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Cave Attractions In Altus

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Altus is a city in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States. Located within the Arkansas River Valley at the edge of the Ozark Mountains, the city is within the Fort Smith metropolitan area. The epicenter of the Altus American Viticultural Area within Arkansas Wine Country, the city is home to four wineries. Although founded as a coal mining community, the wine industry has driven the Altus economy since the first vineyards were planted in 1872. The population was 758 at the 2010 census, down from 817 at the 2000 census. Altus is the site of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church , which is on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Mary's Catholic Ch...
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  • 1. Cosmic Cavern Berryville Arkansas
    Cosmic Cavern is a limestone cave located in north Arkansas, near the town of Berryville, Arkansas. One brochure for the cave touts it as Arkansas' Most Beautifully Decorated Cave. It is the warmest cave in the Ozarks, having a high humidity holding at a constant 62 degrees year-round. Most caves in the area are between 55° and 60°. The cave has an abundance of formations , including stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, cave popcorn, cave bacon, and a multitude of soda straws and helictites. One section of the cave housing a particularly spectacular group of soda straws has been dubbed Silent Splendor. One of the longest soda straw formations in the Ozarks, this large formation has straws hanging up to nine feet in length.
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