Giant's Coffin - Beneath Your Feet

The Giant's Coffin has been a notable landmark on cave tours for over 200 years.

NPS Photo/ Thomas DiGiovannangelo

Quick Facts

Location:

Mammoth Cave, KY 42259

Significance:

Famous landmark and crossroads inside Mammoth Cave

Designation:

World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve

Amenities

1 listed

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

Located on the Historic tour route there is a very large boulder, forty feet in length, twenty feet in height and eight feet wide.  In the early 1800’s cave visitors called the huge, rectangular boulder the “Steamboat”.  By the 1840’s, guides and visitors alike, decided the rock looked more like a Giant’s Coffin, the name is still used for this boulder on the Historic Tour route today.  You will also find historic signatures located on this large boulder. 

NPS Mobile App Users: Click here to watch a video of a ranger at the Giant's Coffin.

Duration:

24.767 seconds

Join Ranger Ashley as she shows you Giant's Coffin, 175 feet beneath the surface.