T he THE KENTUCKY ARTISAN CENTER AT BEREA , Berea The Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea is a showcase for the original works of over 850 artists, plus spe-cial exhibits and Kentucky cuisine served in the café. Among the trea-sures: horse-themed masterpieces in scratch board, oils and pas-tels, and sculpted in alabaster and bronze. equine Student SOUTH FORK CREEK AMISH AND MENNONITE COMMUNITY , Liberty BALANCE DISTILLING COMPANY , Smiths Grove Hear the clip-clop of horses’ hooves? Take a step back in time in the South Fork Creek Amish and Mennonite Community, with horse and buggies on the back roads, along with tack shops, bakeries, country markets, and garden, produce, furniture and antique stores. Grab a chair at Balance Distilling Company and watch the horses cavort in the fields of this rustic small-farm distillery operating out of a barn and offering tast-ings, including Mammoth Cave Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a legacy brand originally created in 1869. KNOWLEDGE BAR & SOCIAL ROOM , Covington ELLIS PARK RACING & GAMING , Henderson With a 1.25-mile dirt track modeled after New York’s Saratoga Race Course and a cheeky nickname (the Pea Patch) for the infield’s past use as a soybean field, Ellis Park Racing & Gaming offers live summer thoroughbred racing and year-round simul-casting and gaming machines. APPALACHIAN HORSE PROJECT , Jackson CABLE'S RIDING STABLES , Zachariah Sip craft cocktails beneath a beautiful equestrian-themed ceiling mural in a bar named after a winning wager on a horse named Knowledge. North by Hotel Covington’s Knowledge Bar & Social Room also pays tribute to Kentucky’s horse-racing heritage through a salon-style montage of paintings and photographs. Safari into the beautiful Appalachian Mountains along old coal haul roads on a two-to three-hour guided tour in search of herds of horses roaming free across yesteryear coal-mining land. Learn about area his -tory and culture and how the Appalachian Horse Project cares for these horses. Experience the stunning beauty, rugged remoteness and unique geological formations of Natural Bridge State Park and Red River Gorge, with thousands of acres of pristine wilderness, on a 45-to 60-minute guided horseback tour with family-owned and -operated Cable's Riding Stables. WRANGLERS CAMPGROUND , Golden Pond A year-round hideaway for horse and rider, Wranglers Campground at Land Between the Lakes has all the amenities — 100 miles of scenic horse and wagon trails, camping sites, horse stalls and the Outpost for provisioning. Imagine yourself rustling up supper over the campfire. Photo: Appalachian Horse Project, Jackson 20 #TravelKY
The Official Kentucky Visitor's Guide The Official Kentucky Visitor's Guide 2026: Page 20
