This is a
United States National Park in the Guadalupe Mountains in the southeastern New
Mexico. The existence of caves in the limestone around Carlsbad has been known
for a long time, but Carlsbad Caverns was added to the national park system as
a National Monument in 1923, largely (and famously) through the advocacy and
actions of Carlsbad-area cowboy Jim White. It gained full-fledged National Park
status in 1930. It was designated a World Heritage Site in 1995.
There are many
“rooms” in the cave. The largest “room” in Carlsbad is a natural limestone
chamber which is almost 4,000 feet (1,220 m) long, 625 feet (191 m) wide, and
255 feet (78 m) high at the highest point. It is the third largest chamber in
North America and the seventh largest in the world. The largest chamber in the
world is the Sarawak Chamber in Malaysia.
People can
choose either enter the cave underground via elevator or the natural entrance,
the Carlsbad Caverns switchbacks. Most of the visitor will choose to enter with
the natural and get out with elevator.
Besides, there
are many different tours can found here. You may have a self-guided cave tour
or pay extra fees for more interesting and adventure tours that offer by the
national park. Reservation is recommended.
Underground
Lunchroom which located in the
Big Room at the head of the Left Hand Tunnel. It contains a cafeteria that was
built in the 1950s, and is where the elevators from the visitor centre exit
into the cave. There is not only a lunchroom but also a T-shirt shop. The T-shirt shop and cafe are 750 feet below the
earth’s surface.
The"
decorations" are formed when limestone-laden moisture slowly drips down,
creating a variety of formations. The decorations
consist of stalactites that hang from the ceiling, stalagmites that grow up from
the floor, columns- when the stalactites and stalagmites meet in the middle,
plus others that look like melted rock in different shapes.
The first-time
visitor may wish to rent an audio headset at the visitor center before heading
into the cave. This provides information on cave geology, history, formations,
etc., at a number of locations along the trail. Headsets in several languages
other than English are available.
Reference:
http://www.nps.gov/cave/index.htm
http://wikitravel.org/en/Carlsbad_Caverns_National_Park
http://www.carlsbad.caverns.national-park.com/
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