Ohio Caverns

Ohio Caverns is a show cave located 30 miles (48 km) from Dayton, Ohio near West Liberty, in Salem Township, Champaign County, Ohio in the United States. A popular tourist destination and member of the National Caving Association, it is the largest of all the cave systems in Ohio and contains many crystal formations. Approximately 90% of its stalactite and stalagmite formations are still active. The cavern system was originally an aquifer, holding an underground river of melted glacier water. This river eventually receded to lower levels of the ground and is now unseen.

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Location: 40.238, -83.6971, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Ohio Caverns ⓘ
  cavern in Ohio

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  Zane Shawnee Caverns ⓘ
  cave system in Jefferson Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States

Frameless

Crystal Sea and Sunken City in Ohio Caverns (70185)

The Well Pump

America's Largest Stalactite

Crystal King

Travertine stalactites (Ohio Caverns, western Ohio, USA) 2 (30900086085)

Breakdown detachment surface (Ohio Caverns, western Ohio, USA) 3 (30863440846)

Chert nodule in limestone (Columbus Limestone, Middle Devonian; Ohio Caverns, western Ohio, USA) 18 (30817608876)

Chert nodules in limestone (Columbus Limestone, Middle Devonian; Ohio Caverns, western Ohio, USA) 4 (30737866672)

Ferruginous travertine speleothem (Ohio Caverns, western Ohio, USA) 1 (30981412652)

Breakdown detachment surface (Ohio Caverns, western Ohio, USA) 2 (30598262630)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Ohio Caverns	show cave, protected area	Wikidata
site	cave		Zane Shawnee Caverns	show cave, museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Crystal Sea and Sunken City in Ohio Caverns (70185)		Commons
commons	image		The Well Pump		Commons
commons	image		America's Largest Stalactite		Commons
commons	image		Crystal King		Commons
commons	image		Travertine stalactites (Ohio Caverns, western Ohio, USA) 2 (30900086085)		Commons
commons	image		Breakdown detachment surface (Ohio Caverns, western Ohio, USA) 3 (30863440846)		Commons
commons	image		Chert nodule in limestone (Columbus Limestone, Middle Devonian; Ohio Caverns, western Ohio, USA) 18 (30817608876)		Commons
commons	image		Chert nodules in limestone (Columbus Limestone, Middle Devonian; Ohio Caverns, western Ohio, USA) 4 (30737866672)		Commons
commons	image		Ferruginous travertine speleothem (Ohio Caverns, western Ohio, USA) 1 (30981412652)		Commons
commons	image		Breakdown detachment surface (Ohio Caverns, western Ohio, USA) 2 (30598262630)		Commons