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Wind Cave NP, South Dakota
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Wind Cave ranks as the seventh longest cave in the world, with over 150 miles of explored passageways.
The cave is renowned for its boxwork formations, which are rare and found in few places globally.
Wind Cave was the first cave in the world to be designated as a national park in 1903.
The park is home to one of the largest publicly owned bison herds in the United States.
The cave was named for the barometric winds at its entrance, which can change direction based on atmospheric pressure.
The Lakota people consider Wind Cave a sacred site, believing it to be the place where their ancestors emerged from the earth.
Wind Cave National Park is actively involved in prairie restoration and bison conservation efforts.
The Wind Cave Visitor Center provides exhibits and educational programs about the cave's geology and the park's ecosystem.
