The entrance to the cave looks sterilized — a stainless steel door that wouldn’t seem out of place in a hospital looks wholly foreign out here in Mammoth Cave National Park. Yet our cave guide that ...

This Memorial Day, Mammoth Cave National Park says it is offering a Discovery Tour free of charge. According to the park’s ...

Mammoth Cave National Park is the longest known cave system in the world, and it currently has more than 420 known miles worth of charted caverns ...

Mammoth Cave National Park is Kentucky's lone national park. However, it isn't the only cave in Kentucky, or even the area. There are even more caves near the park and around the state than the caves ...

Planning a trip to Mammoth Cave National Park? These essential tips will help you choose the right tour, avoid crowds, ...

Cave tour operations at Mammoth Cave National Park are closed, according to an alert on the National Park Service website. Other areas within the park “remain as accessible as possible,” the website ...

Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky is home to the world’s longest cave system, with over 426 miles of mapped underground passages. While here, visitors can hike the Cedar Sink Trail and explore an ...

The air is cool and damp. The light shining from behind is low and tinted, while a park ranger's hand hovers over a button. Then, a switch clicks. Light floods a chasm in the stone, a chamber called ...

Cave explorer Floyd Collins got trapped in Sand Cave in Kentucky 100 years ago and later died. The incident drew national attention and helped lead to the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park.

An explorer of the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky who died 100 years ago is credited with the creation of the national park. A national park in Kentucky has the longest known cave system in the world ...