STANTON • Visitors have flocked to Meramec Caverns since the 1930s when Lester ... It bills itself as the state’s largest commercial cave. It opened in 1933. Guided tours for more than 100,000 ...

It is a beautiful complex, the largest commercial cave ... come as no surprise that Meramec Caverns was one of the first places in the area to open a zipline, the Caveman Zipline in 2010.

“That’s what led to Jesse James’ discovery of Meramec Caverns. We’re also the closest commercial cave to the St. Louis metropolitan area. We also have the zip lines rides, riverboat ...

It is approximately 82 miles from the metro-east. The website claims that Meramec Caverns is “the largest commercial cave in the state of Missouri.” Turilli says Meramec Caverns attracts more ...