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Mammoth Cave National Park

Address:
1 Mammoth Cave Pkwy, Mammoth Cave, KY
Directions:
Mammoth Cave National Park. I-65 exit 48. Drive north 7.5 miles on Mammoth Cave Pkwy to the Cave.
Hours:
Opens daily 8 am, off-season 8:30 am. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
270-758-2180
Admission:
Adults basic tour $7.
RA Rates:
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Mammoth Cave

The biggest cave in the world, long preserved as a U.S. National Park, offers various underground tours.

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Mammoth Cave.

Mammoth Cave

It's extensive as far as caves go, but not for everyone due to the tight spaces and lots of climbing. Reserve tickets online; the date I was there, in early August, tickets were sold out completely over a week in advance.

[Clark W, 08/07/2021]
Mammoth Cave - Postcards

Post office closes at 2 PM, be sure to write your address on the postcards! The Postmaster said many folks forget and those poor dead letters go to Atlanta instead of to loved ones.

[David Sherman, 06/20/2018]
Mammoth Cave

Did the self-guided tour for $5/adult and $3.50/kid. Beautiful place and with the self guided tour, you can be in and out in under an hour.

[Amanda, 04/05/2017]

Mammoth Cave.

Mammoth Cave

We took the Gothic Avenue tour and it was amazing. There were a few steps, but not a strenuous cave to go through. The tour took about an hour and a half, so we had plenty of time to see other sights in Cave City.

[ShutterGirl, 08/04/2015]

Nearby Offbeat Places

Itty-Bitty River FerryItty-Bitty River Ferry, Mammoth Cave, KY - < 1 mi.
Floyd Collins GraveFloyd Collins Grave, Cave City, KY - 2 mi.
Trail to Sand Cave, Where Floyd Collins DiedTrail to Sand Cave, Where Floyd Collins Died, Cave City, KY - 4 mi.
In the region:
Big Basketballs, Elizabethtown, KY - 37 mi.

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