Cave Adventure

Mammoth Cave

Mammoth Cave National Park  

1 Mammoth Cave Pkwy  

Mammoth Cave, KY  270-758-2180 

EXPLORE  Mammoth Cave National Park! A World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve and boasts the world's longest known cave system, with  more than 400 miles explored. Brave our caves, take a hike, ride a horse, ride your bike, paddle a canoe, camp under the stars, challenge the outdoors. Open year round for cave adventure except Christmas. All tours begin and end at the Visitor Center. Pets must be on a leash at all times. Pets are Not permitted in our cave with one exception: certified, designated service animals. 

www.nps.gov/maca

www.mammothcavelodge.com

Crystal Onyx Cave

425 Prewitt's Knob Rd.  

Cave City KY 

270-773-3377 

Crystal Onyx is open daily April 1st through October 31st from 10am to 7pm - seven days a  week! Offering Cave Tours, cave adventure and  a Gift & Mineral Shop. "We are not  Mammoth but we are SPECTACULAR!" Mammoth Cave Area Caves.

www.crystalonyxcaveky.com  

 Diamond Caverns
1900 Mammoth Cave Pkwy, Park City, KY     270.749.2233  

On  July 14th 1859, the first known visitor remarked that the sparkling calcite formations resembled diamonds, thus the name for the cave was  born. Except for short periods during the Civil War, the cave has been shown as an attraction for 160 years. Historic Diamond Caverns offers year round cave adventure  tours and the 1/2 mile tour is considered moderately strenuous.. Thousands of formations decorate the cathedral-like chambers. Discover the beauty of caves at Diamond Caverns with your family today.

www.diamondcaverns.com

Hidden River Cave / 

American Cave Museum 

119 East Main Street, Horse Cave KY  270-786-1466 / 270-786-1466

 In 1867 famed naturalist John Muir called Hidden River Cave "a noble gateway to the birthplace of springs and fountains and the dark treasures of the mineral kingdom." Many cave adventure options are available, Guided underground cave tours descending 150 feet, take an off-trail Wild Cave Tour, visit the American Cave Museum or Zip across or Rappel down the  region's largest caves entrance. Come experience the world's longest  underground swinging bridge, See Sunset Dome. Our cave is Pet Friendly.Visit Mammoth Cave Country.

www.hiddenrivercave.com 

Mammoth Onyx Cave  

Kentucky Down Under  Adventure Zoo, 

3700 L&N Turnpike Horse Cave KY      270-786-2634   

A guided tour of Mammoth Onyx Caves is included in the entry ticket price of Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo. The Cave was discovered in 1799 and opened for cave adventure public tours in 1922. Visitors take a 45 minute journey  to explore the three dimensional world of a living cave. I-65, Exit 58 Near Mammoth Cave.

www.kentuckydownunder.com/mammoth_onyx_cave.html

Onyx Cave 

101 Huckleberry Knob Rd 

Cave City KY 

270.773.2323 

Onyx Cave was discovered in 1971 as a parking lot was being constructed for Guntown Mountain Amusement Park. The caves opened for tours in May of 1973. Onyx Cave is a wet cave that offers beautiful cave coral, a wall  of cave bacon, and a 40 foot column. Cave adventure tours are 30 minutes long and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. In addition to the cave tour,  you'll find an awesome variety of rocks, minerals, fossils, and books at the Onyx  Cave Rock Shop. Minutes from Mammoth Cave. 

www.visitonyxcave.com 

Outlaw Cave at Kentucky Action Park 3057 

Mammoth Cave Rd   Cave City KY  270-773-2560 

Located at KY Action Park, Jesse James Riding Stables, Outlaw Cave is a 30-minute non-strenuous caves tour. This beautiful cave adventure boasts natural  formations and amazing large columns formed by nature from ceiling to  floor. Come to Outlaw cave and enjoy a short and easy cave tour. This  tour is perfect for anyone who does not want to do a lot of walking or  stairs and is wheelchair accessible.   

www.kentuckyactionpark.com 

Lost River Cave
2818 Nashville Rd, Bowling Green, KY      270-393-0077 

Grab the kids and head out for the only underground boat cave adventure tour in Kentucky that ventures beneath the streets of Bowling Green. The Cave boat tour is not wheelchair accessible. Visit us and stroll along the historic river walk which leads you to one of the largest cave entrances east of  the Mississippi River. Lost River Cave offers a delightful escape into  Kentucky’s Cave Country with hiking trails through the lush wooded  valley, the seasonal butterfly habitat, a gem mining sluice and a charming gift shop. Pets can not be accommodated on boat tours in the caves.
www.lostrivercave.com