We really enjoyed our trip to Onyx Cave. You need to go with reasonable expectations. It's not Carlsbad Caverns! It is a short self-guided tour with headphones. We liked being able to go at our own pace. The price for the tour was reasonable. If you go you may want to bring jackets. The cave is a cool 57 degrees year-round. It is NOT handicap accessible.
I had a good time at onyx cave. I liked that it was self guided so we could look at our own pace. There was a cute little caveman statue that we took our picture with!
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 08/02/07
It was OK for the type of visit. Not like those National Parks but very folksy. Says to be the oldest cave to tour in Arkansas so it has lots of history.
I haven't been to the cave since about 1969 when I was a young teen. This time I brought my kids. I remember the cave once we went inside. It is a simple tour and nothing like Carlsbad or Mammoth Cave - but it is home grown and one of the earliest tourist caves in the area.
The best thing was I talked to the old guy who remembered about the ...
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Never going back, total waste of money
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/18/06
The clerk was nice if your questions are just about the cave. When I tried to explain that her sign '$10 Minimum Purchase on use of Credit Card' was against both Mastercard and Visa merchant policy, she got very mad and snapped my head off. She also could not wait for the children to leave the gift shop area, which makes it very ...
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 09/12/05
You have to try this cave. It is unbelievable what you see. The temperature is always right and you go at your own pace.
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