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Bluespring Caverns

Bedford, IN · Indiana Cave Country$$Adults $26, ages 15 and under $14

About

An electric boat takes you a mile and a quarter along the Myst'ry River in Bluespring Caverns, 5 miles southwest of Bedford, Indiana. Boats leave at least hourly from 9 to 5, every day from March 16 through October 31. You can't reserve, so late-afternoon tours can fill on busy weekends, and flooding or a sudden rain can cancel them. The hour-long tour includes a 400-foot walk and isn't wheelchair accessible. Up top, a half-mile trail loops around Indiana's largest karst plain sinkhole, which is more than 90 feet deep and covers ten acres.

Highlights

Electric boats on the Myst'ry RiverRare blind cavefish and crayfish53 degrees year-round undergroundHalf-mile trail around a 10-acre sinkhole

Getting there

1459 Blue Spring Caverns Road, Bedford, IN 47421

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