Mammoth Cave National Park helps preserve the cave system that is located in the Green River Valley area of south central Kentucky. This cave system is one of the world's longest systems, expanding ...

Trudging through the dark with a dim lantern, a remarkable black man named Stephen Bishop tirelessly explored the world's ...

Two hundred feet below ground level at Mammoth Cave National Park, Park Ranger Jerry Bransford shines his flashlight on the cave's wall and illuminates an inscription: "Mat 1850." "Mat" was Jerry's ...

Mammoth Cave National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an International Biosphere Reserve in Central Kentucky, It is longest known cave in the world and features over 400 miles of charted ...

The longest cave in the world is now even longer. Researchers have discovered eight new miles of the Mammoth Cave system, now making the total count 420 known miles of cave passages. The underground ...

The longest cave in the world is now even longer, according to the Cave Research Foundation.Mammoth Cave National Park, located in South Central Kentucky, announced on its Facebook page that it has ...

GLASGOW, Ky. (AP) — The first people to explore and map the depths of Mammoth Cave and give guided tours were enslaved African Americans in the 19th century, and current Mammoth Cave National Park ...

Like Niagara Falls, Mammoth Cave is a classic U.S. travel attraction and remains one of the country's most popular. The first tours of the cave system were given in 1839, but Mammoth Cave didn't ...

Explore its unique karst topography, springs, caves, and rich history. Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a ...

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.

Mammoth Cave has been captivating imaginations for thousands of years. “Obviously, the geology is amazing. It's what (first) brought people here and what brings people back to study this region,” said ...