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.

When Floyd Collins ventured into Sand Cave in Kentucky on Jan. 30, 1925, he was searching for the next big attraction. But he never made it out alive.

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 ...

Among the cave-centric park units within the National Park System, Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky stands out. Not ...

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.

MAMMOTH CAVE, KY –Mammoth Cave National Park will delay opening the visitor center, cave tours and Green River Ferry until 11 ...

image.caption} Efforts to mitigate air pollution in Mammoth Cave National Park involve collaboration between NPCA, our partners and state and federal agencies who can strengthen protections against ...