Ruby Falls Underground Waterfall

Adventure awaits at ruby falls a favorite destination for 91 years and home to the tallest and deepest underground waterfall open to the public in the united states.
Ruby falls underground waterfall. It collects in a pool in the cave floor and then continues through the mountain until finally joining the tennessee river at the base of lookout mountain. This beautiful underground waterfall in tennessee is famous for a reason lit by gorgeous lights beneath the surface of the state. Ruby falls is located at the heart of lookout mountain in chattanooga tennessee. It is also the nation s tallest and deepest underground waterfall.
The breathtaking falls were accidentally discovered by leo lambert in 1928 deep within lookout mountain in chattanooga tennessee. The stream 1 120 feet underground is fed both by rainwater and natural springs. Lambert named the falls after his wife ruby and opened the chattanooga attraction to the public in 1929. Ruby falls is the nation s tallest and deepest underground waterfall open to the public.
The falls are located more than 1 120 feet beneath the mountain s surface. Ruby falls was tennessee s hidden gem for millions of years until it was discovered in the early 20th century. Ruby falls is a 145ft underground waterfall the world s tallest publicly accessible one in a cave system beneath lookout mountain near chattanooga tennessee.