5 show caves with public tours within 150 miles of Milwaukee. The closest is Maribel New Hope Cave, about 86 miles away.
Distances are straight-line miles from downtown Milwaukee; driving takes longer. Tour details checked 2026-10-22 against each cave's own site.
A free-to-enter cave park in Maribel, Wisconsin; New Hope Cave opens for tours on the third Sunday of each month, May to October.
Maribel, WI, from $5
A cave in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin with 45-minute to 1-hour guided tours, 70 feet down at a steady 50°F.
Blue Mounds, WI, 50°F inside, from $26.99
A Wisconsin cave with guided tours Thursday to Sunday in summer and an in-cave overnight exploration program in the cooler months.
Blue River, WI, from $16.00
A cave near Dubuque with 45-minute walking tours through nearly three-quarters of a mile of limestone passages, plus black-light and wild cave tours.
Dubuque, IA, 50°F inside, from $22
The cave in the Kickapoo Caverns Nature Preserve near Wauzeka, Wisconsin, open only on occasional guided events such as the Conservancy's bat ecology tours.
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