Left Hand Tunnel—Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Location: southeast New Mexico
Length of visit: 2 hours
Major draws: Unlit portion of cave, historic candle lanterns
Strenuosity: 2 out of 10
Cost/Fees: $7 per person
Additional considerations: 56-degrees inside cave year round
Description: Behind the underground lunchroom (yes, they have that too) is an unlit cave passage where a ranger will point out fossil shells, aragonite crystals, and other speleothems by lantern light.
Great lantern shots. Did you get to touch the bat?
Candlelight cave tours are great! Cute bat! Reminds me of when we had them in our rental house in Ohio.