Moqui Cave
Moqui Cave
3.5
Monday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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An Ancient history museum inside a natural sandstone Cave. Come check out our dinosaur tracks, fossils, artifacts and much much more!
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- Dean W37 contributionsNatural, geological, cultural moment in timeThis place is a snapshot in time in a lot of different ways. You’ll find natural history of dinosaur tracks and fossils, a geology collection, cultural history of artifacts from near and far, and pop culture history of Westerns set in Kanab in the mid-20th century. This place couldn’t be replicated today.Visited July 2024Traveled with familyWritten July 8, 2024
- KGCWhite Salmon, Washington112 contributionsCool but not cool enough for admission.I should've read the reviews before we did a u-turn for this place. If you like museums, make the u-turn. I was hoping that it was a bar like it was a year or so ago. NOTE: There is a $6 admission for a museum that took us 15 minutes to walk through.Visited July 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten July 27, 2024
- Becky W1 contributionWorth a stop. Very interesting and great food too!Such a fun stop! The cave is really cool and so many great artifacts and collectibles Loved learning all the history from the owner. A wonderful family owned attraction. Had lunch at the food truck outside and it was delicious and very reasonably priced.Visited August 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten September 1, 2024
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Salt Lake City, UT159 contributions
May 2020
This natural cave, once Southern Utah's first dance hall/bar, is now a fun museum and rock and gift shop. Includes the original bar, lots of arrowheads, movie memorabilia, and a section of rocks that glow in the dark or under black light.
The best part is the owner & at least one of his employees are super friendly, and they are descended from the original owners. They're full of wonderful stories, such as "The boss is descended from the 4th wife. I'm descended from the 1st wife." You could talk to them forever! Hottest temp inside is about 65 degrees, great on a warm day! Buy a cool smoothie & sit under big trees in the shade to drink it.
The owner is also full of great info on the local ATV trails. He's on the local trails committee. This summer they will open up a concierge service where they can guide you as you ride your own ATV, or you can rent ATVs from them and then they will guide you.
The best part is the owner & at least one of his employees are super friendly, and they are descended from the original owners. They're full of wonderful stories, such as "The boss is descended from the 4th wife. I'm descended from the 1st wife." You could talk to them forever! Hottest temp inside is about 65 degrees, great on a warm day! Buy a cool smoothie & sit under big trees in the shade to drink it.
The owner is also full of great info on the local ATV trails. He's on the local trails committee. This summer they will open up a concierge service where they can guide you as you ride your own ATV, or you can rent ATVs from them and then they will guide you.
Written May 12, 2020
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Laura B
6 contributions
Jun 2021
This was an impromptu stop while traveling from Grand Canyon to Zion. Since the museum is in a cave it was refreshingly cool despite the heat outside. The family that owns the museum had many interesting and unusual stories to share. There was a small fee to enter and we spent about 45 minutes inside. Although we didn’t eat, there was food available outside with some seating. I haven’t seen anything like this before and it was well worth stopping for.
Written July 6, 2021
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michellewK7839DS
Mountain Home, AR446 contributions
Jul 2020 • Family
We just happened upon this little jewel on the way to Kanab. It was purchased in the 1950s with the hopes of being a museum. The road was gravel back then so they evidently get much drive by traffic. The owners decided to turn it into a bar and dance hall and, evidently, many early western movie stars frequented the establishment. It is now mainly a museum with cool memorabilia and some awesome dinosaur prints in stone. We found it fascinating. There was also a sweet little eatery at the entrance with good food. We sat at a picnic table for about an hour and just enjoyed the view, the food and the weather. I’d definitely recommend this
Written July 26, 2020
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deedeerippy
2 contributions
Jul 2020
Moqui Cave is a super cute spot to explore, and we've always stopped at the cave over the years during our visit to Kanab, but unfortunately the owner has amped up the entry price to $7 per adult and $5 per child, which makes it NOT worth the stop for us anymore. If you want to pay these prices to see the gift shop, that's basically what you are paying for. Might be worth a one time visit to see the old bar and some old artifacts and rocks... but it takes about 5-10 minutes to walk through. A bit overpriced in my opinion.
