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Indian Echo Caverns, Hummelstown, PA

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Indian Echo Caverns

A limestone show cave near Hershey where guided 45-minute tours explain the formations, with a petting zoo and gem mining outside.

368 Middletown Rd · Hummelstown, PA

About Indian Echo Caverns

Indian Echo Caverns is a limestone cave cut through Beekmantown limestone over 440 million years old, opening onto Swatara Creek near Hershey. A guide leads you on a 45-minute walk explaining the geology, history and formations, in a steady 52 degrees year round. The caverns first opened to the public in 1929. Above ground at Echo Dell you find picnic areas, a playground, a barnyard with goats and a gem mining sluice.

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