Talking Caverns in West Branson Missouri HD

My wife and I took a trip to see the Talking Caverns in West Branson. It's not the largest cave you can visit, but it was pretty fun. They were excavating a small area to look for some rabbit and cave bear bones. There's a Christmas tree hanging at the top inside that the supposedly light during Christmas.

They turn out the lights and do a brief light show once you get to the bottom with recorded music. It was a little cheezy, but they tried.

There are also some small salamander and cave spiders, but we didn't see any. Some of the soda straws were broken by accident by the original explorers in the 1800's. The original people used mirrors at the entrance to bounce sunlight inside, and they also used candles. The stairs are all original from the 1800's and are being over-taken by new mineral deposits.

They explained that the dark areas are oxidized, while whitish/light tan deposits are fresh and un-oxidized. Sort of like an apple. There is also a beehive formation in one area which forms when clay gets deposited in a ceiling crevise. But I didn't really hear what she said. But supposedly when the clay is removed it looks like a beehive.

The total tour took about an hour. They also take your picture "we declined" towards the end and you can pay 10 bucks or so for a copy once you reach the end - which is actually the gift shop. I wouldn't recommend it to people who aren't sure footed, some areas are slippery and you need to be a bit agile to get through some places.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• cave
• cavern
• talking
• bear
• rabbit
• soda straw
• christmas tree
• stalactite
• bee hive
• stalagmite
• limestone

[Faberfimo]

why dont you do the claymation tuts any more?

[animateclay]

I still work on the sites a lot to keep everyone informed of the latest things in stop motion, but having a kid and wife now it's hard to make new videos. I definitely will be making more once time allows.

[RamaRendezvoo]

Just an fyi...the little town this Cave is within walking distance of there is "Branson West" not 'West Branson.'

[1BigLebowski]

You should sculpt this. Zombie Pirate hideout.

[nhmllr725]

Na na na na na na na na BAT MAN!

[Azard3]

Looks like the Bat cave :P