resources TRAVEL The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home . . . Stephen Collins Foster, Father of American Music " Bardstown/Nelson County 502-348-4877 visitbardstown.com Breckinridge County 270-756-0268 breckinridgecountychamber.com Elizabethtown 270-765-2175 touretown.com Grayson County 270-259-5587 visitgrayson.com Henry County 502-845-9206 henrykychamber.com Hodgenville/LaRue County 270-358-3163 visithodgenville.com " Road trips Louisville : How about an epic start to your day? Once Louisville’s best-kept secret, the former limestone quarry, now Louisville Mega Cavern , rocks with adventure, including zip lines, an aerial ropes challenge course and tram rides. And it’s all beneath the feet of the grizzly bears, Sumatran tigers, Cuban crocodiles and vampire bats of the Louisville Zoo . REGIONAL La Grange 502-558-3904 visitlagrangeky.com Lebanon 270-692-0021 visitlebanonky.com Leitchfield 270-259-5587 visitleitchfield.com Louisville 800-626-5646 gotolouisville.com Meade County 270-422-3626 visitmeadecounty.org Oldham County 502-222-0056 touroldham.com Radcliff/Fort Knox 800-334-7540 radclifftourism.org Shelbyville/Simpsonville/ Shelby County 502-633-6388 visitshelbyky.com Shepherdsville/Bullitt County 502-543-8656 travelbullitt.org Springfield 859-336-5412, ext. 6 springfieldkytourism.com Taylorsville/Spencer County 502-902-7039 visittaylorsville.com Lebanon/Loretto: The following Hodgenville: That afternoon, morning, drop a line for rainbow trout and bass at Fagan Branch or hike the storybook Gorley Naturalist Trail and its 47 bridges. Then, watch flames lick the insides of white-oak bourbon barrels to achieve that perfect char at Kentucky Cooperage . Afterward, go “Behind the Bourbon” at Maker’s Mark® for an insider’s look at the distilling process — with a tasting to follow, of course. tour the grounds of the country’s first memorial to the 16th president: the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park . See the Memorial Building and Symbolic Birth Cabin. Then, visit Abraham Lincoln’s Boyhood Home at Knob Creek to see where Kentucky’s favorite son spent his childhood laughing, learning and playing. Bardstown: Finish the day with an exceptional dining experience (murder mystery, bourbon or holiday) through the rolling countryside with My Old Kentucky Dinner Train . Tuck in for the night at bourbon-centric lodgings, like Bourbon Manor Bed & Breakfast or The Trail Hotel . New Haven: Next up? A luxe retreat with a stay in a Homestead, Heritage House or Cottage suite on the picturesque grounds of Log Still Distillery . Shelbyville: In the morning, take a drive to women-owned Jeptha Creed , where you’ll learn the distillery’s motto: “Ne Oublie” (“Never Forget”). And you won’t. Not the tours, tastings, barrel barns or the name of that heirloom ingredient — Bloody Butcher corn — that goes into the making of Jeptha Creed spirits. SCan FOr mOre On bourbon, horses & history Kentuckytourism.com/BourbonHorsesHistory 89
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