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• Take the family to the Lexington Children's Museum (website: www.explorium.com). Many exciting exhibits can be touched and explored by children, including a Bubble Factory and the Science Station X.
• Ride on the nation's oldest steamboat, the Belle of Louisville (website: www.belleoflouisville.org), which still sails along the Ohio River.
• Get into the horse racing spirit in Louisville during the two weeks of Derby celebrations which climax with the most important date on Louisville's calendar - the famous Kentucky Derby (website: www.kentuckyderby.com), held the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs.
• Hike in Cumberland Gap National Park (website: www.nps.gov/cugo) with its breathtaking views of the Appalachian Mountains. The Cumberland Falls, known as the ‘Niagara of the South', is one of the few places in the world where you can see a ‘moonbow' (lunar rainbow). Canoeing and rafting trips are popular.
• Descend underground into Mammoth Cave (website: www.nps.gov/maca), the largest-known network of natural caves and underground passageways in the world, with more than 560km (350 miles) of explored passageways. Tours vary from 30 minutes to six hours. Above ground, the park offers miles of hiking trails.
• Hike or backpack two major trails through the scenic forested highlands of Eastern Kentucky - the Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail (website: www.sheltoweetrace.com) and the Jenny Wiley National Recreation Trail.
• Canoe, kayak or raft one of Kentucky's 14 major river systems. Rockcastle is one of the most popular white-water canoe runs in the USA.
• Thrill to the sights and sounds at the Kentucky Speedway (website: www.kentuckyspeedway.com), a motor racing circuit located 18km (30 miles) south of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International airport.
• Tour the Jim Beam Distillery (website: www.jimbeam.com) and sample some of Kentucky's famous bourbon whiskey.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
• Ride on the nation's oldest steamboat, the Belle of Louisville (website: www.belleoflouisville.org), which still sails along the Ohio River.
• Get into the horse racing spirit in Louisville during the two weeks of Derby celebrations which climax with the most important date on Louisville's calendar - the famous Kentucky Derby (website: www.kentuckyderby.com), held the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs.
• Hike in Cumberland Gap National Park (website: www.nps.gov/cugo) with its breathtaking views of the Appalachian Mountains. The Cumberland Falls, known as the ‘Niagara of the South', is one of the few places in the world where you can see a ‘moonbow' (lunar rainbow). Canoeing and rafting trips are popular.
• Descend underground into Mammoth Cave (website: www.nps.gov/maca), the largest-known network of natural caves and underground passageways in the world, with more than 560km (350 miles) of explored passageways. Tours vary from 30 minutes to six hours. Above ground, the park offers miles of hiking trails.
• Hike or backpack two major trails through the scenic forested highlands of Eastern Kentucky - the Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail (website: www.sheltoweetrace.com) and the Jenny Wiley National Recreation Trail.
• Canoe, kayak or raft one of Kentucky's 14 major river systems. Rockcastle is one of the most popular white-water canoe runs in the USA.
• Thrill to the sights and sounds at the Kentucky Speedway (website: www.kentuckyspeedway.com), a motor racing circuit located 18km (30 miles) south of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International airport.
• Tour the Jim Beam Distillery (website: www.jimbeam.com) and sample some of Kentucky's famous bourbon whiskey.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.