Bainbridge, Ohio: The Seven Caves - Gone
Not interested in being our kind of tourist attraction...
- Directions:
- Roughly 5 miles west of Bainbridge. The caves are still on property, but the attraction has entirely changed to be nature-focused as the Appalachian Forest Museum - www.highlandssanctuary.org.
- Hours:
- No longer a commercial cave, now a nature preserve.
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"Rewilded" Cave Shocks Nature-Deprived in Ohio
The Seven Caves commercial tourist attraction in Bainbridge, Ohio, is no more, and will reopen to the public on May 5 as the Seven Caves Nature Preserve, after years of effort by Larry and Nancy Henry, a husband-and-wife team of former Ohio state parks officials. ... [04/29/2006] Complete News Story
The Seven Caves commercial tourist attraction in Bainbridge, Ohio, is no more, and will reopen to the public on May 5 as the Seven Caves Nature Preserve, after years of effort by Larry and Nancy Henry, a husband-and-wife team of former Ohio state parks officials. ... [04/29/2006] Complete News Story
The Seven Caves Touristy experience from the bygone era of big cars and
big women is what comes to mind when you visit The 7 Caves. This place is
big on old-time kitsch and is a death trap to boot. You gotta love it!
Bring the kids and watch them plummet to their death. Look, Ma....No guard
rail...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! It's helluva lotta fun! Really.
During the pioneer years of Ohio, the caves were known as Highland Caves. Families would travel afar for a day trip filled with adventure and sometimes square dancing. In 1929, Clyde Galen Chaney purchased the caves and named the area The 7 Caves. [SurlyGrrl, 01/14/2001]
[RA: Since 2004, the famous "Cave Without Tour Guides" has been de-commercialized and returned to a more natural state. Who asked for that?]Nearby Offbeat Places
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