The cave system was developed over a period of about five million years. Fossils show that 20,000 years ago, bears,
rhinoceroses and
German cave lions roamed the area, The stalactites in the cave were formed in White Jura. Since April 2013, the site has been one of the 26 information points of
UNESCO Global Geoparks,
Swabian Jura.
Discovery of Karlshöhle In 1834, a local teacher known
mononymously as "Fauth" accidentally discovered this part of the cave. While collecting herbs, he dropped his Tabaksdose (tobacco packet) into a crevice, which he found he could widen and climb down. The next day, him and his friends opened up the cave to tourists, who raided it for souvenirs, or vandalised its geology. Today, the entrance Fauth found is named "Fauthloch" in his honour.
Discovery of Bärenhöhle In 1949, Karl Bez, a recreational cave explorer saw a bat disappear through a crack. He climbed through and found 30 bear skeletons in this undiscovered part of the caves. ==
Dreamland ==