# Meramec Caverns

- **Country:** United States
- **Coordinates:** 38.241270, -91.092370
- **Length:** 4.6 mi
- **Geology:** Limestone
- **Location:** Stanton, Missouri
- **Discovery:** Pre-Columbian; extended system in 1933

Meramec Caverns is the collective name for a cavern system in the Ozarks, near Stanton, Missouri. The caverns were formed from the erosion of large limestone deposits over millions of years. Pre-Columbian Native American artifacts have been found in the caverns. Currently the cavern system is a tourist attraction, with more than fifty billboards along Interstate 44 and is considered one of the primary attractions along former U.S. Highway 66. Meramec Caverns is the most-visited cave in Missouri with some 150,000 visitors annually.

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meramec_Caverns (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)