5/5 Francesca V (. 5 months ago on Google • 41 reviews
A
friend
and
I
decided
to
go
to
the
Ohio
Caverns
for
her
birthday.
GPS
on
the
way
there
was
EASYYYYY
(coming
from
Findlay),
and
GPS
reception
lagged
right
when
we
needed
it,
but
then
there
are
large
signs
to
the
caverns
which
provide
even
better
direction
(thank
you!).
Arriving,
you
turn
into
what
may
be
a
privately-owned
driveway,
but
with
an
Ohio
cavern
archway
which
helped.
Another
sign
after
the
driveway
showed
that
visitors
are
to
continue
behind
the
house
which
then
turns
into
a
park
scene
with
a
gift
shop
on
the
left.
Signs
pointed
toward
the
gift
shop
to
purchase
tour
tickets.
The
tour
fee
was
$24/
adult,
$12/
child.
You
can
buy
them
online
or
at
the
register
in
front
of
the
gift
shop.
Tickets
are
color-coded
to
identify
which
tour
group
is
going.
There
is
no
ticket
to
bring
home
as
a
souvenir
for
scrapbooking
(unfortunately).
Entry
fee
is
ridiculous,
but
I
guess
if
the
costs
of
upkeep
of
the
area
and
paying
employees
is
what
contributes
to
the
fee
then
so
be
it
because
the
money
is
being
well
spent
keeping
up
the
place.
Park
closing
state
4pm,
but
the
tour
guide
clarified
that
4p
was
the
start
time
of
last
tour.
The
gift
shop,
bathrooms,
and
park
were
very
clean
and
presentable.
I
have
been
to
many
parks
like
other
people
and
this
is
by
far
the
cleanest
and
nicest
smelling
public
bathroom
I
have
ever
been
to.
The
walking
trail
from
the
exit
back
to
the
parking
lot
and
gift
shop
could
use
more
benches
for
those
who
need
a
rest.
The
entrance
was
straight
from
the
gift
shop,
so
maybe
this
is
a
winter
entrance
(Nov.).
What
would
make
so
much
sense
is
if
entry
to
the
cave
started
at
the
end
of
the
park
and
ended
into
the
gift
shop
(similar
to
roller
coaster
rides
or
like
in
Disney).
Instead,
you
are
waiting
at
the
gift
shop
and
you
enter
through
the
gift
shop
and
end
up
at
the
park.
Well,
my
friend
and
I
took
so
much
time
at
the
gift
shop
that
we
did
not
have
time
to
purchase
what
was
in
our
baskets
so
we
asked
somebody
behind
the
counter
to
hold
them
for
us
to
purchase
after
the
tour.
We
missed
the
beginning
explanation
of
the
tour
because
of
being
in
the
gift
shop
(there
was
a
long
checkout
line)
but
no
videography
or
touching
allowed.
The
cavern
is
definitely
remarkable,
there
were
about
10
people
total
in
this
tour,
one
employee
in
the
front
giving
information
and
the
one
employee
in
the
back
answering
questions.
At
the
end
of
the
tour,
pictures
were
offered
,
but
we
declined.
The
whole
tour
was
a
quick
50
minutes
but
it
is
definitely
worth
going
to
and
experiencing
yourself!
At
one
point
they
turn
off
the
lights
(which
I'm
hoping
one
day
will
be
LED)
so
we
can
experience
how
dark
being
down
there
is.
There
was
a
small
boy
with
us
with
light
up
shoes
so
it
was
quite
a
comical
experience.
I
'caved'
and
bought
about
$42
worth
of
souvenirs
(two
bags
of
hematite
for
my
kids,
1
small
slab
of
which
100%
no
relation
to
the
cavern,
but
hey,
I
bought
what
I
wanted.
I'm
glad
I
didn't
bring
my
kids
because
$12/pp
isn't
worth
it
if
their
long-term
memory
isn't
yet
established.
But
with
the
souvenirs
I
brought
home,
they
were
very
happy
to
play
with
stacks
of
hematite.
More
like
4.5
stars
because
the
entry
fee
is
too
high.
I
would've
liked
some
more
time
taking
better
pictures
too,
because
being
with
a
group
meant
to
stay
with
the
group.
Would
be
cooler
for
a
self-paced
guided
tour
option
($30),
and
tour
rate
20$
for
adults
and
free
12
and
under.
Lowering
the
price
would
let
me
want
to
come
back
many
times
with
different
friends
being
only
an
hour
away.
Suggest
to
offer
a
lowered
rate
for
Ohio/local
residents
($10),
and
patronage
programs
for
those
who
come
back
and
bring
new
visitors/friends.
The
gift
shop
is
awesome
but
I
would've
liked
to
buy
a
book
about
the
rocks
and
minerals
being
sold
(if
there
were,
I
didn't
see).
There's
nothing
else
close
to
the
caverns
(food/lodging).
We
did
go
to
the
Dragonfly
Winery
15
min.
to
snack
before
heading
home.
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