Hello Carlsbad Caverns visitors!…read more Okay goofballs, this is business page is not for reviews of the national park or the visitor's center. It's for the trading company. When you exit the caverns through the elevators, you are led to a bookstore with limited gift items. I appreciate the books and a few other goods they sell there, but if you want a larger variety... exit the bookstore. Take a left and the Carlsbad Caverns Trading gift shop and grill are past the informational displays at the end of the building! The same trading company supposedly has an "Underground Lunchroom" plus a smaller gift shop, but I haven't seen it open in recent years. There is some cool stuff here. T-shirts. Hoodies. Gemstones & rocks. Jewelry. Koozies. Nicer items than what the bookstore sells. But as my 9 & 10-year-olds learned inflation did not skip over this desert bat country. Seems they got a bit stingy when it's THEIR money to spend. Lol. There's also a cafe/grill. I convinced my daughters that there was better food with less background noise at a place I wanted to hit in town. That became true. The two employees working on 4/27/2024 were so patient and pleasant to be around. Not like some of the customers! Some of the same visitors really wrecked the kid's toy section. Other goods were short in supply - hence my lower rating, but hey if you're going to have the place short-staffed on the busiest day of the week then it's fairly easy to see where the priorities are.

The caves were great, but Pat and the green chile stew were even better. Highly recommend the…read moreguided tours in addition to the self guided

Always have a great time when I go there and it's very private I take a female friend with me and…read morewatch a few videos in a preview room

as sign says "adult" this is not a bookstore to find harry potter unless its one with a twist…read more knowledgeable staff, great selection and decent prices, looks like they are under new management as the place has never been more "approachable". if you cant find what your looking for the staff can find and order it for you, at a small fee, of course.