HOW TO GET UNDERGROUND

JUST UP THE ROAD FROM HOWE – Hard to Miss!

HOWE CAVERNS: Reserve a tour at their website, here: Howe Caverns, Inc.

SECRET CAVERNS: The self-proclaimed “Speleological Center of the Universe”: Secret Caverns

CAVES ACROSS THE USA: Visit America’s Best Show Caves: National Caves Association

GET INTO CAVING: Want to find a local caving group? National Speleological Society

SEE WHERE IT ALL STARTED: Limited summer hours. The Cave House Museum of Mining and Geology is on Facebook. Cave House Museum. The original entrance to Howe’s Cave.

FOR FOSSIL LOVERS: The Gilboa Fossils – from the World’s Oldest Forest – Another great natural attraction not far from Howes Cave.

OUR FAVORITE CAVE COUNTRY BOOKS COME FROM:

BLACK DOME PRESS publishes New York State and New England histories and guidebooks with particular focus on the Adirondacks, Hudson River Valley, Catskill Mountains, and Capital and Saratoga regions. ShopBlackDomePress

PURPLE MOUNTAIN PRESS NYSBooks.com Books about the Catskills; Adirondacks; Hudson, Champlain, and Valleys; and other regions of New York State. Also, New York’s colonial era, transportation and maritime history, and other topics.

CATNAP BOOKS, 574 Main Street, Cobleskill, NY 12043 Our favorite Cobleskill bookstore. Great selection of old and used books. Email: catnapbk@telenet.net.

THE APPLE BARREL, 115 NY-30, Schoharie, NY 12157. A unique country store. Shopapplebarrel.com

SCHOHARIE VALLEY FARMS/The Carrott Barn, 6605, NY-30, Schoharie, NY 12157. Schoharievalleyfarms.com