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Tours typically leave on the hour, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
After the boat tour, the caverns offer gemstone mining, in which children can prospect for fossils and gemstones.
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Brooke Eberle, IndyStar, 27 July 2025
Amid colonnaded plazas where the bells of Gothic and Baroque churches chime on the hour, my first lunchtime stop was at Bar Txepetxa, which first opened in 1925 and whose walls are lined with photos of stars such as Ian McKellen and Glenn Close.
—Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 17 July 2025
England improved slightly when she was introduced on the hour mark, and her arrival could see Lauren James switched from No 10 to right wing to accommodate her.
—Oli Gamp, New York Times, 9 July 2025
And then Democrats are prepared to propose dozens of amendments to the package that would be considered in an all-night voting session — or all-day, depending on the hour.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
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Brooke Eberle, IndyStar, 27 July 2025
Amid colonnaded plazas where the bells of Gothic and Baroque churches chime on the hour, my first lunchtime stop was at Bar Txepetxa, which first opened in 1925 and whose walls are lined with photos of stars such as Ian McKellen and Glenn Close.
—Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 17 July 2025
England improved slightly when she was introduced on the hour mark, and her arrival could see Lauren James switched from No 10 to right wing to accommodate her.
—Oli Gamp, New York Times, 9 July 2025
And then Democrats are prepared to propose dozens of amendments to the package that would be considered in an all-night voting session — or all-day, depending on the hour.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
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“On the hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20hour. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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