Floyd Collins entered Sand Cave a century ago today to explore its prospects as a visitor site and became trapped in a passageway not much wider than his chest, dislodging a 27-pound rock that pinned ...

Under a swath of Kentucky hills and hollows is a limestone labyrinth that became the heartland of a national park. The surface of Mammoth Cave National Park encompasses about 80 square miles.

When Floyd Collins ventured into Sand Cave in Kentucky on Jan. 30, 1925, he was searching for the next big attraction. But he ...

Among the cave-centric park units within the National Park System, Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky stands out. Not ...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Mammoth Cave National Park has planned ... were African Americans and they helped explore the cave and map it and develop it into a renowned tourist destination.” ...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - 100 years ago, Mammoth Cave became home to one of the hottest stories of the time. The story of Floyd Collins made national headlines after he became trapped under a ...