Mammoth Cave National Park is Kentucky's only national park, but it isn't the state's only cave open to the public.

The Rotunda Room is one of the largest in the cave, and as I stared up, slack-jawed, at its enormous domed ceiling, I overheard a ranger whisper that it’s big enough to hold a 737 aircraft. The ...

Two 325-million-year-old ctenacanth shark fossils discovered in Mammoth Cave shed light on ancient marine ecosystems.

A 1925 Daily News graphic showing how Floyd Collins was trapped in Sand Cave. Mammoth Cave is a natural wonder – the largest known cave system in the world that draws hundreds of thousands of ...

Who would have thought that ancient marine life would be found in Kentucky? The Longest Cave in the World. Kentucky's Mammoth ...

Mammoth Cave, being the largest and most accessible cavern nearby, became the focal point of tourists from across the country. ... “It opened up into a good-sized room, ...

Researchers collecting fossils deep inside Kentucky's Mammoth Cave have uncovered the remains of a never-before-seen species — an absolutely tiny ancient shark with nail-like teeth.

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.

A year after the failed rescue, Congress authorized Mammoth Cave as a national park, in part due to the tragedy of Collins' death. Wheet says we can't ignore the role Floyd Collins played in the ...

Deep, dark, and hiding some dreadful bits of history, Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky, is a fascinating place for underground exploration. Deep, dark, ...