{"id":3759,"date":"2014-09-06T20:38:10","date_gmt":"2014-09-06T20:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=3759"},"modified":"2022-07-05T18:01:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T18:01:36","slug":"dixie-caverns-a-great-tour-of-a-medium-sized-cavern-in-the-hills-of-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=3759","title":{"rendered":"Dixie Caverns &#8211; a great tour of a medium sized cavern in the hills of Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We found this cavern while looking for a campground in the Roanoke, VA area.&nbsp; We stayed at the campground that is onsite at the caverns and toured the caverns themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The tour was great, and the features of the cavern were great as well!&nbsp; Here&#8217;s my review on Yelp: <a 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