It's time to explore! Cincinnati Museum Center bringing back replica limestone cave šŸ”¦

Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer
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After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and necessary maintenance, the Cincinnati Museum Centerā€™s replica limestone cave reopens this weekend.

Guests can begin exploring the cave, which initially opened in the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History in 1967, on Friday, Sept. 2. It will take visitors through over 500 feet of darkened passageways, cascading waterfalls and cave formations.

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ā€œThe beauty of the cave is that it truly connects you to the natural world around you in immersive, dynamic ways,ā€ said Elizabeth Pierce, president and CEO of Cincinnati Museum Center, in a press release.

Cincinnati Museum Center's replica limestone cave covers two levels and 500 feet of darkened nooks and crannies, twist and turns. It reopens on Sept. 2 after closure due to COVID-19 and maintenance.
Cincinnati Museum Center's replica limestone cave covers two levels and 500 feet of darkened nooks and crannies, twist and turns. It reopens on Sept. 2 after closure due to COVID-19 and maintenance.

The cave is modeled after similar cave formations in the tri-state region, including Mammoth Cave near Brownsville, Kentucky. It also features a brown bat colony that houses cave-dwelling critters, including bats, crickets and fish.

The exhibit is located in the Museum of Natural History and Science near the Ice Age Gallery entrance and the Neil Armstrong Space Exploration Gallery stairway.

For more information, visit cincymuseum.org.

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