Under lantern light and echoing stone, more than a thousand people gathered underground Sunday for the 46th annual Cave Sing ...

National parks. It seems post-COVID, we can't get enough of the outdoors and the natural beauty of America. Kentucky boasts one national park (Mammoth Cave) and two national historical parks (Abraham ...

The entrance to the cave looks sterilized — a stainless steel door that wouldn’t seem out of place in a hospital looks wholly foreign out here in Mammoth Cave National Park. Yet our cave guide that ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — Though the federal shutdown has affected several national parks across America, Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky remains open, officials say. Visitors can still visit the ...

In our Uniquely Kentucky stories, Herald-Leader journalists bring you the quirky and cool, historic and infamous, beloved and unforgettable, and everything-in-between stories of what makes our ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The longest cave system in the world underneath Kentucky was selected as one of the most underrated destinations in the South by a national magazine. Southern Living listed ...

A new species of shark was discovered in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park.The ancient shark is called a "Macadens Olsoni."Experts say it had a distinct curved row of teeth, used to crush small ...

Cave explorer Floyd Collins got trapped in Sand Cave in Kentucky 100 years ago and later died. The incident drew national attention and helped lead to the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park.

Mammoth Cave National Park is Kentucky's lone national park. However, it isn't the only cave in Kentucky, or even the area. There are even more caves near the park and around the state than the caves ...