Lost World Caverns
Lost World Caverns, located just outside Lewisburg, West Virginia, is an underground natural series of caverns. In November 1973, the caverns were registered as a National Natural Landmark as they "feature terraced pedestal-like stalagmites, flowstone, curtains, rimstone, domepits, and waterfalls."…Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and Weaver Knob.
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
College
The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is a public medical school in Lewisburg, West Virginia. Founded in 1974, WVSOM is one of three medical schools in West Virginia and the sole institution that grants the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is situated 2 miles south of Lost World Caverns.
Weaver Knob
Peak
Weaver Knob is a summit in West Virginia. With an elevation of 2,572 feet, Weaver Knob is the 833rd highest summit in the state of West Virginia. Weaver Knob was named after an early settler who was a weaver. Weaver Knob is situated 2 miles north of Lost World Caverns.
Maple Street Historic District
Park
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Maple Street Historic District is a national historic district located on "Gospel Hill" at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The district encompasses six contributing buildings, all single family residences. Maple Street Historic District is situated 2 miles south of Lost World Caverns.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lewisburg and Morlunda.
Lewisburg
Photo: MarkMcCain, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lewisburg is a city of 3,900 people in West Virginia. It was established in 1872, and named for Andrew Lewis, the Virginia colonel who won the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774.
Morlunda
Hamlet
Morlunda is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Morlunda is 3.5 miles northwest of Lewisburg. Its name, meaning "wooded marsh", was taken from the small town of Mörlunda in the southern Swedish province of Småland. Morlunda is situated 2½ miles west of Lost World Caverns.
Richlands
Hamlet
Richlands is a small unincorporated farming community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States, five miles west of Lewisburg on U.S. Route 60. Richlands is situated 3 miles northwest of Lost World Caverns.
Lost World Caverns
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: caves and attraction near Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA
- Categories: museum, show cave, building, and tourism
- Location: Greenbrier, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.83248° or 37° 49′ 57″ northLongitude
-80.44699° or 80° 26′ 49″ westOpen location code
869XRHJ3+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 479608859OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6684310
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Egyptian Arabic—“Lost World Caverns” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهوف العالم السفلي”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف العالم المفقود”
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