Mega Cavern
The Mega Cavern is a former limestone mine in Louisville, Kentucky. It stretches under parts of the Watterson Expressway and the Louisville Zoo. Due to the mine's support structures, it is classified as a building and is the largest building in Kentucky.- Type: Sports location
- Description: building in Louisville, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Louisville Mega Cavern”
- Address: 1841 Taylor Avenue, Louisville, KY 40213
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Louisville Zoo and Butterfly gardening.
Louisville Zoo
Park
Photo: BlueShirtz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Louisville Zoological Gardens, commonly known as the Louisville Zoo, is a 134-acre zoo in Louisville, Kentucky, situated in the city's Poplar Level neighborhood. Louisville Zoo is situated 1,500 feet north of Mega Cavern.
Butterfly gardening
Nature reserve
Photo: Korall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Butterfly gardening is a way to create, improve, and maintain habitat for lepidopterans including butterflies, skippers, and moths. Butterflies have four distinct life stages—egg, larva, chrysalis, and adult.
Joe Creason Park
Park
Joe Creason Park is a municipal park in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Located in the Poplar Level neighborhood, it is in roughly the central portion of the city. Joe Creason Park is situated 3,500 feet north of Mega Cavern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Camp Taylor and Whitner.
Camp Taylor
Hamlet
Camp Taylor is a neighborhood and former military base six miles southeast of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, United States. First announced on June 11, 1917, it was originally a military camp named for former president Zachary Taylor.
Whitner
Hamlet
Whitner is a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky located along Bishop Lane and Pinewood Road.
Audubon Park
Village
Photo: Retired username, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Audubon Park is a home rule-class city in central Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,433 as of the 2020 census, down from 1,473 at the 2010 census.
Mega Cavern
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.20138° or 38° 12′ 5″ northLongitude
-85.7041° or 85° 42′ 15″ westOpen location code
86CP672W+H9OpenStreetMap ID
way 332447080OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
sport=cyclingOpenStreetMap feature
sport=climbing_adventureOpenStreetMap feature
sport=hikingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q19876948
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Mega Cavern” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميجا كافيرن”
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