The 2008 season of Forbidden Caverns in Sevierville, TN

Forbidden Caverns in Sevierville, Tennessee is one of the most impressive cave systems in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains area. The cave is open to visitors from April through November and every day of the week except for Sunday. The 55-minute guided tour of the caves is easy for kids and the elderly - there is no strenuous hiking involved. The cave tour, which is accentuated by carefully-placed lighting and majestic music, allows visitors to learn about the region's many natural geological cave formations. Trails in the cave are well-lit and handrails are provided.

The highlights of the cave tour include groups of stalactites and stalagmites, grottos of rock formations, and walls of sparkling crystal rocks. Though these natural wonders are accentuated with human lighting, they are all-natural and were formed by nature over time. Well-educated tour guides will also explain about how the cave once was home to American Indians, and then was a location for making moonshine during Prohibition. The cave is less than an hour from both Gatlinburg and Knoxville and makes a great side trip during vacations to either of these areas.

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Forbidden Caverns in Sevierville, TN

Sevierville is host to one of the most incredible caverns in North America, a wonder that features sparkling formations, towering chimneys, grottos and a crystal clear stream.