The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Deep South

Stop 18 · Days 294–295

Mammoth Cave National Park

Mammoth Cave National Park, KY

The longest known cave system on Earth — more than 400 miles of surveyed passages beneath the Kentucky hills.

Where to stay

  • The Lodge at Mammoth Cave

    In the park by the visitor center.

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You gotta eat this

  • Southern cooking at the lodge

    Country fare after your tour.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 294Day 294 — Into the EarthFull day · 3h planned
  2. 295Day 295 — Short hop to Bowling GreenDrive day · 40m drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests