Carlsbad Caverns
National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a United States
National Park in the Guadalupe Mountains in
southeastern New Mexico. It is most famous for the "Big
Cave" and its Big Room, at one time considered the
largest natural underground chamber in the world.
Although no longer occupying that niche, it is still one of
the world's largest cave rooms, and its unusually
extensive and diverse decorations make it a prime
destination for the tourist looking to venture underground.
From a young age, Jim White explored the caverns with
his homemade wire ladder. When he grew older, most
people did not even believe such caves existed. He gave
many of the rooms their names, including the Big Room,
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