Mammoth caves

I am having trouble with locating things to do in and around Mammoth Caves. We have two girls 9 and 5. What things can you suggest to do%26gt; We are traveling from Ohio and would spend 2 days exploring the caves but need some others things to do also. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Holly

Mammoth caves

Hi Holly,

When are you coming to the area? The time of year will impact what you can do. There are some privately owned caverns in the area (Diamond is a nice one), but if you will be in the area in colder weather, you will be more limited.

If you are touring in warmer weather, I%26#39;d recommend Kentucky Down Under,which is an Australian themed zoo that also has an onyx cave. It%26#39;s located in Horse Cave. The kids will enjoy it, as they will learn to throw a boomerang, pet kangaroos, see many types of animals and play a diggiridoo. The cave is open year-round, but the zoo is not. Also in nearby Bowling Green is Beech Bend Park, a small amusement park that has a pretty wide variety of rides, including the Kentucky Rumbler, an excellent wooden roller coaster. There is also a large water park and mini golf. It%26#39;s very clean and reasonably priced, but once again, seasonal. It%26#39;s about 30 mintues from the Mammoth area.

There is a cave museum also in Horse Cave that is open year-round, and there was a dinosaur attraction in Cave City. We didn%26#39;t take time to see it, as it looked more for the younger set. Our daughter is almost 10.

The Corvette Plant/Museum is in Bowling Green, but I%26#39;m not sure if your kids would find this interesting.

Hope this helps some.

Mammoth caves

We did this same type trip three summers ago. Our kids were 9, 6, and 3. We stayed in Cave Springs Farm B%26amp;B. It was loads of fun, with farm animals, etc. and a private tour of Cave Springs Cave.

We spent one afternoon at Mammoth Cave. Be sure to pack a jacket/sweatshirt as it is a constant mid-50s underground. You also should make reservations depending on the time of year you are coming. Tours can sell out in advance.

We went into Cave City and played putt-putt at a pathetic little place, but we had so much fun that night. We were using our putters as pool cues and hitting our balls that way. There was an ice cream shop in the complex and we got big cones after.

The next day we took the sky-lift to the top of Guntown Mountain. We went in the buildings, watched a cheesy shoot-out, got old-fashioned pictures made, had rootbeer floats...It was old-fashioned fun like I remembered from when I was a kid. Very laid back.

That lasted until early afternoon. We had lunch and then headed over to KY Down Under. It was really cool there. My kids had a blast with all of the hands on activities, petting kangaroos, bottle feeding lambs, etc. It was a great time, and we wished we would have gone there first.

We headed back to Louisville after two and a half days feeling like we%26#39;d been gone a week!

We started to check out Dinosaur World, but it looked a little too fakey even for us!

Wow, thank you. I think the KY down under sounds good. We enjoy going to different zoos. We probably come down in May or June. It would be a last minute kind of trip. Something close by also fun. Thanks for your help.

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