The cave was used for all sorts of illegal activity over the last few centuries. Thieves, counterfeiters, pirates, etc. all made the place their home at one point or another.
And now, the cave itself is part of the Cave-In-Rock State Park in the town of Cave-In-Rock.
This is a great park and a great town. Getting to the cave is easy, and it is very accessible. Some areas might try to set up a more formal tour of a cool site like this, and charge a fee to see it, but they haven't done that in Illinois. You can literally walk right up to the cave, and go in!Other people were there checking the cave out on the Saturday we went, but it was a nice, calmer crowd. People were enjoying the hike to the cave too, and stopping to admire the scenery on the way. The cave itself was very cool, but I think most people were more impressed with the view of the Ohio from the cave.
With all of the nice trails in the park, and the other sites to see, we noticed that some visitors really didn't spend a lot of time inside of the cave. In fact, for some time, we had the entire place to ourselves.We drove from the western part of Kentucky to Cave-In-Rock. There is a Ferry that takes cars over the Ohio into Illinois, but I really enjoy the drive.
My husband's family is from Illinois so we've been here once. It's a nice cave! Have you visited or done a blog post on Garden of the God's yet? It's in Southern Illinois. Another fun adventure :) Enjoying following your travels and finding new things to do and see!
ReplyDeleteHey Stacey! Thank ya for reading my blog! I have NOT been to Garden of the God's yet, but that is on my list!
ReplyDeleteActually, Southern Illinois is growing on me! GREAT AREA!