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Bluff Dwellers Cave

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A beautiful show cave located in Noel, MO. 1-hour guided tour, gift shop, gem panning & museum.
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A beautiful show cave that makes learning so fun and effortless you don't even realize you've learned something. History, Geology, Archaeology, Biology, Ecology, Speleology.....this cave has it all and more.

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween from Bluff Dwellers Cave. 🎃
It’s the last day of Bat Week, so here’s the unscary version. Bats in Missouri eat a lot of insects. When it gets cold, many head into caves for the winter because the temperature inside barely changes. Ours stays at 56 degrees all year.
Ever seen a 🦇 flying at dusk near the river?

Note: The bat pictured is one of ours and gave full consent to use their image in promos for Bat Week

10/24/2026

It's looking like Fall 🍂 at Bluff Dwellers Cave. We run tours 10am to 4pm. Open daily.
163 Cave Rd, Noel Missouri

10/16/2026

Fall weekends in the Ozarks are a good excuse to stay put.

The Cavern Inn is the Browning family's original 1920s limestone farmhouse, steps from the cave. Four bedroom suites, a full kitchen, a porch for sitting out after the tour, and a night sky worth staying up for.

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and are both an easy drive if you want a bigger weekend.

10/16/2026

Before the Browning family ever walked into this cave, people were living along these bluffs. Some of the arrowheads in our museum are thousands of years old, and there are over 700 of them. They're on display in the museum in the back of the gift shop. Next time, stop and look. Which one is your favorite?

10/14/2026

Are we spookyish?

🦇 Bats are our roommates
🌑 We invite you to our underground lair
🌡️ It's a chill 56° all the time
🦎 Salamanders crawl across the walls
🕳️ A crawl box you have to escape, for fun
🏚️ It's been open for 99 years
🔦We control all the lights

Reasons it isn't: the guides are friendly, and we leave the lights on (mostly)

10/10/2026

Orange and black. The cave was doing Halloween colors before it was cool.

Cave salamanders like it cool and damp, so a cave that holds 56° all year suits them fine. Plenty of visitors spot one on the tour.

Have you seen one? Tell us where.

Tours daily. 10am to 4pm

10/10/2026

10/07/2026

Once you're more than a few dozen feet underground, the rock around you holds steady at roughly the year-round average surface temperature for this part of Missouri. No matter what it's doing outside, that number doesn't move much. That's why it's 56 in July and 56 in January

10/03/2026

We're collecting stories, photos, and memories for our 100th year (2027).
Visitors, former guides, neighbors, anyone who's spent time here. we would love to hear from you.
We read every single one, and we'll be reaching out to some of you for some special thanks!

https://forms.gle/pPyhjCmxocqHS8vv7

10/02/2026

We're collecting stories, photos, and memories for our 100th year (2027); visitors, former guides, neighbors, anyone who's spent time here.
Takes two minutes:
We read every single one, and we'll be reaching out to some of you about what we find.

Bluff Dwellers Cave turns 100 in 1927 (2027 hitting 100 years since we opened to the public in 1927). We're putting together a keepsake collection of stories, photos, and memories from everyone who's been part of this place, whether that's one visit or a whole summer working here. Share whatever you...

Address

163 Cave Road
Noel, MO
64854

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

(417) 475-3666

Website

http://www.bluffdwellerscave.com/

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