Locat­ed at the Way­far­er Inn Bed & Break­fast. This muse­um chron­i­cles the life of Floyd Collins, an ear­ly cave explor­er of the region. Collins became trapped and ulti­mate­ly died in Sand Cave in Jan­u­ary 1925. The res­cue effort drew nation­al atten­tion and is cred­it­ed with begin­ning the push for a nation­al park. Floyd Collins’ home­stead, grave site, and Sand Cave are all locat­ed with­in Mam­moth Cave Nation­al Park.