CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Carlsbad Caverns is celebrating the highest number of visitor in 15 years.
The national park says it saw higher-than-average visitation for the 2017 spring break season, hosting over 42,000 people in the first three weeks of March.
That's a 44 percent increase in visitors compared to the same period in 2016.
The park is known for its underground limestone caves. Former President Barack Obama and his family visited last summer.