On this episode of “Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,” the boys put on their hard hats, light their lanterns, and head underground! Ryan and Kiernan are fresh back from Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky—the largest cave system in the world! They have tales to tell about secret subterranean rivers, folksy rangers, and gypsum flowers that take eons to grow.

Things we talk about in this week’s episode:

Mammoth Cave National Park

https://www.nps.gov/maca/index.htm 

The Cave Wars

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-kentucky-cave-wars.htm 

Stephen Bishop

https://www.nps.gov/people/stephen-bishop.htm 

George Morrison

https://www.nps.gov/people/george-morrison.htm 

Floyd Collins

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/tragedy-at-sand-cave.htm 

Frozen Niagra

https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=335A7FB9-AA3A-4D2E-A446-C2F15F29DE5E 

Historical Tour

https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=3CDB5B65-5954-49BB-A2FE-AEA32F56FC03 

Gothic Avenue Tour

https://www.greatamericanhikes.com/post/gothic-avenue-tour-in-mammoth-cave-national-park 

Grand Avenue Tour

https://www.alittletour.com/2017/06/01/grand-avenue-tour-mammoth-cave-kentucky/ 

All Tours

https://www.nps.gov/maca/planyourvisit/cave-tours.htm

Book Tours here

https://recreation.gov/ticket/facility/234640 

Cave City

https://cavecity.com/ 

Wigwam Village

https://historicwigwamvillage.com/