BLUEGRASS, BLUES & BBQ REGIONAL ITINERARY DAY 1 1. Tradewater River Wildlife Management Area , Dawson Springs Put in at this lowland stream meandering along the Pennyrile Forest for paddling Kentucky’s hinterlands. Back-to-nature lovers gravitate to the hiking-birding trail with its rock overhangs, steep bluffs and small caves. Primitive campers love pitching their tents on a patch of its 729 acres. 2. The Crystal Gallery by House of Onyx , Greenville The world’s original artist – Mother Nature – shows her handiwork in fossils, minerals, gemstone formations and more catching the light in glass cases: carved spear-heads, copper ore specimens, crystal birthstones and citrine geodes. 3. Bill Monroe Homeplace , Beaver Dam The childhood home, restored on the site of the family farm, is where “bluegrass was born.” The museum, just 2 miles down the road in Rosine, is filled with memorabilia honoring the life and career of this country music legend. DAY 2 4. Green River Distilling Co. , Owensboro Go behind the scenes, inside and outside, up and down stairs, over uneven ground and into active production areas. Worth it? For a full distillery tour and tasting of this heritage member of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail®? Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes! 5. Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum , Owensboro The story of bluegrass music is told through the people, instruments and music that influenced and shaped the genre. Drift on down the “River of Sound,” traveling from the dawn of bluegrass music to the acoustic-driven folk music of contemporary artists. 6. Farmer & Frenchman Winery , Robards Three words: eat, drink, taste. European-style recipes with Kentucky ingredients. Small-farm vineyard co-min-gling Kentucky wines with European imports. Uniquely designed solar-powered cabins. Three more words: come, stay, indulge. 4 6 5 3 SCAN HERE to explore this region! 1 2 kentuckytourism.com/explore-kentucky KEY: National Parks State Resort Parks State Recreational Parks State Historic Sites McLean County 270-273-9760 Ohio County 270-298-0036, ohiocounty.com Union County 270-997-1007, unioncountyky.org/things-to-do Muhlenberg County 270-641-0276, visitmuhlenberg.com Owensboro/Daviess County 270-926-1100, visitowensboro.com Webster County 270-639-5042, webstercountyky.com kentuckytourism.com 135
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