Hidden River Cave in Horse Cave was closed to the public for decades until a local effort to clean it out began.

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — Though the federal shutdown has affected several national parks across America, Mammoth Cave National ...

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 ...

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Mammoth Cave, the world's longest known cave system, stretches 426 miles under Kentucky. The cave's limestone began forming 330 million years ago when the region was submerged under an ocean. Visitors ...

In light of these challenges, Friends of Mammoth Cave is making an appeal for public support. They stress that even modest ...