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Mammoth Cave National Park

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• Address: 1 Mammoth Cave Pkwy
• US County of Barren County in Kentucky
• US County of Edmonson County in Kentucky
• US County of Hart County in Kentucky

• Type: Natural Environ

• Travel Genus: Sight
• Sight Category: Terrestrial Feature
• Activity Category: Tour

• As Noted In: 1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
• As Noted In: Travelers Challenge - Sophisticated Globetrotter's Record Book, 1987, George Blagowidow
• As Noted In: US National Park, US National Park Service

A Grand, Gloomy and Peculiar Place

Mammoth Cave National Park preserves the cave system and a part of the Green River valley and hilly country of south central Kentucky. This is the world's longest known cave system, with more than 400 miles explored. Early guide Stephen Bishop called the cave a grand, gloomy and peculiar place, but its vast chambers and complex labyrinths have earned its name - Mammoth. - NPS