![]() Original owners Bill and Judy Austin are to thank for this union, joining forces to celebrate both of their hometowns (Bill from Kentucky and Judy from Australia. Our three-year-old found it the perfect spot to take a nap in the middle of the tour, while our five-year-old enjoyed keeping climbing on his own with a flashlight and looking for salamanders. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2015, Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo offers two unique attractionsthe Kentucky Down Under animal park and the Mammoth Onyx Cavein one spot. While the temperature is cool (especially on a hot day) the cave can be a little tight and dark in places. I found this to be about the perfect length of time for our family, and I think most other families on our tour would agree. Mammoth Onyx Cave is included with admission to Kentucky Down Under and all guests are assigned to a 30-minute tour time. While my five-year-old was much more interested in the giant Sulcata Tortoise that was in the same enclosure. My three-year-old could have followed them for hours. The coolest part is easily walking through the kangaroo habitat where you are allowed to pet and feed them. There are also plenty of more native farm animals, along with wolves, a large bird garden, and several reptiles. One of the owners is from Australia and since 1990 kangaroo, dingo, kookaburra, and emu. The grounds of Kentucky Down Under not only contain the Mammoth Onyx Cave, but they over the years have expanded to include animals from around the world, with an emphasis being placed on Australian species. It was recommended to me from some family members and I was surprised to have never heard of it before. On the way back from Gulf Shores this summer we stopped near Mammoth Cave to visit Kentucky Down Under. ![]() So we have started stopping for the night at various places along the way. My family has made it to the point where more than eight or nine hours in the car while driving to or from a vacation is long enough. ![]()
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