How an explorer stuck in a Kentucky cave for 17 days captured the world's attention
When Floyd Collins ventured into Sand Cave in Kentucky on Jan. 30, 1925, he was searching for the next big attraction. But he never made it out alive.
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Legends of the 'Greatest Cave Explorer Ever Known' live on a century later at Mammoth Cave
The death of Floyd Collins one century ago is being remembered as a catalyst for the formation of Mammoth Cave National Park, ...
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Venture Deep Underground in This Breathtaking National Park
Under a swath of Kentucky hills and hollows is ... eroding the limestone into a honeycomb of caverns. Mammoth, the world's longest known cave system, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the core ...
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Did you know Kentucky has an underground kayaking tour?
Did you know the can explore an underground cave in Kentucky by boat ... of their coolest tours is the "Red River Gorge Underground Cavern Glow," which takes paddlers through an abandoned ...