April 2024 Written by Stalac-Tate Visitor Center Background In 1978,...
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Learn more about the science of this cavern in Wisconsin
Learn about the geology and the science of our cavern in Wisconsin. Including rocks, cave creatures, and karst topography!
Cave of the Mounds works closely with the University of Wisconsin GeoScience department and is a very well-researched cave.
![Stalagmite and stalactite almost touching in a cavern in Wisconsin](https://www.caveofthemounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/About-Us-Gallery-13-300x300.png)
![Very smooth rock](https://www.caveofthemounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/About-Us-Gallery-12-300x300.png)
![Cathedral Room in a cavern in Wisconsin](https://www.caveofthemounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/About-Us-Gallery-11-300x300.png)
![Cephalopod fossil donated to Cave of the Mounds](https://www.caveofthemounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/About-Us-Gallery-10-300x300.png)
![Polly the Parrot Formation](https://www.caveofthemounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/About-Us-Gallery-4-300x300.png)
![Column in Cave of the Mounds](https://www.caveofthemounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/About-Us-Gallery-5-300x300.png)
![Surprise Cave](https://www.caveofthemounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/About-Us-Gallery-6-300x300.png)
![Towering Stalagmite in a cavern in Wisconsin](https://www.caveofthemounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/About-Us-Gallery-7-300x300.png)
![Large stalagmite](https://www.caveofthemounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/About-Us-Gallery-9-300x300.png)
![Row of Stalagmites in a cavern in Wisconsin](https://www.caveofthemounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/About-Us-Gallery-8-300x300.png)
![Cathedral Room in Cave of the Mounds one of the coolest places in Wisconsin](https://www.caveofthemounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/About-Us-Gallery-1-1-300x300.png)
![Polly the Parrot formation in a cavern in Wisconsin](https://www.caveofthemounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/About-Us-Gallery-2-1-300x300.png)
![Closeup of the Polly the Parrot formation that can bee seen on a Tours in Wisconsin](https://www.caveofthemounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/About-Us-Gallery-3-1-300x300.png)
![Formations fluorescing under a blacklight in a cavern in Wisconsin](https://www.caveofthemounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/About-Us-Gallery-14-1-300x300.png)
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