This city of just over 30,000 is ensconced in rich farmland near the border with Tennessee in southwestern Kentucky. A big part of local life is the US Army base Fort Campbell, founded in 1941 and home to the 101st Airborne Division. Once you get a pass, you can visit the Don F. Pratt Museum …
This historic college town in Central Kentucky sits in rambling green countryside strewn with farms, wineries and places of immense historical importance. One is the site of Fort Boonesborough, founded by the famed frontiersman Daniel Boone after he and his men crossed the Kentucky River in 1775. The Battle of Richmond, a Confederate victory, was …
The seat of the eponymous county, Henderson is an historic city on a sweeping bend of the Ohio River, looking across to Indiana. In the 1810s when Henderson was a frontier town, the ornithologist and painter John James Audubon (1785-1851) resided here, at a transitional period in his life that inspired him to work at …
Home of the world-famous Kentucky Fried Chicken, the Commonwealth of Kentucky (official name) is a Mideastern state in America and one of the only four in the nation to be constituted as a commonwealth, the other three are Massachusetts, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Formerly a part of Virginia, Kentucky was recognized as a separate state in …
Lexington is the second largest city in Kentucky and arguably the most interesting and authentic city to visit in the state. Found just an hour to the west of Kentucky’s largest city, Louisville, and just half an hour away from the state capital of Frankfort, Lexington is perfectly located to make for a fantastic base …
The eastern part of Kentucky – the Bluegrass State – is the Appalachians, so not surprisingly, the best of the state’s waterfalls are located there. Many of Kentucky’s waterfalls are seasonal and springtime is certainly the best time to see them. The alternative is after heavy rain in the fall. They are generally set in …
Louisville, although not actually the state capital of Kentucky, is still the largest city in the state, known for its annual Kentucky Derby horse race and as the home and headquarters of Kentucky Fried Chicken. There’s a lot of American history to see in the city, but outside of the urban area, in the surrounding …
What springs to mind when you hear the word Kentucky? Fried chicken? Derby? There is so much to enjoy about living in the versatile and varied American State. Unlike many states, Kentucky is not perfectly square or rectangular. We’re on to useless facts now! Although in the south of the USA, Kentucky is not as …
Famous for its bourbon, horse racing, tobacco, fried chicken and bluegrass music, Kentucky is a state that is filled with culture and all things related to it. It is known as the ‘Bluegrass State’ because of its unique smooth meadow-grass, but it also has loads of geographical diversity. Kentucky boasts a plethora of natural attractions …
Kentucky is the perfect place to get away from it all. From the gorgeous horse and farmland, to the Derby and the Bourbon Trail, southern charm is at its peak here! So come for the college basketball scene or the farm-to-table dining everywhere you look, and make sure you even take a moment to stop …