Discovery Days - Celebrating 95 Years of Discovery!

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!