In the very south of the Louisville metropolitan area, Shepherdsville is a small town on the Salt River, surrounded on all sides by bucolic rolling countryside. Shepherdsville is on I-65, and people come from miles around for attractions like the gigantic Awesome Flea Market and the accompanying Awesome Lazy River, for tubing down the Salt …
Kentucky’s second-oldest city, brimming with Georgian and Federal architecture, is known as the Bourbon Capital of the World. Bourbon has been distilled in Bardstown since 1776, and the industry has never been stronger, with new distilleries opening by the year. Coming to Bardstown and touring the aging warehouses and distilleries is akin to visiting champagne …
This small town in southeastern Kentucky ticks all the boxes for an active vacation in beautiful nature. Somerset is right on Lake Cumberland, with state and county parks nearby for an endless choice of recreation, from camping to boating to relaxing on a beach. Then in the east is the vast Daniel Boone National Forest, …
West of the Kentucky River, Lawrenceburg is a small town in Central Kentucky with a big beverage industry. Two of the world’s most prized bourbon brands, Wild Turkey and Four Roses, are based In Lawrenceburg, offering tours and tasting experiences. On a smaller scale, the town also has a pair of award-winning wineries, with vineyards …
Nicknamed “Crater City”, Middlesboro has a one-of-a-kind location, in the middle of a meteorite crater three miles in diameter. On the east side is the Cumberland Gap, a pass in the lower central Applachians and the gateway to the west in 1775 for trailblazer Daniel Boone and the legions of settlers who came after him. …
This suburban city sits on Louisville’s east side, with malls, shopping centers, sprawling parks and historic properties all around. Lyndon’s southwest corner grazes Shelbyville Road, which is a vital commercial artery for the metro area, lined with malls, power centers, car dealers, independent stores and entertainment amenities. Both the Oxmoor Center and Mall St. Matthews …
In Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region and not far east of Louisville, Shelbyville is the kind of place where you can get in touch with Kentucky signatures like horse-breeding and bourbon. This is truly horse country, and Shelbyville is known as the saddlebred capital of the world, with some 90 farms and breeding and training facilities. Agritourism …
The seat of Barren County, Glasgow is on the edge of South Central Kentucky’s cave country, and the closest town of scale to Mammoth Cave National Park. Mammoth Cave is the longest known cave system in the world and has enchanted tourists since the earliest days of Euro-American settlement in Kentucky. And while Mammoth Cave …
A southeastern suburb of Louisville, Jeffersontown was founded in the late 18th century at the crossroads now known as Gaslight Square. Tens of thousands of people descend on Gaslight Square every September for a vibrant street festival that traditionally marks the transition from summer to fall in Louisville. The city is crossed by the I-64, …
Near the center of Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region, Georgetown is folded into some of the prettiest countryside you could hope to see. Bordering the town is rolling, fertile pasture, crisscrossed by rock fences, in a part of the world long associated with thoroughbred horses. One of the world’s great horse-themed attractions, the Kentucky Horse Park is …