" . . . To live in Kentucky, which I esteemed a second paradise . . . Daniel Boone, Frontiersman & Kentucky Settler resources Berea 859-986-2540 visitberea.com Carlisle/Nicholas County 859-749-7986 carlisle-nicholascounty.org Cynthiana 859-954-5060 cynthianatourism.com Danville/Boyle County 859-618-6433 danvillekentucky.com Frankfort/Franklin County 502-875-8687 visitfrankfort.com Georgetown/Scott County 844-863-8600 georgetownky.com Harrison County 859-234-5236 Harrodsburg/Mercer County 800-355-9192 visitharrodsburgky.com Lawrenceburg/ Anderson County 502-598-3127 visitlawrenceburgky.com Lexington 800-845-3959, visitlex.com Nicholasville/Wilmore 859-354-5433 visitjessamine.com Paris/Bourbon County 859-987-8744 pariskytourism.com Richmond 859-626-8474 visitrichmondky.com Stanford/Lincoln County 606-365-4500 visitlincolnky.com Winchester/Clark County 859-744-0556 visitwinchesterky.com Woodford County 859-873-5122 visitwoodford.com TRAVEL " Road trips Carlisle: Start your trip by visiting Wendt’s Wildlife Adventure to see the emus, kangaroos and other creatures. History buff? Beeline to Boone’s Cabin , the famed explorer’s last home in Kentucky. Water baby? Splash into Brushy Creek to spot turtles, frogs and crawdads. REGIONAL Lexington to Versailles: Pick up a picnic of country ham and pimento cheese sandwiches (featured on Food Network’s “The Best Thing I Ever Ate”) from James Beard-nominated chef Ouita Michel’s restaurant, Wallace Station , on a Bluegrass Country Driving Tour along Kentucky's Scenic Byway: Old Frankfort Pike . Paris: Make the quick drive to Kentucky’s own City of Light. Photo-op stops at the Eiffel Tower and Secretariat Park , anchored by a bronze statue of the Triple Crown winner considered the world’s greatest racehorse, are de rigueur. Later, drop into Canonero’s Cigar and Bourbon Bar for rare and exclusive bourbons, plus live music most weekends. Nicholasville: The next day, follow freedom’s footfalls on a ranger-guided tour or self-guided hike through Camp Nelson National Monument , a Civil War recruitment and training center for the United States Colored Troops and a refugee camp for their families, civilians and enslaved people fleeing the war. Winchester: Next, it’s trail-blazing at its tastiest: Download the Beer Cheese Trail Digital Passport and relish a signature beer cheese dish at any or all of the stops along the Beer Cheese Trail® in the Beer Cheese Capital of the World. Danville: Continue on to Danville to tour GLASS National Art Museum to experience stunning glassworks of internationally prominent glass artists, including Stephen Rolfe Powell and Dale Chihuly. Then, visit the Great American Dollhouse Museum to see 200-plus artisan, antique, contemporary and historical dollhouses and room boxes. Last stop: Constitution Square Historic Site , an open-air monument to Kentucky’s statehood offering self-guided tours. SCan FOr mOre On bluegrass, horses, bourbon & boone Kentuckytourism.com/BluegrassHorsesBourbonBoone 77
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