Ohio Caverns

Ohio Caverns is a show cave located 30 miles from Dayton, Ohio near West Liberty, in Salem Township, Champaign Count. A popular tourist destination and member of the National Caving Association, it is the largest of all the cave systems in Ohio and contains many crystal formations. Approximately 90% of its stalactite and stalagmite formations are still active. The cavern system was originally an aquifer, holding an underground river of melted glacier water. This river eventually receded to lower levels of the ground and is now unseen.

While driving to the location - keep driving (feels like forever) and marked better as you get closer. Go the Ohio Caverns website for driving directions - Google will give you wrong directions.

Both machine are located in the gift shop, which is open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. They close each day around 5:00 pm. You do not need to pay to enter gift shop.

Pennies are $0.51 each, supply your own penny

Machine 5 Designs are:
1) Bat design,
2) Historic Tour design,
3) Natural Wonder Tour design,
4) “Sure We’re Open” design.

Retired machines:

Retired 1: 1) 'Ohio Caverns',
Retired 2: 1) 'Ohio Caverns', A Bat flying left, 2) 'Ohio Caverns', Caverns name in entrance sign held up by two brick columns, 3) 'Ohio Caverns', 'Old Town Pump', Stalactite and stalagmite connected inside cavern
Retired 3: Dime 1) 'Crystal Kings'/ Rear- 'Ohio Caverns',
Retired 4: Dime: 1) 'The King Crystal', a large Stalactite/ Rear- Ohio Caverns

6/08/17: Dime machine is retired

3-14-26. Took 4 coppers with me and Rolled all 4 and everything came out great.