DISCOVERY DAYS

Celebrating 95 Years of Discovery!

Saturday & Sunday June 21 & 22, 2025

Special Ticket Prices: $9.50 for 95!
ALL TICKETS!
Panning for Gems Available at an Additional Charge

Celebrate 95 years of discovery and the Dunlavy family legacy at Lincoln Caverns. Once a year, guests enjoy special historic tours and stories of discovery!

PLUS, free workshops and children’s activities all day long! Visit our website for a complete schedule of activities. Fun for the entire family!

DISCOVERY DAYS 2025 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Historic Interpretive Tours of Lincoln Caverns & Whisper Rocks PLUS Free Workshops & Activities for the whole family!

11:00 AM      Intro. To Speleology – This interactive PowerPoint presentation features the story of how caves form, plus information about types of speleothems, cave life and cave conservation.

12:00 PM      Rocks Rock – Rocks, minerals, and crystals, too! Visit various stations performing identification tests and learning fascinating properties of rocks and minerals. And a rock craft too! 

1:00 PM       Batty About Bats – All about Pennsylvania’s bat species and their importance in our world with games, activities and a craft to take home!

2:00 PM      History & Development of Lincoln Caverns – Personalized presentation, featuring the history of three generations of discovery, education and conservation of Lincoln Caverns & Whisper Rocks.

3:00 PM      Save Our Species – Bats, birds, flowers, plants – many are endangered.  Discuss species from your home state and why bats have become endangered. Research your favorite and make a poster to take home.

4:00 PM     Fossil Fanatics – Discover the past! Hands-On activities teach how fossils formed and provide clues to the history of our earth. Includes fossil craft & fossil hunt.

PLUS!! From Noon to 3:00 PM
Meet & Greet with our mascot ECHO THE BAT!

You are invited to hike our nature trails, check out Warrior Ridge Campground, use our picnic facilities, pan for gems, and browse in the area’s largest gift shop – Raystown Rocks!  We have the largest selection of rocks & minerals in central PA!  Be sure to tour the Lincoln Learning Center and find out about all the programs Lincoln Caverns has to offer.