In 1950 two Hart County teenagers, Garland Kenneth Childress and his cousin Duvall Logsdon, felt a strong cold breeze at a small spring located in a wooded area along the creek bluff. The breeze was so strong that leaves on trees around them stirred. Near the mouth of the spring the two farm boys discovered an opening to what would become Cub Run Cave. The boys were filled with delight when they entered the large underground room, raising the kerosene lantern they were carrying so that they could take in the extraordinary cave formations around them.

In 1951 shortly after the boys' discovery, Cub Run Cave was opened to the public for viewing. After only one year of being open to the public, the cave was closed and sealed in 1952. This was the result of legal battles among the three owners of the surface land surrounding the cave.

In November of 2005 the Schnebles of Lebanon Junction Kentucky, purchased the 210-acre property when it went up for auction. Their intent was to develop it into a tourist attraction, knowing that others would want to see the cave for themselves.

The Schneble's hired Amish Carpenters to build an elevated walkway that covers a half-mile tour through the cave. So that the construction would not affect the natural environment of the cave, each piece of the walkway was cut outside of the cave, then moved to the inside of the cave. In addition to the walkway, more than 11,000 feet of wire was installed in the cave, to allow for a lighting system to light the walkway of the cave.

The cave reopened to the public in July of 2006.

For more information on visiting Cub Run Cave call (270) 524-1444

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