Liz wrote:
> Hi Everybody,
>
> My boyfriend and I will be driving back and forth from Long Island,
> NY
> to Birmingham, Alabama for a wedding. We have no experience driving
> south of Maryland and would love some tips on what to see and where
> to
> stay. We like to see things like caverns and stay places with
> private
> bathrooms. Besides those 2 things and a moderate budget, we're
> completely open.
Luray Caverns would be the obvious choice--largest cavern in the east,
quite pretty, and it's a mile off of the fastest route from NYC to
Birmingham. If you like Neil Gaiman or tourist traps, you should
probably see Rock City in Chattanooga--it's also very close to the
fastest route, but it's not really much of a cave. Mammoth Cave will
take you about 300 miles off the route--it's the _longest_ known cave
in the world.
Beyond that, here's a list of commercialized caverns in Virgina
http://www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?featureid=30.
If you're experienced cavers/climbers (and have a quarter mile or so
of rope and a good set of ascenders) then you might also want to check
out Ellison's Cave in Armuchee, GA, which would take you about 60
miles off your route--has two different 400+ foot pits among other
things--no guided tours though--it's in a state wildlife management
area and you're pretty much on your own.
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