Ruby Falls

i swear this place was in the middle of nowhere tennessee but it was really cool. i went here with my class on our class trip to atlanta and tennessee and it was amazing. first we went down on an elevator, something like 360 feet below the surface, and walked through interesting formations and came upon this huge chamber with high ceilings. we couldnt see where we were going and then these dark purple lights shone in front of us. and there was the most beautiful waterfall i had ever seen! i felt like some parts of the cave were too, i dont know, touristy. there were tvs and signs and voice recordings it interrupted the natural beauty.

crowded trek to and from the falls, and the “lightshow” at the falls makes it look like an artificial waterfall.

Obviously, if you’re claustrophobic, this may not be the best place to go. You drive way up the mountain to reach it, then take a long elevator ride to reach the cavern.

But I’ve visited twice, both as a kid and as an adult, and it was fun both times. The cave is scenic, and Ruby Falls is impressive. It’s also very loud… The light show of the falls is cool, but I think the falls are beautiful naturally lit. (Of course, I am a sucker for waterfalls, so I may not be the most impartial person to ask!)

Well worth visiting at least once!

OMG I loved the albino deer.

Ruby Falls was absolutely AMAZING!

Ruby Falls is one of the largest (if not the largest) underground/cave waterfalls in the world. It is so beautiful and breathtaking ~ it brought tears to my eyes! Our tour guide was awesome, offering alot of information about the falls and cave that I have never heard before although I have been there many times. He told us that it had been around since the dinosaurs and the falls had actually started in a different place than it is now. Because of erosion, etc. the falls are now several yards back from where it originally began. Leo Lambert named the falls after his wife Ruby.

The story behind Ruby Falls is amazing, and I definately will be back many more times!

Just like Rock City, its old fashioned but cute.

ON family vacations, we always seem to go to Tennessee, and alyaws Ruby Falls on the way. I’ve been like 5 times. Bring a camera with a good flash, it’s worth it. It’s a really beautiful cave, and a refreshing trip in the summer from the heat.

You spend quite some time listening to the tour guide about the mostly uninteresting rock formations before you actually get to see the falls, which are spectacular. They only turn on the lights and let you walk around the falls for a couple minutes though before going back.

Ruby Falls is located within a cavern. I’ve seen many caverns in my life and after awhile they all begin to look alike. My reason for visiting this particular site was for the opportunity to see Ruby Falls. I don’t regret making the trip (this is why I rated it ‘worth seeing’, but I was disappointed. It was a very, very busy tourist day and we, the tourists, were herded inside like rounds of cattle through congested, one-person at a time walkways. We walked to a certain point and waited and waited until the groups ahead of us had moved a bit farther inside the cavern. After close to 2 hours, my group finally reached the circular path around the falls. The lights illuminating upward are turned off until your group gets to the circle and bam! in about one minute the lights are turned off again. I was unable to take a decent photograph.

After I finally got out of that place, I visited Rock City (nearby) and thoroughly enjoyed myself there. The waterfall at Rock City, although man-made, is far more attractive.