PA Getaway

Show cave · Richmond Township, Berks County

Crystal Cave

Crystal Cave: The Upside-Down Ice cream Cone
Photo: Jtknowles, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarrymen broke into this cave in 1871, and visitors have toured it since the following year, making it one of the oldest show caves in the country; guided walks wind past glittering calcite formations.

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Nearby

  • Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

    Raptor sanctuary · 11 miles away

    The world's first refuge for birds of prey, where hikers climb to rocky lookouts on the Kittatinny Ridge to watch thousands of hawks, eagles and falcons stream south each fall.

  • Mid-Atlantic Air Museum

    Aviation museum · 12 miles away

    Volunteers restore and display vintage military and civilian aircraft at this airport museum, whose hangars hold rarities such as a World War II P-61 Black Widow night fighter.

  • Lehigh Valley Zoo

    Zoo · 15 miles away

    Set within the 1,100-acre Trexler Nature Preserve, this zoo has African penguins, red pandas, kangaroos and giraffes, while herds of bison and elk roam the surrounding preserve.

  • Reading Public Museum

    Art and science museum · 15 miles away

    Art, natural science and ancient civilizations under one roof, plus a planetarium and an arboretum with paths winding around the museum's landscaped grounds.