It was a farming community that consisted of a grist mill, a general store, post office, a church, a school building and a blacksmith shop, not to mention a few dozen homes.

It featured replicas of the milling company, a covered bridge, a doctor's office with early-20th century medical equipment, a school house and the Locust Grove Methodist Episcopalian Church.

[3][7] It also featured live entertainment by regionally and nationally known country musicians such as Bobby Mackey,[8] and Minnie Pearl, and several gospel music bands such as The Estes Family, and several others; their performances at the village are usually tied in to festivals held each operating season.

[11] However, in 2019, the park service purchased the property where the Wondering Woods village stood to bring back the tours of the cave that was part of the attraction.

[14] Chaumont is located about 7 miles (11 km) west of Cave City, and 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Park City at the present-day junction of Kentucky Route 70 (KY 70) and KY 255;[15] portions of both highways west and south of Chaumont are currently considered a part of the Mammoth Cave Parkway.