• The Historic Entrance of Mammoth Cave

    Mammoth Cave

    National Park Kentucky

For Teachers

Ranger and students

Mammoth Cave National Park is a great place to learn about caves, forests, groundwater, wildlife, and history. Whether you have students working on school reports or you're preparing for a visit, these pages provide everything you'll need to make the world's longest known cave a part of your curriculum.

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Did You Know?

Did You Know? Native Americans mined minerals in Mammoth Cave for 2,000 years.

Native Americans of the Early Woodland period gathered minerals from Mammoth Cave between 2,000 and 4,000 years ago ... no one knows why. Objects they left behind – slippers, cane torches, gourds, and mussel shells – remain perfectly preserved in the cave.