NORTHERN KENTUCKY RIVER Regional Highlights Countryside vistas, winemaking tours, a bright and airy tasting room and 20-plus wine varietals; sandwiches, salads and pizzas at the café; live weekend entertainment and music on the patio; wine and paint parties; comfy log cabin lodging — Owenton’s Elk Creek Vineyards is a wine lover’s gourmet getaway. It may look like the homeowners will return any moment — and that’s the intent. Frozen in rural mid-to late-1900s Burlington, Dinsmore Homestead looks as it did when the namesake family lived and farmed here. Antique bedsteads, handmade toys, personal journals — see these and the family graveyard. 1 Fine Wine Times Find a place of peace at this little-known and protected parcel of nature that 40 species of birds call home. Butler’s Cedar Line Nature Preserve is a 43-acre scenic trail system with cedar thickets, hickory woods, wildflowers and wildlife, marked by wooden foot bridges and rock wall ruins. Stroll the flagstone sidewalks of Old Washington , a pocket-size 1700s village that could easily be mistaken for a frontier film’s movie set. Find shops, museums, tour guides ushering visitors behind the scenes (sometimes even in period dress!), tasty Kentucky fare and the country’s only working log post office. Walk the grounds of the last battle of the American Revolutionary War at Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park located near Mount Olivet, Kentucky. Hike an ancient buffalo path. Check out the spinning wheel and other artifacts in the Pioneer Museum. Play mini golf. Relax amid beautiful views from a lodge room or the Hidden Waters Restaurant. 4 Back to Nature 2 The House That Time Remembers 5 Centuries-Old Settlement Four hundred fourteen years after the original was founded in Munich, the first Hofbrauhaus outside of Germany opened to raised steins and shouts of oom-pah-pah! It’s always Oktoberfest at Hofbräuhaus Newport , known for pure traditional-style German bier, soft-dough pretzels, jägerschnitzel, apple strudel and an unabashedly festive atmosphere. 3 “O’Zapft Is” (It Is Tapped) 6 Daniel Boone Was Here 2 3 4 5 1 6 National Parks State Resort Parks State Recreational Parks State Historic Parks 130 #TravelKY
The Official Kentucky Visitor's Guide The Official Kentucky Visitor's Guide 2024: Page 130
