Known to American school kids as the land of pioneer trailblazer Daniel
Boone - Kentucky is also famous for its fried chicken, tobacco
and bourbon, along with foot-stomping Kentucky Blue Grass music festivals held throughout the year..
Other notable annual events that continue to draw the crowds happens at Churchill
Downs in Louisville each May for the Kentucky
Derby horse race that kicks off the yearly run for the Triple Crown.
In August, also don't miss a trip to the annual Kentucky State Fair in Louisville.
Top Kentucky tourist attractions include Cumberland Falls in Corbin (left); shows & exhibits at Kentucky
Horse Park in Lexington (middle): and Mammoth Cave National Park in south central Kentucky (right).
Other nature-made wonders await in the southeastern part of the state at "Little Niagara" or Cumberland Falls.
In the southwesterly part of the state -- sprawling across to Tennessee -- lies Land Between the Lakes national recreational area, featuring the largest herd of buffalo east of the Mississippi!
Usual Kentucky attractions include the controversial Creation Museum in Petersburg -- while another kind of spiritual experience awaits for avid car lovers at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green.
Bored with standard hotel rooms on your travels? For the highly curious, the Wigwam Village Inn in Cave City allows guests to trade up for a stay in a giant tepee.
Parades, music concerts, a hot air balloon fest, and
one
of the most spectacular fireworks displays in
the USA
are only part of the fun at Louisville's
Kentucky
Derby Festival.
2023 Kentucky events and festivals
Just up ahead, check out our 2023 Kentucky travel calender featuring memorable events and major festivals happening throughout the state with dates, locations and official links for more information. Happy travels!
More about Kentucky tourist attractions around the Web:
Kentucky
Department of Tourism -
The official Kentucky travel guide featuring major attractions,
hotels & restaurants, museums, outdoor activities, event calendar,
pictures, maps and trip planner.
Greater
Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau - The state's largest city with
lots to do and see, plus facts and information on travel packages, online booking,
hotel & restaurant guide, shopping, entertainment, itinerary planner, photos.
West
Kentucky Tourism Information - Major historic attractions including miles
of nature refuges and lake-front water recreation, along with a hotel and lodging
guide, restaurants, entertainment, getting around, maps and pictures.
Lexington,
Kentucky Convention and Visitors Bureau - Horses and more
horses, with guides to related major attractions, feature stories,
pictures, hotel & restaurant guide, a multitude of sightseeing
ideas, photos, event calendar.