DeSoto Caverns

The DeSoto Caverns, often known as Alabama's Big Cave, are located in the Appalachian Mountain foothills near Childersburg. The cave, originally known as Kymulga Cave, is said to have been used by Copena indigenous peoples before Europeans arrived in North America. During the American Civil War, the cave was a major saltpeter mining site, and during Prohibition, the cave housed a hidden speakeasy and dance hall known as the Bloody Bucket.

Since the 1960s, the cave has been run as a display cave, with daily guided tours showing one of the world's largest known accumulations of onyx-marble speleotherms. At the cave site, there are additional family-friendly attractions such as a Lost Trail Maze, a gemstone mining attraction, and children's amusement rides.

Location: 5181 Desoto Caverns Pkwy, Childersburg, AL 35044

Phone: 256-378-7252