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Mammoth Cave National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserving significant portions of Mammoth Cave, the world’s largest known cave system, which spans more than 400 miles of charted passageways throughout the Edmonson County region in Kentucky. The Mississippian-era limestone cave is topped with a layer of sandstone caprock and has served as a significant cultural site for at least six thousand years, used as a notable indigenous burial site prior to the arrival of Europeans in North America. Since the 19th century, it has served as the inspiration for a number of internationally-recognized cultural works, immortalized in art forms as diverse as Herman Melville’s classic novel Moby Dick and rock band Guided by Voices’ eponymous 1990 song. Today, the cave is open to the public for guided tours, showcasing notable features such as its Frozen Niagara, Fat Man’s Misery, and Grand Avenue formations and passageways.
P.O. Box 7, Mammoth Cave, KY 42259-0007, Phone: 270-758-2180
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