BEST NATURE PHOTO OPS Capture a great shot — and stunning views — at these natural Kentucky wonders. 2 1 3 4 1 Baker Arboretum, Bowling Green A visual feast of colors, textures and shapes in a classic European design, this arboretum is highlighted by a proliferation of Japanese maples and evergreens and is further enhanced by the Downing Art Museum. 270-846-2397 www.wku.edu/bakerarboretum 2 Big Bone Lick State Historic Site, Union Big game photography is a natural with this hulking herd of bison, northern Kentucky’s link to the Ice Age and a source of fascination for visitors — especially when the babies arrive in spring and early summer. 859-384-3522 www.parks.ky.gov/parks/ historicsites/big-bone-lick 3 Cumberland Falls at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, Daniel Boone National Forest Breathtaking is not a big enough word for this natural wonder with thundering cascades splashing down some 60 feet. Being worth a thousand words, though, a picture will help you capture this awe-inspiring sight. 606-528-4121 www.parks.ky.gov/parks/ resortparks/cumberland-falls 4 The Nature Preserve at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Harrodsburg Wildlife, wildflowers, waterfalls and ruins in a densely forested landscape; you’ll frame the perfect pictures on 3,000 acres of discovery. 859-734-5411 www.shakervillageky.org KENTUCKY STATE PARKS RESORT PARKS BARREN RIVER LAKE £ 1149 State Park Road Lucas, KY 42156 800-325-0057 Highway 68 Mt. Olivet, KY 41064 800-443-7008 £ Golf Course * Museum Explore the parks online at parks.ky.gov KENTUCKY DAM VILLAGE £ 113 Administration Drive Gilbertsville, KY 42044 800-325-0146 3500 State Park Road Cadiz, KY 42211 800-325-1708 5465 State Park Road Jamestown, KY 42629 800-325-1709 2135 Natural Bridge Road Slade, KY 40376 800-325-1710 20781 Pennyrile Lodge Road Dawson Springs, KY 42408 800-325-1711 1050 State Park Road Pineville, KY 40977 800-325-1712 450 Lodge Road Falls of Rough, KY 40119 800-325-1713 FORT BOONESBOROUGH 4375 Boonesborough Road Richmond, KY 40475 859-527-3131 * MINERAL MOUND £ 48 Finch Lane Eddyville, KY 42038 270-388-3673 DR. THOMAS WALKER 4929 KY 459 Barbourville, KY 40906 606-546-4400 BLUE LICKS BATTLEFIELD * LAKE BARKLEY £ GENERAL BURNSIDE ISLAND £ MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME £ LAKE CUMBERLAND 8801 South Highway 27 Burnside, KY 42519 606-561-4104 314 Grayson Lake Park Road Olive Hill, KY 41164 606-474-9727 179 Park Office Road Campbellsville, KY 42718 270-465-8255 3100 U.S. Highway 41 North Henderson, KY 42419 270-826-2247 565 Kincaid Park Road Falmouth, KY 41040 859-654-3531 502 Park Road Cumberland, KY 40823 606-589-4183 331 State Route 8001 Dunmore, KY 42339 270-657-2111 998 Levi Jackson Mill Road London, KY 40744 606-330-2130 5079 Lincoln Park Road Springfield, KY 40069 859-336-7461 501 East Stephen Foster Avenue Bardstown, KY 40004 502-348-3502 2998 Brier Creek Road Bee Spring, KY 42207 270-286-4240 * ISAAC SHELBY CEMETERY 6725 KY 300 Stanford, KY 40484 859-239-7089 BUCKHORN LAKE GRAYSON LAKE £ NOLIN LAKE 4441 KY Highway 1833 Buckhorn, KY 41721 800-325-0058 344 Caveland Drive Olive Hill, KY 41164 800-325-0059 7351 Highway 90 Corbin, KY 40701 800-325-0063 JEFFERSON DAVIS MONUMENT NATURAL BRIDGE CARTER CAVES £ GREEN RIVER LAKE OLD FORT HARROD PENNYRILE FOREST £ 100 South College Street Harrodsburg, KY 40330 859-734-3314 1551 KY 2275 Staffordsville, KY 41256 606-297-8486 1320 Park Road Taylorsville, KY 40071 502-477-8713 2667 Pleasant Ridge Road Louisa, KY 41230 606-673-1492 * Highway 68 E Fairview, KY 42221 270-889-6100 * OLD MULKEY MEETING HOUSE 38 Old Mulkey Park Road Tompkinsville, KY 42167 270-487-8481 CUMBERLAND FALLS JOHN JAMES AUDUBON £ * PAINTSVILLE LAKE PINE MOUNTAIN £ DALE HOLLOW LAKE £ 5970 State Park Road Burkesville, KY 42717 800-325-2282 1608 Highway 227 * KINCAID LAKE £ TAYLORSVILLE LAKE PERRYVILLE BATTLEFIELD 1825 Battlefield Road Perryville, KY 40468 859-332-8631 * ROUGH RIVER DAM GENERAL BUTLER £ Carrollton, KY 41008 866-462-8853 KINGDOM COME YATESVILLE LAKE £ WAVELAND RECREATION PARKS CARR CREEK Highway 15 Sassafras, KY 41759 606-642-4050 350 Park Road Columbus, KY 42032 270-677-2327 3000 Freys Hill Road Louisville, KY 40241 502-426-8950 225 Waveland Museum Lane Lexington, KY 40514 859-272-3611 * GREENBO LAKE LAKE MALONE HISTORIC SITES BIG BONE LICK STATE HISTORIC SITE 3380 Beaver Road Union, KY 41091 859-384-3522 WHITE HALL 965 Lodge Road Greenup, KY 41144 800-325-0083 419 Jenny Wiley Road Prestonsburg, KY 41653 800-325-0142 542 Kenlake Road Hardin, KY 42048 800-325-0143 JENNY WILEY COLUMBUS-BELMONT * LEVI JACKSON * * 500 White Hall Shrine Road Richmond, KY 40475 859-623-9178 94 Green Street Wickliffe, KY 42087 270-335-3681 * WICKLIFFE MOUNDS * BOONE STATION KENLAKE E. P. “TOM” SAWYER LINCOLN HOMESTEAD £ * 240 Gentry Road Lexington, KY 40502 Elkhorn City, KY 276-865-4413 WILLIAM WHITLEY HOUSE* 625 William Whitley Road Stanford, KY 40484 606-355-2881 BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK kentuckytourism.com 17
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