Mammoth caves?

[JackBurton]

Heya

I'm heading down to Memphis tomorrow. Thought I'd see some sights along the way. I've been wanting to see mammoth caves in Kentucky since I was a little boy. Anyone know any first hand knowledge about it or anything else I should see along the way? I'm taking both gf's with me. They like quirky stuff where thy can shop

 

[danmand]

Heya

I'm heading down to Memphis tomorrow. Thought I'd see some sights along the way. I've been wanting to see mammoth caves in Kentucky since I was a little boy. Anyone know any first hand knowledge about it or anything else I should see along the way? I'm taking both gf's with me. They like quirky stuff where thy can shop

Only taking two? That is not fair to the rest of them.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

As you have always wanted to see the Mammoth Caves since you were young. I did visit the Mammoth Cave when I was young and have always wanted to return. It will be one of the most memorable places you will visit in your life. The trip I took into the caves was a 5 hour trip where you enter in one side and walk through to the other side. Inside the caves you will see pools of water, lakes with blind catfish in it. streams, water falls, stalactites, stalagmites. Formations of all sorts. There are places in the caves where you can barely get by and other places where you can park 5 tractor trailers.
I understand that they cut the trips down to two hour trips because of the tourist demand. This will be the highlight of your trip.

 

[keeferz]

It is a national park, so it will likely be closed due to the government shutdown

 

[ig-88]

drive a bit south and go to the casinos in Tunica, Miss

 

[Ceiling Cat]

It is a national park, so it will likely be closed due to the government shutdown

You called that one right.


http://www.nps.gov/shutdown/index.html

 

[JackBurton]

You called that one right.


http://www.nps.gov/shutdown/index.html

Oh fuck ya you are right!

Goddammit.

Anything else cool along the way ?

 

[Ceiling Cat]

I was also at Ruby Falls in Chattanooga, TN. It sort of like the smaller commercialized version of Mammoth Caves. You get to see a water falls inside a cave. You go down the shaft in a elevator.

http://www.rubyfalls.com/

 

[Aardvark154]

JackBurton, State Parks along your route will be open.

http://www.parks.ky.gov/parks/find.aspx

http://tn.gov/environment/parks/findapark/

 

[Ceiling Cat]

Jack Daniel's Distillery Tour

http://www.jackdaniels.com/visit#tour

 

[Aardvark154]

Jack Daniel's Distillery Tour

Good idea. Jim Beam also has tours.

 

[JackBurton]

Thanks gang! Woke up in Kentucky this morning. Sure it beautiful horse country

 

[Ceiling Cat]

Drop by the Colonel's place for some of that fine chigen! ..............and pick me up a couple of Stuckey's pecan logs while you down there, boy.

 

[zarbe]

i dropped by to see ruby falls years ago, it was decent trip. take you by canoe through the underground river, and the fall was pretty cool