BLUEGRASS, HORSES, BOURBON & BOONE Regional Highlights Abraham Lincoln’s pocket watch. Daniel Boone’s friend’s .45 caliber longrifle, curiously etched with “D.B.” onto the stock. A Civil War soldier’s haunted cornet. A conjured chest of drawers. Through thousands of items on display, Kentucky’s 12,000-year history unspools at Frankfort’s Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History , a Smithsonian Affiliate. Watch as a 20-foot interactive, 3D-projected map comes to life at Toyota Motor Manufacturing’s Toyota Kentucky Experience Center , one of eight exhibits (some interactive) giving a behind the-scenes peek into production processes. Zoom around Georgetown’s 9 million-square foot plant by tram to see vehicles being assembled. Coffee, gourmet ice cream, pizza, a brewery, bars, live music and a National Historic Landmark distillery converge in a 25-acre entertainment district in downtown Lexington on grounds where the original James E. Pepper Distillery was built in 1879. The Historic Pepper Distillery District connects past to present with a mixed brew 2 of good times. 1 “Kentucky Journey” Tour the grounds Daniel Boone walked and worked while establishing a settlement in 1775. Richmond’s Fort Boonesborough State Park is that original fort site. The reconstructed working fort with cabins and furnishings brings to life 18th-century life skills and period craft demonstrations by living historians. How slow is a sloth? How prickly is a porcupine? Find out on tour at Wendt’s Wildlife Adventure in Carlisle. Feed the birds at the parakeet encounter. Slosh through Brushy Creek or the farm’s splash pad. Cool off with ice cream and slushies at the gift shop. Stanford’s William Whitley House was a gathering place for early Kentucky frontiersmen including George Rogers Clark. The fortress-like Georgian-style mansion was Kentucky’s first brick home and featured a circular racetrack. See the Whitley children’s hiding places on tour. 4 Daniel Boone Was Here 2 Auto Immersion 5 How Big Is a Capybara? 6 If These Walls Could Talk 3 Destination: Distillery District 5 1 3 4 6 National Parks State Resort Parks State Recreational Parks State Historic Parks 120 #TravelKY
The Official Kentucky Visitor's Guide The Official Kentucky Visitor's Guide 2024: Page 120
