• The Historic Entrance of Mammoth Cave

    Mammoth Cave

    National Park Kentucky

Stories

Star Chamber in Mammoth Cave

Star Chamber in Mammoth Cave, circa 1908.

In Mammoth Cave, there's a story under every rock, and behind every stalagmite – ancient stories, and more modern, sometimes tragic, and other times full a kind of rustic humor. Together, they all tell a history of one of Earth's most marvelous places. Click here to delve into the chapters of A Brief History of Mammoth Cave.
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  • Places Places

    Whether a sunlit glade or a gloomy chamber, Mammoth Cave's places speak volumes... Read More

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Did You Know?

Musicians often played in Mammoth Cave.

For many years, the chambers of Mammoth Cave rang with the sound of music. Visiting bands such as Landram's Sax-Horn Band and Luther Ewing's String Band, along with the Mammoth Cave Hotel's own local musicians, entertained visitors underground into the early 20th century.