CAVES, LAKES & CORVETTES Gothic architecture. Highly decorated caverns. A Tranquil Valley of Wondering Woods. Tunnels traversed by human footfalls for thousands of years. Mammoth Cave National Park , the world’s longest-known cave system, World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve, is a truly magical place. See what was voted the coolest thing made in Kentucky at Bowling Green’s National Corvette Museum , marking its 30th anniversary in 2024. Rev the engine of America’s Sports Car and bank a curve at the NCM Motorsports Park . Get in line for the “world’s largest moving automotive event” at the National Corvette Caravan in August. Seven historic buildings. Two National Register Districts. One long, hard-fought journey to emancipation. Hear the stories of freedom’s struggles at Russellville’s SEEK Museum . See the life’s work of a world-renowned painter and sculptor at Bowling Green’s Downing Museum in the pastoral setting of Baker Arboretum . Pitch a tent or park your RV at lake’s edge at Bee Spring’s Nolin Lake State Park , whose crescent of beach beckons sandcastle builders. Go retro at this National Register of Historic Places site in Cave City: Historic Wigwam Village No. 2 , a piece of Americana right out of the 1930s with original hickory bed frames, plus cooking grills, fire pits and lighted picnic pavilion. “Not all who wander are lost” might not hold for Kentucky’s largest Sunflower Maze, open in August at Franklin’s Ruby Branch Farms . Fall brings a pumpkin patch, corn maze, mums and seasonal décor and, for the holidays, Christmas trees. Jesse James Bank Robbery, cemetery tours, blessing of the animals, a craft show, a parade, a kid’s zone and so much more! October’s annual Tobacco & Heritage Festival in Russellville is Logan County’s largest community event. Got game ? The Mint Gaming Hall at Kentucky Downs in Franklin does — 1,000 gaming machines, plus live music and entertainment, year-round simulcast racing and classic steakhouse dining. 82 #TravelKY
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