Tuckaleechee Caverns

The Tuckaleechee Caverns (, ) is a cave system that is also a tourist attraction. The caverns are beneath the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. They have an opening in Townsend, Tennessee.

The “Big Room” is an immense chamber with many stalagmites reaching  tall. Another large chamber exists beyond the “Big Room”, but is closed to the public because a part of the caverns need to be destroyed to make is safely accessible.

The Tuckaleechee Caverns have a  underground waterfall named “Silver Falls”. The caverns also host a seismograph system monitored by the Department of Defense and the Geological Survey Agency.

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