Forbidden Caverns

Forbidden Caverns is a cave system in Tennessee featuring underground passages, natural shafts, and streams flowing through limestone formations. The network includes multiple chambers and rooms that reveal different rock formations as you move through the passages.

Indigenous peoples first used the cave system as shelter during winter months before European settlers discovered it in the 1850s. The site later developed into a public attraction for visitors interested in geology and natural formations.

The caverns serve as a place where visitors connect with the underground world and witness how water shapes stone over time. Local families and school groups come to experience this natural laboratory beneath their feet.

Visits require guided tours that run throughout the year at regular intervals. The underground temperature stays cool year-round, so warm clothing is recommended, and sturdy shoes with good grip are essential for the uneven pathways.

The cave hosts an underground ecosystem with life specially adapted to darkness and the absence of sunlight. The stream flowing through has carved and shaped the rock over thousands of years, creating features not found in typical surface landscapes.