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UER Forum > Archived US: South > Worlds Largest Underground Night Club - Wonderland Cave - Bella Vista, AR (Viewed 561 times)
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Worlds Largest Underground Night Club - Wonderland Cave - Bella Vista, AR
< on 5/25/2010 2:41 AM >
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spent some time at the cave yesterday, was really blown away by how big it is. I read its over 1 million sq/ft. We were there for just over two hours, and explored everywhere we could fit. While we were in the back by the water barrels, we heard some other voices in the cave. First we thought it was the cops, turns out it was some other curious explorers. We tried to talk to them but I think they were as frightened to see someone else in the cave as we were at first, and they booked it out of there. Here is a short History.

excerpt from rogersarkansas.com/museum/

When you think of Wonderland Cave in Bella Vista, what comes to mind is an earlier time of big bands and dances held in a natural underground ballroom. Locally known as “The Big Cave”, the property was developed as a nightclub by C.A. Linebarger. Mr. Linebarger had seen clubs built in caves in Paris while visiting there in 1929. He felt that the cave on his property would serve very well that same purpose. Wonderland Cave opened to the public on February 28, 1930. For almost thirty years, the cave featured such acts as Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway, and hosted political and social events.

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Re: Worlds Largest Underground Night Club - Wonderland Cave - Bella Vista, AR
<Reply # 1 on 5/25/2010 2:50 AM >
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Photo from the front via underground ozarks
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***work in progress - Map of cave https://docs.googl...GJgnSkuVTpdU&hl=en




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Re: Worlds Largest Underground Night Club - Wonderland Cave - Bella Vista, AR
<Reply # 2 on 5/25/2010 2:53 AM >
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When I saw the thread title, I thought to myself, "I wonder if kids in Arkansas would graffiti a cave?" Question answered.

Cool place though.

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Re: Worlds Largest Underground Night Club - Wonderland Cave - Bella Vista, AR
<Reply # 3 on 5/25/2010 3:23 AM >
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Graffiti is really bad and loads of broken glass. Its really sad.

Not quite in the same condition as 1931

An informal Arkansas State Senate meeting in Wonderland Cave at Bella Vista (Benton County); July 1931.

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Re: Worlds Largest Underground Night Club - Wonderland Cave - Bella Vista, AR
<Reply # 4 on 5/25/2010 3:39 AM >
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whoa.. that is awesome! I'd love to see that in person.

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take all these unmarked roads,
we blaze the trails to places no one goes, yeah!' -Rise Against
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Re: Worlds Largest Underground Night Club - Wonderland Cave - Bella Vista, AR
<Reply # 5 on 5/25/2010 3:51 AM >
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WOW, nice find!

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Re: Worlds Largest Underground Night Club - Wonderland Cave - Bella Vista, AR
<Reply # 6 on 5/25/2010 12:07 PM >
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looks like a salt mine

anyway scootely boo scootely boo scootely bootely bootely boo as Cab would say

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