Name: Kids Mag
2 x 5"
Customer Name: COSMIC CAVERNS
Ad Number: 042422NWR0591
6386 Arkansas 21 • Berryville, Arkansas
870-749-2298
www.cosmiccavern.com
Open Daily
9-5
Cosmic
Ozark Mts. AR
Cavern
Est. 1845
• Limestone Cave
• 64 degrees
constant temp
• Family holiday
adventure
As water rich in minerals
constantly drips down from
the cave ceiling, the minerals
harden to form stalactites and
stalagmites. Smart Official Kids
Mag readers probably already
know stalactites point down
from the ceiling like fingers,
and stalagmites reach upward.
These "grow" verrrrrry slowly
as the drips continue – maybe
less than an inch in 100 years.
When they meet in the middle,
they form a column.
The two spectacular lakes
in Cosmic Cavern — the South
and North Lakes —are the
largest underground lakes in the
Ozark Mountains and they're
also bottomless. Divers who
explored them could never find
the bottom! During periods of
heavy rainfall, the cavern tends
to flood, but fortunately, the
water drains quickly — as fast as
six inches in an hour.
The cave is the warmest
in the Ozark region, with a
temperature that stays 64°
year-round, no matter what
time of year you visit.
If you are a fourth, fifth
or sixth grader, you might
want to ask your teacher about
taking part in a science program
offered at Cosmic Cavern called
the Aquifer Study. In the two-
hour session, you'll learn to use
special instruments to measure
things like humidity, evaporation
and the amount of rock that's
dissolved in water.
Tours lasts about an hour
and 15 minutes. Be sure to
wear boots, cuz you're gonna
get muddy! And no matter if
it's a hot day or a cold one, the
temperature in the cave stays
64° year-round, no matter what
time of year you visit.
And…the exploration
and discoveries just keep on
comin' at Cosmic Cavern! Mr.
Langhover and professional
caving groups are currently
digging to find whole new areas.
"We don't just do tours. We
keep exploring," Mr. Langhover
said.
Stay tuned! You never know
what new mystic wonders await
on your next visit to Cosmic
Cavern!
www.OfficialKidsMag.com • May 2022 • 29
