanggul
157:Definition
69:newspapers
3463:Cave gate
3335:Underdark
3283:Exemplars
3105:Exemplars
3044:Wine cave
2919:Catacombs
2805:Exemplars
2702:Show cave
2692:Lava tube
2687:Lava cave
2532:Incidents
2459:Dwellings
2400:Helictite
2395:Frostwork
2390:Flowstone
2360:Anthodite
2333:Waterfall
2305:Suffosion
2290:Show cave
2275:Salt cave
2243:Lava cave
2191:processes
2141:Equipment
1730:, England
1676:, Ukraine
1654:Lanzarote
1604:Uhlovitsa
1600:, Vietnam
1590:, Hungary
1568:Gibraltar
1558:Cantabria
1530:Snezhanka
1521:Smoo Cave
1517:, Germany
1497:, Ukraine
1487:, Ukraine
1463:, Romania
1388:, England
1382:, Vietnam
1328:New Athos
1216:, Ukraine
1124:, Austria
1072:lava tube
1043:, Lebanon
1027:, England
993:, Belgium
973:, Morocco
953:, Curaçao
868:, Germany
858:, Austria
824:, Ireland
762:Deer Cave
758:, Germany
720:Tennessee
612:, Croatia
574:, Germany
568:Bing Cave
554:, Romania
550:village,
504:, Germany
502:Attendorn
498:Atta Cave
458:Yamaguchi
405:Olgahöhle
378:arc lamps
366:Australia
289:Boats to
281:, Georgia
223:Lanzarote
135:show cave
3567:Category
3076:Stepwell
3064:Sewerage
2974:Hypogeum
2954:Erdstall
2944:Dry well
2924:Casemate
2904:Borehole
2894:Basement
2766:Sinkhole
2697:Pit Cave
2682:Ice cave
2567:Category
2420:Snottite
2410:Rimstone
2405:Moonmilk
2295:Sinkhole
2280:Sea cave
2265:Pit cave
2233:Ice cave
1759:See also
1728:Somerset
1698:, Russia
1636:Tenerife
1598:Đồng Hới
1538:Peshtera
1525:Scotland
1410:Postojna
1402:, France
1304:Sardinia
1282:, Israel
1194:Kentucky
1170:Virginia
1128:Ledenika
1122:Salzburg
1114:, Greece
1104:, Russia
1001:New York
987:, Canada
925:Mallorca
915:Tasmania
907:, Mexico
905:Guerrero
856:Salzburg
848:, Turkey
832:Mallorca
790:, Greece
756:Iserlohn
702:, Brazil
700:Iporanga
632:, France
620:Victoria
610:Dalmatia
608:island,
582:Arkansas
562:Matanzas
528:Dryanovo
514:, France
468:Oklahoma
401:Slovenia
323:Slovakia
315:Slovenia
297:, Greece
181:, Russia
3370:Bergamt
3295:Batcave
3242:Yaodong
2979:Manhole
2969:Foxhole
2934:Dungeon
2640:Aquifer
2491:Yaodong
2365:Boxwork
2208:Cave-in
2003:5 March
1939:5 March
1913:5 March
1887:5 March
1861:5 March
1742:Smolyan
1740:, near
1628:, Spain
1612:Smolyan
1610:, near
1588:Tapolca
1576:, near
1560:, Spain
1536:, near
1505:Matavun
1477:, China
1475:Guangxi
1445:, near
1426:, China
1424:Guangxi
1372:, Spain
1350:, near
1326:, near
1306:, Italy
1300:Alghero
1270:Blansko
1268:, near
1252:, near
1232:, near
1178:, near
1146:Montana
1130:, near
1120:, near
1112:Kastria
1074:system)
1065:Kīlauea
1049:in the
1021:, China
981:Nanaimo
961:Nurobod
949:, near
931:, Spain
897:, Italy
895:Trieste
887:, Italy
866:Lörrach
854:, near
802:Gyovren
800:, near
770:Sarawak
764:, near
748:, Wales
708:, near
662:, Italy
658:, near
630:Lamanon
628:, near
572:Bavaria
548:Chişcău
536:, near
526:, near
490:, near
488:Angitis
482:Hamedan
478:Alisadr
460:, Japan
432:England
409:Germany
389:Austria
347:Germany
341:in the
331:Germany
257:History
225:, Spain
169:, China
83:scholar
3478:Caving
3400:Grotto
3014:Tunnel
2999:Quarry
2909:Bunker
2796:Warren
2719:Cenote
2677:Grotto
2645:Burrow
2630:Alcove
2300:Spring
2213:Cenote
2136:Diving
2131:Caving
2089:topics
1606:Cave,
1532:Cave,
1495:Crimea
1485:Crimea
1471:Guilin
1447:Lovech
1443:Balkan
1441:, Pre-
1434:Serbia
1420:Guilin
1362:Galdar
1346:Cave,
1318:Málaga
1214:Crimea
1156:Marion
1132:Vratsa
1098:Kungur
885:Ancona
822:Doolin
606:Biševo
564:, Cuba
403:, and
149:—is a
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3262:Types
2964:Fogou
2882:Types
2724:Karst
2623:Types
2328:River
2270:Ponor
2223:Foiba
2165:Karst
2148:Fauna
1696:Sochi
1694:near
1650:Haría
1634:, on
1515:Syrau
1314:Nerja
1280:Haifa
1100:near
1080:near
1019:Hunan
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746:Powys
698:, in
420:algae
90:JSTOR
76:books
3039:Well
2984:Mine
2744:Nest
2667:Cave
2348:and
2323:Lake
2310:Sump
2253:Mine
2087:Cave
2005:2022
1966:2017
1941:2022
1915:2022
1889:2022
1863:2022
1837:2020
1352:Ruse
1338:Ohio
1102:Perm
782:and
766:Miri
660:Bari
343:Harz
243:cave
195:Jeju
151:cave
62:news
2749:Bee
2450:Vug
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