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Luray Caverns , originally called Luray Cave , is a cave just west of Luray, Virginia , the United States, which has drawn many visitors since its discovery in 1878. The cavern system is generously adorned with speleothems such as columns, mudflows, stalactites , stalagmites , flowstone , and mirrored pools. The caverns are perhaps best known for the Great Stalacpipe Organ , a lithophone made from solenoid fired strikers that tap stalactites of various sizes to produce tones similar to those of xylophones , tuning forks , or bells . [1] Sign at Wishing Well rock formation describing donations made to Page County charities Visitors enter the cave via a path that curves down through the caverns, eventually reaching Dream Lake, The Saracen's Tent, The Great Stalacpipe Organ, and some large stalactites and stalagmites. The path proceeds to the Wishing Well and a war memorial honoring veterans from Page County . It then ascends to a small passage past the Fried...