Written July 27, 2020
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Lnmagnee
Portland, OR177 contributions
May 2022 • Couples
The website doesn't mention admission, so we didn't know the cost before arriving. It was only $7 per person, so we decided to check it out. One employee told us a brief history of the museum, and was able to answer questions. There is an old bar decorated with an assortment of items. There is an area with fossils. There is an area with fluorescent minerals and a few blacklight "paintings" that add to the "glow," but detract from the "professional" aspect of the museum. The gift shop has lots of junk for sale. Moqui Cave is definitely a "tourist trap," but for the cheap admission, it's worth a quick visit.
Written May 10, 2022
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PepperNewJersey
California334 contributions
Oct 2020
We stopped here at their outdoor cafe to have lunch. Reasonable fare for panini, acas bowls and smoothies. Afterwards, we decided to visit the sandstone cave which was next-door. Inside, we found a room with fluorescent minerals and ancient artifacts. There was a bar that was built inside that had stools that were hand made. It appeared that this bar was built to refresh the local actors that were filming nearby. There was a portrait of a football player that was drafted from BYU and played for the Steelers who was the grandfather of the young man who was collecting the tickets. He also had displayed a photo of his great grandfather surrounded by his 55 children and 7 wives. My numbers may be off, but one can get the idea. Of course, there is a obligatory gift shop next door.
Written October 18, 2020
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Bill v
Box Elder, SD178 contributions
Oct 2020 • Couples
This is not the world’s greatest tourist attraction, but it’s an interesting way to kill and hour or two steeping yourself in it’s history, where the movie stars of days gone by built a bar to stay cool while they were filming locally.
It’s a tiny museum with lots of fossils and dinosaur tracks, and a nice display of various rocks, ancient artifacts, and florescent minerals. Oh, and of course the obligatory gift shop.
It’s great for a quick stop and worth an hour or two of your time. And the $6 senior ticket didn’t break the bank. No wow factor here, but we are glad we checked it out.
It’s a tiny museum with lots of fossils and dinosaur tracks, and a nice display of various rocks, ancient artifacts, and florescent minerals. Oh, and of course the obligatory gift shop.
It’s great for a quick stop and worth an hour or two of your time. And the $6 senior ticket didn’t break the bank. No wow factor here, but we are glad we checked it out.
Written October 3, 2020
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TravellingHolovacis
Owen Sound, Canada20 contributions
Jul 2022
Quick stop, nice and cool inside, interesting minerals, and some local history. Gift shop and entry fee, we appreciated the displays of indigenous art. Enjoyed a smoothie as well. There are other places to see caves for free if not wanting souvenirs or to pay entry fee.
Written July 6, 2022
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ayeen143
Macon, GA31 contributions
Jun 2021
it was deceiving because we thought it was the entrance to the actual cave. we paid $7 each for a freaking museum. The actual cave is down the street where you park across the road, cross the road then hike up steep side of the hill to get to the actual cave. they should let people know that its a museum not the actual cave because the actual cave trail is free.
Written June 24, 2021
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Liz S
Biloxi, MS2,087 contributions
Mar 2021 • Couples
This was on our list of places to visit in Kanab. One thing that struck me was the fact that a private family bought this cave in 1951. The history was fascinating. It once was a bar and dance hall and attracted all the people in Kanab filming westerns. John Wayne being a frequent visitor. It turns out that Kanab was a hot spot for western movies and tv shows and then turned into a museum with personal artifacts. Fun trip.
Written March 30, 2021
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krjames34
Salt Lake City, Utah
There use to be a cave out that way that had all kinds of differ color sand is it still there?
Written January 10, 2017
Moqui cave definitely a tourist stop and not a natural wonder. I think the antelope cave/canyon reference is good, although toughly a hundred mile east from Kanab, closer to Lake Powel. Did not visit Antelope given distance
Written January 12, 2017
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