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Located about one mile from Hannibal on Highway 79, Mark Twain Cave is Missouri’s oldest show cave, and the first guided tour was organized in 1886. The tour starts with a seven-minute video about the cave formation and the writings of Mark Twain, as the cave inspired some of his work. During the tour of the Mark Twain cave, experienced guides take visitors on a 60-minute tour along the smooth, flat walkways. One of the most popular tours is the tour of Cameron Cave, which lasts about one hour and 20 minutes and tries to create a natural experience by letting visitors carry lanterns and flashlights so they can imagine what the cave was like when it was explored for the first time in 1925. Outside the cave is a kids’ attraction called Sticks, Stones and Bones where kids can dig for fossils and pan for semi-precious stones.
300 Cave Hollow Rd, Hannibal, MO 63401
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