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Craighead Caverns, Lost Sea

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• Address: 140 Lost Sea Rd

• Hours: Daily tours, except Christmas Day
• Phone: 423-337-6616

• Type: Natural Cave

• Travel Genus: Sight
• Sight Category: Terrestrial Feature
• Activity Category: Tour

• As Noted In: 1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
• As Noted In: US National Natural Landmark, US National Park Service

Craighead Caverns is a cave system in the foothills of the Great Smokey Mountains near Sweetwater, Tennessee. The caverns are home to The Lost Sea underground lake and crystal clusters of anthodites, stalactites and stalagmites. The bones and footprints of a giant Pleistocene jaguar have also been found. - AsNotedIn