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 …
Kentucky’s capital city is the fourth smallest state capital in the United States, but if you’re intrigued by the Commonwealth’s history you’ll have enough to keep you rapt for a couple of days. Frankfort’s status as capital was contested from 1792 until as recently as 1904 when the funding for the new capitol building was …
Along with Covington, Independence is one of the two seats of Kenton County and is where the Northern Kentucky metro area meets peaceful rolling countryside. So while this fast-expanding town is little more than 20 minutes from the Covington riverfront, Independence is a place with a rural feel, with a big helping of agritourism destinations …
Southwest of Louisville, Radcliff is a small town in the picturesque Knobs Region of north-central Kentucky. This part of the state is infused with military history, along the supply lines for the Union Army in the Civil War. Later, in 1918 Fort Knox was established next door to Radcliff, and today this is home to …
This manufacturing city on the Ohio River is the anchor for the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Kentucky, and part of the Tri-State Area, crossing over to West Virginia and Ohio. Ashland developed quickly in the late 19th century on the back of the pig iron trade, and as a riverport transporting commodities in and out …
Named by the fabled explorer William Clark, this engaging historic city took shape at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers. Paducah is oriented towards the water, and thanks to its proximity to Kentucky’s Western Coalfields, the city quickly became a transport hub, both by steamboat and rail. In the 21st century the city …
The seat of Hopkins County in Western Kentucky dates back to 1807, and experienced a boom in the early 20th century, powered by its railroads, tobacco farms and the surrounding Western Coalfields. Madisonville’s residents take pride in their town, to the extent that the motto is, “The Best Town on Earth”. What is certain is …