Day 1
Day 2
Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo and Mammoth Onyx Cave
On the morning of Day 2, we were suppose to rise early to catch the first cave tour at Mammoth Cave National Park, but the boys were pretty tired and wanted to sleep in. Sadly, we missed the tour and never made it to Mammoth Cave National Park on that trip.
Once the boys were finally awake and ready, we headed to Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo. Not only is this an amazing place to get extremely close to live animals such as emus and kangaroos, but there is also an option to tour Mammoth Onyx Cave, which we did.
After touring the cave, I felt some-what better about missing our previously planned cave tour. I mean, at least we got to tour a cave. The other great thing I found out was that the 30 minute tour of Mammoth Onyx Cave was just enough for my six-year old. He would not have been able to handle the four-hour tour we had previously planned for. Luckily, I was able to capture a blurry, cell phone photo of the boys smiling, but my little one was not really a happy camper.
Can you imagine being six-years old in a pitch-black, underground cave with the only light coming from a few adult headlamps and flashlights? To add on to that there were random insects and salamanders roaming free and it was extremely wet and slick because it had been pouring down raining all day.I think my little guy was a trooper! What do you think?
After spending about four hours at Kentucky Down Under, we headed back to the cabin to spend time at the resort. And, even though it was off-season, they still had activities going on that the boys could enjoy. For example, the pool was still open, they could play putt-putt, video games in the arcade, jump on the jumping pillow, and play on the playground. Not bad for it to be off season.
Day 3
Wigwam Village
On the morning of Day 3, we got packed up and checked out. Our plans were to then head to the Wigwam Village where we were planning on staying overnight. But, once we got there, the boys decided that they would rather go home, so that we could make the next part of our trip, which was driving up to Wisconsin to the Jelly Belly Candy Factory with my parents.
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I bet my boys would like Mammoth Cave National Park too. We’ve done a trip to Hocking Hills, walking the trails and exploring the caverns…They had a blast! We also did some zip-lining that they enjoyed. Those kangaroos look awesome! We are always looking for little weekend getaways and I’m definitely putting this on my list!
Yes, def. put Cave City on your list. Most of the attractions are in close proximity to one another. So, it’s really easy to do a few a day!