Blanchard Springs Caverns 132 mi
A cave in Stone County, Arkansas with year-round guided tours; the Dripstone Trail covers four-tenths of a mile with only 50 steps.
Stone County, AR, 58°F inside
Caves near Memphis, TN
25 show caves with public tours within 250 miles of Memphis. The closest is Blanchard Springs Caverns, about 132 miles away.
Distances are straight-line miles from downtown Memphis; driving takes longer. Tour details checked 2026-10-22 against each cave's own site.
Bull Shoals Caverns 166 mi
A cave in Bull Shoals, Arkansas with guided tours on lit concrete walkways at 59°F, next to a recreated 1890 Ozark village.
Bull Shoals, AR, 59°F inside, from $20.95
Dunbar Cave 182 mi
A Tennessee state park cave with summer tours by handheld flashlight past historic cave art; tours often sell out.
Tennessee, 56°F inside
Bell Witch Cave 195 mi
The cave tied to the Bell Witch legend, about 40 minutes from Nashville, with 40-minute guided tours plus a John Bell cabin tour, open seasonally.
Adams, TN
Rickwood Caverns 202 mi
An Alabama state park cave seen only with a guide on a route about a mile long, with 365 steps, plus an Olympic-size pool fed by cave water.
Warrior, AL, 62°F inside, from $19
Lost Canyon Cave 203 mi
A 2.5-mile golf-cart trail at Top of the Rock that drives right through a cave, past waterfalls and onto a skybridge overlook.
Ridgedale, MO
Onondaga Cave 211 mi
A Missouri state park cave with a 75-minute walking tour on lit, paved paths at 57°F, plus a lantern tour of nearby Cathedral Cave.
Leasburg, MO, 57°F inside, from $23
Cathedral Cave 211 mi
A lantern-lit cave tour at Onondaga Cave State Park, more strenuous than the main cave and limited to 20 people.
Leasburg, MO, 57°F inside, from $15
Marvel Cave 213 mi
The cave under Silver Dollar City, included with park admission: a strenuous 60-minute tour down about 300 feet to the Cathedral Room, with a cable train back up.
Missouri
Talking Rocks Cavern 214 mi
A cave near Branson with hour-long guided tours every day, rain or shine, and 265 stairs inside.
Branson West, MO, from $33.95
Cosmic Caverns 214 mi
A cave on Highway 21 in Berryville with 80-minute walking tours at 64°F; closed January and February.
Berryville, AR, 64°F inside, from $22
Smallin Cave 219 mi
A cave near Ozark, Missouri with a one-hour guided tour on a half-mile route with no stairs, plus an off-trail headlamp tour.
Ozark, MO, from $34.95
Meramec Caverns 221 mi
A big commercial cave off I-44 (exit 230) with ranger-led walking tours on lit paths, plus a zipline, riverboat and float trips on the same property.
Stanton, MO, 60°F inside, from $30.50
Cathedral Caverns 221 mi
An Alabama state park cave with 90-minute guided tours covering about 1.5 miles round trip at 60°F.
Woodville, AL, 60°F inside, from $20
Onyx Cave Park 224 mi
A self-guided cave tour near Eureka Springs with an audio headset, at 57°F; stay as long as you like.
Eureka Springs, AR, 57°F inside, from $15.99
War Eagle Cavern 230 mi
A cave on Beaver Lake near Rogers, Arkansas with one-hour guided walking tours, stroller access and pet-friendly tours.
Rogers, AR, from $24
Crystal Cave 234 mi
A Springfield, Missouri cave open year-round at a constant 59°F, with a Dino Trail of more than 30 dinosaur models outside.
Springfield, MO, 59°F inside
Lost River Cave 235 mi
Kentucky's only underground boat tour: a 20-minute guided walk followed by a 25-minute boat ride, an hour north of Nashville.
Bowling Green, KY, 57°F inside
Fantastic Caverns 236 mi
A ride-through cave in Springfield, Missouri: you tour it seated rather than on foot, at a cool 60°F.
Springfield, MO, 60°F inside, from $36
The Caverns 239 mi
A large cave best known for its underground concert venue, also open for guided walking tours on weekends.
Pelham, TN, 59°F inside, from $22.95
Ozark Caverns 245 mi
A cave in Lake of the Ozarks State Park with hour-long, half-mile round-trip tours at 56°F.
Missouri, 56°F inside, from $13
Russell Cave NM 245 mi
A national monument built around a cave shelter. You can't go inside the cave itself, but you can see the shelter, and the park is a stop on the Alabama Birding Trail.
Bridgeport, AL
Cumberland Caverns 248 mi
A cave in McMinnville open year-round with walking tours, crawling adventure tours and overnight stays, at 56°F.
McMinnville, TN, 56°F inside
Bridal Cave 250 mi
A Lake of the Ozarks cave known for weddings in the cave, open year-round at 60°F, with lantern and black-light tours too.
Camdenton, MO, 60°F inside, from $30
Majestic Caverns 250 mi
A cave park in Childersburg, Alabama at 60°F year-round, entered by a tunnel, open Friday to Monday.
Childersburg, AL, 60°F inside, from $54.98