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The Moqui Cave is a natural wonder that offers a cool respite from the heat, a collection of ancient artifacts, dinosaur tracks, and fluorescent minerals. Learn about the history and science of this cave and see pictures of its amazing features.
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The “Belly of the Dragon” and the Moqui Sand Caves are 2 different sites, but they have similarities. Both are located a few miles north of Kanab along highway 89 (16 and 6 miles from Kanab, respectively). Each is easily accessible as a roadside attraction via a short “hike,” and both are sandstone features carved from native rock. The cave-like fe...
The most striking thing about these sites is the proliferation of recent graffiti. I’m talking about jackasses like “Miller” and “Ramirez” above, who still think it’s perfectly okay to carve their names into rocks, even in 2020. The amount of graffiti at Belly of the Dragon and Moqui Caverns is over the top, complete with modern garbage like Instag...
The photo above was taken from the entrance to the Moqui Caverns (aka the Moqui Sand Caves or Wind Caves). Highway 89 can be seen in the upper left part of the picture. From Kanab, the caverns are located 5.7 miles north on Highway 89. Here’s a Google Map link. The link marks the actual rock feature on the east side of the road. Parkingis found a s...
The Moqui Sand Caves hike is not to be confused with the developed Moqui Cave, which lies immediately up the road. At first glance the Moqui Cave may strike you as a generic roadside tourist trap, but I think any connoisseur of the American Southwest will find it to be surprisingly interesting. In particular I was most impressed by their collection...
The Belly of the Dragon is a drainage tunnel that was drilled in sandstone beneath Highway 89 near Mount Carmel Junction, Utah. I drove over it for years before I knew it was there. The tunnel is located about 16 miles north of Kanab, and less than a mile south of Mount Carmel Junction. To access the tunnel, turn west off of the highway onto the di...
Learn about the history and features of Moqui Cave Museum, a former speakeasy and dance hall with Native American artifacts and fossils. Also, explore the Moqui Sand Caves, a short hike from the museum, where sand was mined for glass in the 1970s.
Moqui Cave is a landmark tourist destination and museum just 5.5 miles north of Kanab via scenic Highway 89. Appealing to spelunkers and beyond, Moqui Cave offers a quirky look at one family’s eccentric art collection and fascinating history, showcasing geological rarities found throughout Southern Utah.
Mar 16, 2022 · Moqui Cave is a former dance hall and speakeasy that now showcases artifacts, artworks and geological wonders from Southern Utah. Learn about the cave's history, see dinosaur tracks, fluorescent minerals and more in this unique tourist spot.
Moqui Cave is a natural history museum with Native American artifacts, dinosaur tracks and fluorescent rocks. It is located on Highway 89, near Kanab and Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
The cave lies along U.S. Route 89, about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Kanab. It extends roughly 200 feet (61 m) into a Navajo Sandstone formation in the bottom of Three Lakes Canyon. [9] [10] The cave referred to as the "Moqui Cave" is not a natural cave at all. It was a sand mine to obtain sand to make glass.
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