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Entrance to a tourist cave in Cave City, Barren County. July 19, 2002. 5:46 p.m. CDT. 37° 08.20'N, 85° 58.90'W. The view is north. |
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Entrance to a tourist cave in Cave City, Barren County. July 19, 2002. 5:46 p.m. CDT. 37° 08.20'N, 85° 58.90'W. The view is north. |
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comments: Onyx Cave is part of Guntown Mountain Amusement Park, a tourist attraction beside I-65 in the middle of Kentucky's cave country. At the top of the mountain, which is really more of a large hill, is a Wild West town complete with scheduled bank robberies, gunfights and the occasional hanging. Patrons ride a skylift to reach "Guntown". The complex also includes a little excursion train, petting zoo, carnival rides, haunted house, and a couple of gift shops. Guntown Mountain is just one of several tourist traps in Cave City, which has been the jumping-off place to Mammoth Cave National Park for many years. All up and down KY 70 between Cave City and the national park are caves, gift shops, mini-golf courses, go-cart tracks, restaurants, even a wax museum. |
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photos of this
subject:. 1) Here's the excursion train pulling in after a trip around Guntown Mountain. |
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to more about this subject : (Will open a new browser window) 1) This is the Guntown Mountain website, part of Mammoth Cave Online, which has information about other attractions in the area. |
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| Posted July 21, 2002. |
