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A separate building is located across the patio, which is the theater for the park film.<br /><br />The building displays multiple octagon-shaped rooms for exhibits, which are connected by large hallways. Upon entering the visitor center, a diorama of rock outcroppings shares interpretive panels related to the surface features of a ponderosa pine forest, open meadows, and fire-scarred landscape. An adjoining room displays dioramas of limestone rock, interspersed with crystal forms and calcite spar to represent the cave. Interpretive panels with a large map on the wall detail the geologic story of Jewel Cave and share the complexity of its mapped and surveyed passages.<br /><br />A long hallway extends from the exhibit rooms to the elevator lobby, where guests line up for ranger-guided cave tours. On the brick walls on each side of the hallway are six slender interpretive panels, describing other cave parks within the National Park Service.<br /><br />Another hallway extends from the elevator lobby to a classroom area, which provides a countertop and stools for visitor activities. A television monitor is mounted on one wall for viewing various productions or using with presentations during school field trips.<br /><br />And finally, the classroom connects to the park store, which displays various furnishings and shelving units. These areas offer different products for sale, such as reference books, ID guides, maps, DVDs, Junior Ranger materials, and plush animals. 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