lost river caverns

The tour is over priced and the owners are rude! The cave is basically a crack in the wall, which takes approximately 15 minutes to enter and exit. There are very few geological rock formations and those that do exist are not of any interest. The Gilman children are rude and for some reason when you ask them about the precious stones they have they talk to you in the third person as if you did not know they were talking about themselves, which is weird and creates an uncomfortable situation. Do NOT spend your money at this place! It is better to go to Crystal Cave or Indian Echo Cavern.

It's kitschy, in a good way.Because the carvern is based on an underground water system, no plants or animal life. Which means there are no bats or anything icky. Had 4 children with us ages 6-12.

I visited Lost River Caverns with my 11 year old and we had a great time. Our tour guide was very knowledgable and could explain what we were seeing in great detail. I'd be shocked if he doesn't have a scientific background. We were very impressed with the tour and everyone in my group had a great time. If you don't like cooler weather come prepared for a constant 52 degrees and they say it remains that temperature year round. Personally, I loved it. My daughter was comfortable in a sweatshirt and long pants. Wear comfortable shoes, the walkway is a bit damp. The price was very reasonable. Adults were $12 and children were $7.50 (ages 3-12). My daughter also enjoyed panning for treasures. Bags for panning were reasonable at $4 and she got some very cool looking stones. After our tour we walked the nature trail then headed across the street to the picnic area where we enjoyed lunch that we had brought with us. It was a great day. This is a perfect place to visit for adults and children alike. So much fun and educational at the same time. The only thing that I did not like was all of the creepy animal heads on the wall including a giraffe and a walrus. Hopefully they are not real. I had to block that part out and try to get my daughter to change her focus.

My family and I visited here and my 2 year old daughter loved the idea of walking underground and looking at the rocks. The caverns had many different rock formations and a bridge that let you walk across the river. The tour guide was very informative and was patient with our 2 year old. Across the street there were picnic tables and we ate our packed lunch there. I also noticed a walking trail, but we skipped that due to rain. Not sure if it is worth the money, the tour was fairly short, but we still enjoyed it.

This is apparently a smaller cavern than others on the east coast. It's a small operation & the building above the caverns is dated, but the people who operate it were friendly, laid-back and VERY knowledgeable. Ask them anything you want to know. The gift shop has a good assortment of various types of rocks if geology is your thing (also do jewelry repair, it appears?). Nobody was in the upstairs tour area, and you do need to inquire in the gift shop about the tours. We waited only 10 minutes for the next tour to start. There were only 3 in our tour group - nice and small. We were in the cavern about an hour. I thought it was worth the $12.

I arrived about 12:45 PM and no one was in the area for the tours, this is the week after Labor Day. Down in the gift shop area there was 4 to 5 people, I went down to the gift shop area and not one person asked if I wanted anything or if I wanted to go on a tour. When back to the tour area and looked at the pictures and gun case. After 20 minutes I left, I drove 50 miles from White Haven to be ignored. Even the sign in the tour area was set for 12:30.

Not very big but cool once you were inside. A little pricey for what they had. I would say go but don't rush there

My son's into rocks, crystals and geology, so this was an obvious day trip. Not the largest cave, but what set it apart for me was the underground spring/river that passes through. Nice gift shop if you're in to rocks, crystals and fossils. Bathroom facilities leave much to be desired.

The young guy who conducted the cave tour was friendly and knowledgeable. The gift shop was filled with junk and the restrooms were deplorable, but I enjoyed my visit. Maybe they need more visitors to pay for renovations to the restrooms. Yikes!

we had seen the signs for this cave a number of times since moving to the area, and finally decided to visit. It is a small cave located just south of Bethlehem. It is easy to find off the Main highway in Hellertown. There were tours every half hour in the summer. the waiting room has a number of nice rock exhibits. The tour itself goes through five separate rooms and takes about 45 minutes. The tour guide was very knowledgeable, but there wasn't that much to see. Note that there is a fair amount of slippery walking surfaces, so people with disabilities may have issues here. Ditto with strollers. The tour ends by going through the gift shop/mineral shop. Children will likely enjoy this attraction more than adults, especially if they have never been in a cave before. for adults, the price of $12 each seems very steep for what you see. All three of us agreed that the value for what we paid was not very good. But, if you are in the area and have never toured a cave before, this may be a good stop to make.

This is my second time at this cave. Its a nice cave to tour. The tour guides are friendly and give lots of explanations. There are bigger and more impressive caves to see in the US however they werent created by man so nobody is at fault for it looking the way it does (a response to somebody that wasnt impressed). I must admit being here 2 years ago i enjoyed it more and coming out a second time kind of bored me out. They have a nice gift shop as well.I didnt appreciate the bathrooms...

We've been to several caverns in the area, including Crystal Cave and Indian Echo caverns. This does not compare. The tour was very short - just about 30min. There aren't a lot of rooms or formations. The tour guide was OK, but needs a few new jokes. The gift shop is cluttered and disorganized. You could have some jewelry made there, but I didn't check out their prices.If you are in the area, and have never been to a cave before, it is OK. Otherwise, not worth a special trip. Luckily for us, it was on the way home.

If you have never been to an underground cavern before, Lost River Caverns will be an interesting and modest introduction to commercial caverns. However if you have visited any of the more well known caverns in New Mexico, Kentucky or Virginia you will be disappointed. The tour is only 30 minutes in length and costs $12 per adult. The cave formations are few and very modest. Of course any cave is fascinating to a three year old!

While the cave itself is lovely and the tour guide top notch and informative, the 1960's atmosphere of the gift shop and questionable environmental practices (tossing pennies into the cave river, ping pong balls to determine where the water goods, pumping the cave out into the local creek) did give one pause. Some beautiful cave formations though!

I went with my parents, it's a nice little cave, interesting formations to see, it's only about 30 minutes. Tour guides are informative, will answer any questions. Can be slippery !