Howe Caverns is a popular tourist attraction, providing visitors with a sense of caving or spelunking, without needing the advanced equipment and training usually associated with such adventures.

With a tour length of 7,920 feet (2,410 m), Howes Cavern is the largest show cave in the Northeastern United States.

[3] After walking through Titan's Temple, the largest chamber in the cave, visitors embark on a short 402 metres (1,319 ft) boat ride, after which they retrace their steps to a snaking and narrow down-dip tributary canyon, the Winding Way.

[8] Howe opened the cave to eight-hour public tours in 1843, and, as business grew, a hotel was built over the entrance.

When Howe encountered financial difficulties, he sold off parts of his property until a limestone quarry purchased the remainder.

After completion of the work – including elevators, brick walkways, lighting, and handrails – the cave was reopened to visitors on Memorial Day, May 1929.

[17] The expanded tour features the remains of Howe's original tourist boat and signatures in the rock left by 19th-century cavern visitors.