I've been there twice because it is breath-takingly beautiful. My guess is that most of the millions of other visitors do for the same reason.
Since 2004, visitation to Carlsbad Caverns has been about 400,000 per year.
For spelunking.
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Carlsbad Caverns are a cave with unusually large rooms and well-developed columns. Because of its size and beauty, it is also easy to visit.
The three miles of permitted visitation of Carlsbad Caverns is one of the most accessible and most beautiful caverns in the world, having one of the largest (in terms of volume) underground rooms anywhere.
The highest attendance was 876,500 in 1976. Lately is has been about a 410,000.
Carlsbad Caverns is located in New Mexico.
People want to see the cave and the bats. Carlsbad Caverns is one of the largest caves in the whole world!
Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico got its name from the nearby town of Carlsbad. The caverns were formally named in 1923 by the US government, taking inspiration from the famous Luray Caverns in Virginia.
US Congress changed the designation and the name of Carlsbad Cave National Monument, created in 1923, to Carlsbad Caverns National Park in 1930. Carlsbad Cavern, without the "s", is the name of the main tour cave. There are 117 caves known in the park.
Carlsbad Caverns is located in the state of New Mexico.
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