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Crystal Lake Cave

Highway 52, Dubuque, IA
563-556-6451
Ranked #11 of 18 attractions in Dubuque
3.5 of 5 stars 22 Reviews
Type: Caverns/ Caves
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
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La Plata, Argentina
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2012

The cave was fine, but I was ugly surprise at the time I went to the "restrooms". They were so dirty like I´ve never seen before in US. Toilettes did not even have a proper door, just curtains... Very disappointing. More

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iowa
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52 reviews 52 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2012

Nice tour, but, it is a midwest cave, not to be compared to the Ozarks caves. More

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Dubuque, Iowa
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 24, 2012

Go back into history and see how the inside of the rock was carved out by water. Children will enjoy the tour. Remember keep your hands off the rock. The rock features will not grow once they have been touched by human hands. More

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Iowa
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65 reviews 65 reviews
Reviews in 30 cities Reviews in 30 cities
45 helpful votes 45 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 29, 2012

Our kids were 5 and 14 when we visited and it was their first cave experience. They thought is was ok at first, but got bored rather quickly. Our guide was fine, but he seemed quite bored with the whole thing. The gift shop and restrooms made us chuckle at how dated they are, like being back in the 1970s... More

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Cascade, IA
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 22, 2012

Nice and cool in cave. Experiance tour guide. Lots of formations and can stand up the whole time. I am 5'10" and had to duck my head a couple times but can walk whole way thru. Took LOTS of photos. More

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 of 5 stars Reviewed January 20, 2012

We were simply disappointed. Our tour guide said the script like it was the last thing he wanted to do, looked all around us but never at us, had a difficult time with questions, and just didn't seem to want to be there. First cave for our 6 and 12 year old and they were both looking for a way... More

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Peosta, Iowa
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 17, 2012

Beautiful crystals. Cool and damp, but a very good experience. May be scary for little children, but a very interesting history. More

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Dubuque, Iowa
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99 reviews 99 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 12, 2012

great place to ck out all the ways the caves were created and made for different colors on the rocks More

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Wisconsin
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 11, 2011
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This tour takes about 45 minutes. The guide was friendly and knowledgeable of the cave system. Our family of four all highly recommend this tour when in Dubuque. More

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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 17, 2011
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We visited the cave with our two kids, 11 and 13. Our young tour guide, Steve, was both fun and interesting. He chatted with us the whole tour and posed for some funny pictures. We really enjoyed it. The woman in the gift shop was friendly, as well. More

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