Kentucky combines natural areas and historical places. The state includes cave systems, Civil War battlefields, colonial structures, and rock formations. Mammoth Cave, the Civil War sites in Perryville and Mill Springs display the state's natural and cultural heritage.
Whitley County, Kentucky
This waterfall cascades over a 68-foot rock face and spans 125 feet across the Cumberland River. The mist creates visible lunar rainbows during full moons.
Powell County, Kentucky
A natural area containing over 100 natural stone formations and a 150-mile trail network. The rock walls reach heights of 200 feet.
Lyon County, Kentucky
A natural reserve on the peninsula between two artificial lakes. The 170,000-acre area contains herds of bison and elk.
McCreary County, Kentucky
The national river crosses deep canyons of the Cumberland Plateau and forms natural cliffs. The protected area contains hiking trails across 125,000 acres.
Mercer County, Kentucky
The settlement complex includes 34 original structures from 1805 on 3000 acres of land and documents the Shaker community.
Warren County, Kentucky
The cave system contains an underground river and extends for seven miles through limestone formations. A navigable waterway allows guided boat tours.
Harlan County, Kentucky
The highest point in Kentucky reaches 4,145 feet. Dense pine forests cover the mountain slopes with marked trails for visitors.
Edmonson County, Kentucky
An underground network of limestone caves extending 420 miles across multiple levels, containing vertical shafts, subterranean rivers and mineral deposits.
Powell County, Kentucky
A sandstone geological formation rises 78 feet high and extends 65 feet wide above the forest floor. The woodland contains 20 miles of marked hiking trails.
Madison County, Kentucky
This Italian Renaissance villa from 1799 contains 44 rooms. The owner Cassius Clay founded a newspaper opposing slavery.
Boyle County, Kentucky
On this 745-acre site, the largest Civil War battle in Kentucky occurred on October 8, 1862. 7,600 soldiers lost their lives.
Fayette County, Kentucky
The Georgian brick house from 1806 contains furniture and personal items from the First Lady's time here until 1839.
Boyle County, Kentucky
The museum displays 200 miniature buildings and scenes that document American society from Native American settlements to contemporary urban neighborhoods.
Pike County, Kentucky
The park spans 4,500 acres and contains a five-mile canyon where rock walls extend 1,650 feet from the Russell Fork River.
Jefferson County, Kentucky
The tuberculosis hospital functioned from 1910 to 1961 with 400 patient beds, serving as a medical center during the disease outbreak.
Todd County, Kentucky
The concrete obelisk reaches 351 feet in height and marks the birthplace of Jefferson Davis, constructed over seven years from 1917.
Bardstown, Kentucky
This museum contains bottles, documents, advertising materials and artifacts documenting the American whiskey production from 1700s through 1970s.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The park features a 5,795-acre lake with boat ramps, camping sites, swimming areas and several miles of forest hiking trails.
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
The park contains a lodge with 49 rooms, restaurant, conference center, marina, and multiple recreational facilities on Dewey Lake.
Bowling Green, Kentucky
This Italianate mansion built between 1862 and 1872 contains period furniture and exhibits about local Civil War history.
Nancy, Kentucky
The site features a visitor center with Civil War exhibits, several marked walking trails through the battlefield, and a historic military cemetery.
Louisville, Kentucky
The museum presents a collection of military equipment, weapons and historical objects from Europe and America dating from the 12th to 20th centuries.
Danville, Kentucky
The square contains reconstructed 18th-century buildings, including the first post office west of the Appalachians and the county courthouse.
Carlisle, Kentucky
The park offers a museum about the 1782 battle, a nature trail through the battlefield, and an obelisk memorial.
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
This museum contains over 900 ventriloquist figures, photographs, props and playbills documenting the history of ventriloquism since the 1800s.
Hodgenville, Kentucky
This national park preserves the land where Abraham Lincoln lived until age two, featuring a memorial building with 56 steps and a reconstruction cabin.
Nicholasville, Kentucky
This former military site trained 10,000 African American soldiers during the Civil War and provided shelter to their families in 1863-1865.
Winchester, Kentucky
Located in a 1895 building, this museum displays regional artifacts, medical equipment, Civil War items and agricultural tools from Kentucky's past.
Carter County, Kentucky
These caves span 2,000 acres and feature limestone formations at various depths. Visitors can traverse the underground passages with expert guidance through multiple chambers.
Madison County, Kentucky
This reconstructed settlement contains an 18th-century blockhouse. Performers demonstrate traditional crafts and explain the daily routines of early settlers.
Scott County, Kentucky
The property extends over 236 acres and provides housing for more than 100 former racing horses. The site organizes educational tours about daily horse care.
Fayette County, Kentucky
This historical mansion features Georgian style architecture with interior furnishings from the 1800s. The property includes a garden and collection of political papers.
Russell County, Kentucky
This limestone formation extends through rock layers near Lake Cumberland. The geological structure measures 55 feet across and rises 75 feet from base to top.
Boone County, Kentucky
The 1842 farmhouse displays period furniture, agricultural tools and documents chronicling five generations who lived and worked on this property.
Monroe County, Kentucky
This religious structure from 1804 features a twelve-sided shape and contains three separate doors, incorporating religious symbolism in its architectural design.
Union, Kentucky
This paleontological site contains remains of ice age animals attracted to mineral springs. The museum displays fossils and documents the geological history.