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MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK
Central Kentucky
Saturday, November 6, 2004
Park: #10
Established: 1941
Acres: 52,830
Annual Budget: $5,694,000 (FY 2004)
Visitation: 1,888,126 (FY 2004)
Highlights: World's longest recorded cave system (almost 350 miles), 200 animal species found within the cave, huge caverns, underground food court, excellent tour guide, rich and interesting history, World Heritage Site, International Biosphere Reserve, an abundance of wildlife above ground.
Location: Mammoth Cave, KY 42259
Hours: Sun-Thu: 8am–6pm (CT), Fri-Sat: 8am–6:30pm (CT)
Phone: 270.758.2180
Park Fees: $4 to $45 for cave tours, make reservations online at reservations.nps.gov
NPS Website: www.nps.gov/maca/home.htm
Addl Website: www.mammoth.cave.national-park.com/
Cave Tours: www.nps.gov/maca/schedule.html
Detailed Travel Log: www.watt-evans.com/kentuckytrip-2.html
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Making my way northward, soon enough I pass into the park's southern reaches. It's a good 7 miles from park border to the Visitor Center.
I arrive at the Visitor Center parking lot and park the van. I notice many cabins nearby, no doubt filled to capacity with visitors during the park's high season. Today they all look closed, as attested to by their shuttered windows. I bet there's a pretty big waiting list for lodging here in the park. With close to 2 million visitors a year, you just gotta know it must be a zoo here in the summer months. I'm glad I've arrived in the off-season.
The Visitor Center has a rather subdued design. No fancy facades or architecture here. Little could one tell from the building that below waits a wonderful subterranean world.
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