The Top 6 Caves in Kentucky
Looking to visit a cave in Kentucky on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Kentucky’s 6
best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.
best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.
Last updated: October 20, 2025
Historic Entrance of Mammoth Cave
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The Historic Entrance of Mammoth Caves has been open to the surface for thousands of years, and there is evidence of prehistoric people using this opening for shelter and to …
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Mammoth Cave National Park Trails and Overlooks
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Surrounding the Mammoth Caves visitor center, the park offers a number of hiking trails and overlooks. There are also numerous sinkholes and cave openings that you can see from the trails.
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Sand Cave
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Embark on an extraordinary adventure to Sand Cave in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. This 250-foot-wide cave, born from wind erosion over the years, invites hikers on the Ewing Trail …
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River Styx Spring
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All over the Mammoth Caves area, natural groundwater makes its way to the surface and flows to the Green River. At River Styx Spring, the groundwater is a green color …
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Cracks in the Rock
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Cracks in the Rock is exactly what it suggests, a crack that allows you to enter the sandstone rock. A series of steps and platforms allow you to explore the …
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Diamond Cavern
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Diamond Cavern offers guided tours inside the half mile long cave. First discovered in 1859, it is named after the calcite formations that fooled the cavers into thinking they had discovered diamonds.
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