Talking Rocks Cavern

It might be cool if you have little kids, but my teenage boys were not impressed. They did have a nice gift shop with highly overpriced items though.

I have been to many, many caves over the years and this is definitely the most adventurous tour I’ve ever been on, meaning not for everyone! The concrete stairs inside the cave were extremely steep and narrow and several of my family members who are not in the best physical shape had some difficulty getting through the tour. In addition, my 15 month old who we were attempting to bring along freaked out immediately so he and my husband went back and did not complete the tour. My 6 year old niece was scared, and cried throughout a lot of the tour. I assured her that not all caves are like that so I hope it doesn’t deter her from wanting to participate in other tours in the future. I feel like there should be a sign indicating that this tour may not be good for children under the age of 10. Although there were the typical «do not tour if you’re pregnant, claustrophobic, etc.» warnings, I feel like something additional needed to be said so that people realize that this tour is different from most, because I certainly did not until we actually got in there. Having said all of that, they were happy to refund the cost of my husband’s ticket since he left the tour right away, so I certainly do appreciate that. My niece and nephew enjoyed searching for gemstones, so that is a plus as well. Overall, the cave tour was enjoyable, I just wish we realized exactly what we were getting ourselves into beforehand.

One of the activities we really wanted to check off our list during our trip was a cave tour. We decided on this one because if was nearby. The tour guides were nice, and the cave was beautiful! Not a huge cave, and most of the movement was vertical (LOTS of steps!), but we had an excellent time and were very glad we went.
There were also a couple short but beautiful hiking trails right outside the gift shop. It’s a great way to spend the morning or afternoon!

A great, beautiful cavern. Not too cool or humid, no jacket needed. Accessibility is good for the majority of visitors; concrete steps and railings.
Tour guide was very knowledgeable and made the tour enjoyable. An optional picture is taken towards the end, reasonably priced at $ 10.
Lightshow was a little cheesy but liked by many.
Good price compared to others in the surrounding area.
Tours are too close together, so you hear an echo from the other groups. Our group was a little too large by about 5 people therefore it was difficult to hear the guide while waiting for stragglers.

Been to a lot of places like this around the country, this one happened to be very well built, very nice clean shop, but almost none of the merchandise or items were local and the gem mining was nowhere near what you find elsewhere. The staff could also be a little more friendly, but you don’t want to count them out on just 1 trip. Will go back for a cave tour and revisit rating if it’s better next time we are out.

Talking Rocks was an amazing way to spend the morning. Adult tickets for the cave tour were $ 20 and kids $ 10. They have 2 free mazes for the kids (4 – 10) and free hiking on site. For a small fee you can purchase a bag of rocks to mine through which my daughter loved. The gift shop has lots of choices!
We will return next time to try the shaded miniature golf.

This was a be affordable way to spend an afternoon with the kids. The cave was beautiful, although it is a vertical cave, so there are steps involved. That said, I took my four year old, and we had no issue getting around. I highly suggest spending time at talking rock if you are looking for a more naturalistic activity instead of more commercial aspects of Branson.

We have been on many cave tours and really enjoyed Talking Rocks. The steps get quite steep and the path quite narrow in places, but in my opinion that adds to the experience. Aaron was our guide and was excellent. He was extremely knowledgeable and very kind when my youngest became a bit afraid. The gift shop was really nice and, get this, reasonable! This is definitely a cave to visit!

I’ve been in many cave tours and though a ton of caves across the us and this cave is one of the best. You can’t believe how beautiful and large the cave formations are. The tour guide was extremely knowledgable. The only negative was that this cave was the most expensive I have ever been on 20 dollars per adult and 10 dollars per child. Way overpriced. I would give it 5 stars if they dropped the price.

Loved this… people were genuine. There is a cute putt putt down the side of the mountain, trails and kids mining. Prices were resonable in the gift store and very clean… can tell they take pride in their place.

Thought this was a beautiful cave and the staff were very knowledgeable and friendly. I wasn’t happy that the kids behind us had helmets with lights because it kind of ruined it for my kids when they turned the lights out. I would not recommend this for elderly or very young because the steps are wet and not easy to walk down if you are not steady. Otherwise, it was an amazing experience that you will probably not see anywhere else. I am really glad we went!

I went on to the Talking Rocks Caverns and took the tour! This was a really neat cave with many many formations, and lots of history. Here’s a little video I made of our trip there!