Floyd Collins got trapped in a Kentucky cave 100 years ago this week, an incident that led to the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park.

Floyd Collins entered Sand Cave a century ago today to explore its prospects as a visitor site and became trapped in a passageway not much wider than his chest, dislodging a 27-pound rock that pinned ...

Explore Mammoth Cave National Park, the longest cave system on Earth, featuring the richest known habitat for cave wildlife in the world. It may be difficult to think of caves as spacious and grand, ...

Under a swath of Kentucky hills and hollows is a limestone labyrinth that became the heartland of a national park. The surface of Mammoth Cave National Park encompasses about 80 square miles.

It's what (first) brought people here and what brings people back to study this region,” said Mammoth Cave National Park spokesperson Molly Schroer. “I mean, what drives a person to go into a ...

Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave is another national park recognized for being the longest cave system in the world. It also boasts years of human history and incredible wildlife diversity, making it a ...

Mammoth Cave National Park is set to implement a comprehensive Land and River Trails Management Plan aimed at enhancing the ...

One of the largest national headlines of 1925, Collins’ story brought reporters and interested onlookers from across the ...

There are alot of great caves in the US but there is a hot debate over which one is better Mammoth Cave or Carlsbad Caverns.

Hersey recommended activities such as zoos and aquariums; hiking trails; wineries; lakes and beaches; and theme parks, ...

Thursday marks a century since his entrapment, an incident that helped lead to the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park. Here’s how. During the Kentucky Cave Wars – when cave owners in the ...

Thursday marks a century since his entrapment, an incident that helped lead to the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park. Here’s how. Collins is considered “one of the greatest cave explorers of all ...