Seneca Cavern

Seneca Caverns is a commercial cave discovered in Germany Valley by settler Laven Teter in about 1780[4], although allegedly the Seneca Indians had utilized the cave before that. It has been commercialized since 1928 and electrified since 1930. Visitors are led along a 0.75 mile (1.2 kilometer) prepared trail and descend as deep as 165 feet (50 m) below the surface, while the numerous named speleothems (‘Mirror Lake”, “Niagara Falls Frozen Over”, “Fairyland”, “The Capitol Dome” etc) are highlighted.