A cave explorer since the age of six ... Collins had found cave gold. Shortly thereafter, however, his lamp began to flicker, so Collins quickly made for the exit. In his haste, he dropped ...

One grave marker stands out in the cemetery at the 200-year-old Mammoth Cave Baptist Church. It's covered in coins and stones. Canned goods sometimes surround the base. They are tokens left by ...

A national park in Kentucky has the longest known cave system in the world. This week, Floyd Collins is being remembered there. He was an explorer whose death a century ago became an international ...