A New Tour of This Texas Cave Features a Bridge Over Its Deepest Level and a ‘Pure Theater’ of Colourful Lights — See Inside

A collapse Texas simply underwent a significant enlargement, and is about to open to the general public with an unbelievable new tour.

The Pure Bridge Caverns, which is situated simply outdoors San Antonio, accomplished an 1,100-foot-long enlargement of public passageways, full with a stainless-steel bridge throughout the cavern’s deepest level and a brand new viewing space, in keeping with the attraction. The enlargement, which can open to the general public on Might 12, takes friends to areas beforehand solely accessible by cavers.

And with the enlargement comes a brand new tour, Hidden Wonders, which brings guests to an space of the cave that didn’t have a pure opening to the floor, which the corporate stated permits them to see lovely formations that grew in a very sealed surroundings.

“Our aim is to provide guests a shocking view of the cavern like by no means earlier than, with out impacting its magnificence,” Brad Wuest, the president of Pure Bridge Caverns, stated in a press release. “Growing this tour has been difficult as a consequence of many issues – together with the depth of the brand new public tour space… We plan to showcase the science behind the fantastic thing about this as soon as hidden cavern on our tour. With Hidden Wonders’ many enhancements we’ve got a possibility to each educate and entertain.”

The brand new tour includes a “huge passage” known as the Field Canyon, which capabilities as a “pure theater for a novel sound and lightweight present finale.” The brand new house additionally features a 5,700-square-foot dome chamber, which serves as an occasion house.

The corporate additionally constructed a 710-foot exit tunnel — rigorously constructed for minimal influence on the cavern, in keeping with Pure Bridge Caverns. The challenge has been in growth since 2017.

“We used finest at school strategies and developed new ones to make it work,” Wuest stated. “We took the time to do it proper. The outcome speaks for itself.”

Exploring cave programs is a well-liked exercise throughout the nation with breathtaking caves accessible to tour in Kentucky, Washington, Tennessee, and extra.