Onyx Cave at Guntown Mountain

Useful Information

Location:	I-65, exit 53, Ky 70 west to Cave City. Located at Guntown Mountain Amusement Park.
Open:	Onyx Cave: APR to NOV daily Memorial Day to Labor Day daily 10-20:30, May & Sept Sat-Sun
Fee:
Classification:	Karst Cave
Light:	Incandescent
Dimension:	T=16 °C.
Guided tours:	D=30 min.
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Address:	Onyx Cave, 101 Huckleberry Knob Rd, Cave City, KY 42127, Tel. +1-270-773-2323. Mammoth Cave Chair Lift and Guntown Mountain, 101 Mammoth Cave St, Cave City, KY, Tel. +1-270-773-3530. E-mail:
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History

1971	discovered during the construction of a parking lot for Guntown Mountain Amusement Park.
MAY-1973	opened to the public.

Description

Guntown Mountain is an entertainment park located at Cavve City. The attractions are the Mammoth Cave Chair Lift, which ascends 450 m to the summit of Guntown Mountain, an authentic reproduction of 1880s frontier town, museums, and a saloon. For kids there is a train ride and a water slide. Onyx Cave is part of this park.

The cave has a wealth of colourful speleothems, especially cave coral. The cave is pleasant, and the guides are competent, but it may not be worth to visit the park just to see this small cave.