Thousands of stalactites decorate the inside of the Carlsbad Caverns. The National Entrance Route is a self-guided tour suitable for visitors with ample time and good physical condition.

Tulelake, CaliforniaFormed by half a million years of volcanic activity, Lava Beds National Monument contains the highest ...

creating stalactites, stalagmites and impressive columns inside the chambers. There are several other types of cave formations in the Carlsbad Caverns — including soda straws, draperies ...

Stalactites hung down the ceiling like Spanish moss ... but just as worthy of being called beautiful in addition to being deemed grand — the Carlsbad Caverns. Golden spears pierced through the canopy ...

Today, Carlsbad Caverns National Park ... its frozen encases of milk-white flowstone, its glittering stalactites suspended like chandeliers hundreds of feet above the floor, the giant stalagmites ...

The Big Room is a popular spot at Carlsbad Caverns. It is a magical expanse filled with towering stalagmites, dainty stalactites and clusters of cave popcorn. From this underground wonderland in ...

The Big Room is a popular spot at Carlsbad Caverns. It is a magical expanse filled with towering stalagmites, dainty stalactites and clusters of cave popcorn. From this underground wonderland in ...

as well as beautiful stalagmites and stalactites, which are formed from dissolved limestone. It's hard to imagine that the area where the Carlsbad Caverns sit was the coastline of an inland sea ...