This MAMMOTH Cave is the Longest Cave on Earth

We talk about the geology and the history of the Mammoth Cave area. We go inside the visitor center and learn about how the cave system was formed.

We take the Domes and Dripstones tour. The story of George Morrison is told. Many rock formations are seen on the tour. The drapery room is one highlight.

Note the Domes and Dripstones tour will not be offered until Fall of 2023.

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*This video was filmed in the Summer of 2022 before changes to National Park permitting policy.*

Credits
Music: Natural Light By Chris Haugen
Music: Day Out on the Lawn By Midnight North

Images:
By Doug Coldwell - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3953172
By James St. John - Mammoth Cave Railroad # 4 steam locomotive (Baldwin dummy 0-4-2T) 12, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=87769322
The New Entrance to Mammoth Cave
By NPS Photo/ Thomas DiGiovannangelo
https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/view.htm?id=EDDF8AEE-0E90-4C75-8F71-23DA90DB6837
By James St. John - Mammoth Dome Sink (Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA) 3, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83062916
Grand Central Station
By NPS Photo/ Thomas DiGiovannangelo
https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery-item.htm?pg=6431456&id=542ace73-a221-41e2-b749-a66773dc2711&gid=52D962C6-397D-4399-9D55-0E392794ED3B
By James St. John - https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/38010572685/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=96232519
By James St. John - 1840s underground tuberculosis hospital hut (Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA) 2, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83063162
By James St. John - Travertine stalactites in Great Onyx Cave (Flint Ridge, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA) 1, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83092177
By James St. John - Travertine stalagmites in Great Onyx Cave (Flint Ridge, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA), CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83092349
By Carboniferous rocks in closeup, Roslin Glen by Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112495495
By Rept0n1x - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26218954
By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com) - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19459693
By James St. John - Intraclastic pebbly limestone (Ste. Genevieve Limestone, Middle Mississippian; Boone Avenue, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA) 1, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83063885
By Fama Clamosa - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=85466018
Fairy Ceiling
By NPS Photo / Thomas DiGiovannangelo
https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery-item.htm?pg=6431456&id=ee3b3b20-69df-418c-8423-d392fc715b80&gid=52D962C6-397D-4399-9D55-0E392794ED3B
By רנדום - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10119764
By James St. John - Old cave guide lantern (Main Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA), CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83063186