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DISCOVERY DAYS

Celebrating 94 Years of Discovery!

Saturday & Sunday June 22 & 23, 2024

Special Ticket Prices: $9.40 for 94!
ALL TICKETS!
Panning for Gems Available at an Additional Charge

Celebrate 94 years of discovery and the Dunlavy family legacy at Lincoln Caverns. Once a year, guests enjoy special historic tours and stories of discovery!

PLUS, free workshops and children’s activities all day long! Visit our website for a complete schedule of activities. Fun for the entire family!

Schedule of Events and Activities to be finalized in May 2024!

Historic Interpretive Tours of Lincoln Caverns & Whisper Rocks PLUS Free Workshops & Activities for the whole family!

Example Schedule from 2023

11:00 AM      Intro. To Speleology – This interactive PowerPoint presentation features the story of how caves form, plus information about types of speleothems, cave life and cave conservation.

12:00 PM    Batty About Bats – All about Pennsylvania’s bat species and their importance in our world with games, activities and a craft to take home!

1:00 PM       Rocks Rock – Rocks, minerals, and crystals, too! Visit various stations performing identification tests and learning fascinating properties of rocks and minerals. And a rock craft too!

2:00 PM      History & Development of Lincoln Caverns – Personalized presentation, featuring the history of three generations of discovery, education and conservation of Lincoln Caverns & Whisper Rocks.

3:00 PM      Fossil Fanatics – Discover the past! Hands-On activities teach how fossils formed and provide clues to the history of our earth. Includes fossil craft & fossil hunt.

 4:00 PM    S.O.S. – Save Our Species! – Bats, birds, flowers, plants – many are endangered.
Discuss species from your home state and why bats have become endangered. Research your favorite and make a poster to take home.

 

PLUS!! From Noon to 3:00 PM
Meet & Greet with our mascot ECHO THE BAT!

 

You are invited to hike our nature trails, check out Warrior Ridge Campground, use our picnic facilities, pan for gems, and browse in the area’s largest gift shop – Raystown Rocks!  We have the largest selection of rocks & minerals in central PA!  Be sure to tour the Lincoln Learning Center and find out about all the programs Lincoln Caverns has to offer.

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