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1. Middle CreekNational BattlefieldOn this site in early 1862, volunteer Unionsoldiers led by future president Col. JamesGarfield forced Brig. Gen. HumphreyMarshall’s 2,500 Confederates from theforks of Middle Creek and back toVirginia. The 450-acre park hosts battlereenactments during September. Two half-mile trail loops of the original armies’ posi-tions provide views of Kentucky valleys.(606) 886-1341 or www.middlecreek.org

2. Kentucky CoalMining MuseumThis three-floor museum dedicated to thehistory of the early coal mining industry islocated on a former coal miners’ campsitein Benham. One mile east in Lynch is anexhibit space designed to resemble anunderground coal mine with eight displayareas featuring early 20th-century artifacts,including flame safety lamps. Thousandsof artifacts include fossils, mining tools,machinery, and the personal belongings ofcounty star Loretta Lynn, who hailed fromKentucky’s coal country. (606) 848-1530 orkentucky.coal.museum

3. Levi Jackson WildernessRoad State ParkThis 892-acre park, crossed by 8.5 milesof walking paths, contains a memorialto the October 3, 1786, massacre of 24west-going pioneers by Shawnee Indians.

Two historic trails, the WildernessRoad and Boone’s Trace, began hereand were traveled by more than 200,000settlers between 1775 and 1818. Innearby London, the Mountain LifeMuseum features a recreated 19th-century village with seven buildings,such as the loom house and barn,which feature 18th-century pioneertools, rif les, and farm equipment.McHargue’s Mill, a half-mile south,first began operating in 1817. Visitorscan watch cornmeal being ground and seemore than 50 millstones. (606) 330-2130or parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/lj

4. William WhitleyHouse State Historic SitePioneers William and Esther Whitleysettled on this site in 1794 and builtKentucky’s first brick home as a bulwarkagainst Indian raids. Known as the“Guardian of Wilderness Road,” thehouse hos ted famous exp lorer sDaniel Boone and George RogersClark. Twenty-five minute guided toursof the family home lead through thebedrooms, dining room, and the secretstaircase that served as a hiding spot. Arti-facts on display include William’s long rifleand Esther’s textiles. (606) 355-2881 orparks.ky.gov/findparks/histparks/ww

5. Battle of RichmondVisitors CenterIn late August 1862, Confederates underMaj. Gen. E. Kirby Smith defeated aUnion army commanded by Maj. Gen.

Bull Nelson on the site of this 62-acrepark. The grounds contain the 1825Pleasant View house, which becamea Confederate hospital after the battle,slave quarters, and walking trails. Onemile north is the visitors center in the1811 Rogers House, with displays thatinclude a laser-operated aerial map ofthe battle and a collection of 19th-century guns. (859) 624-0013 orvisitorcenter.madisoncountyky.us/index.php

6. Mary Todd Lincoln HouseThis 1806 Georgian mansion, whichbelonged to Lexington businessmanRobert Smith Todd, was the childhoodhome of Mary Todd, the future wife ofAbraham Lincoln. Guided hour-long toursexplore the home’s 14 rooms. On displayare Mary Todd Lincoln’s Tiffany silverchocolate pot and Meissen and Old Parischina. (859) 233-9999 or www.mtlhouse.org

7. Ashland Henry Clay EstateSen. Henry Clay, known as “The GreatCompromiser” for his negotiating skills,moved into this 18-room Federal-stylemansion in 1804. Forty-five-minute guidedtours lead through ornate rooms, whichcontain original furniture and Clay familyartifacts, such as their china, law books,and racing purses. The 17-acre groundsfeature English-style formal gardens and

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8. Bluegrass HeritageMuseumThis three-floor museum in the 1894Guerrant Clinic building focuses on thehistory of the Bluegrass region, so namedafter the blue-blossomed grass species thatgrows here in profusion. It features displayson the Eskippakithiki Indians, the foundingof the Western frontier and WildernessRoad, the Civil War, and the tobaccoindustry. The Bell South Central gallerycontains a 1910 “Bull’s Eye” switchboardand phone booth, while the militarygallery has World War II uniforms fromthe Army and Navy. (859) 745-1358 orwww.bgheritage.com

9. Fort BoonesboroughState ParkIn April 1775, Daniel Boone and fellowexplorers crossed the Kentucky Riverand founded Fort Boonesborough onthis site. The 153-acre park containsa reconstructed working fort withcabins and blockhouses. Costumedinterpreters demonstrate 18th-centuryweaving, blacksmithing, and candle-making techniques. (859) 527-3131 orparks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks

10. White Hall StateHistoric SiteThis 1799 Italianate mansion southof the Kentucky River was home toCassius Marcellus Clay, an abolitionistnewspaper publisher, and his daughter,Laura Clay, a women’s suffragist.Costumed interpreters lead 60-minuteguided tours through the 44-room house,which contains Victorian-era furnishingsand 12 bedrooms. (859) 623-9178 orparks.ky.gov/findparks/histparks/wh

11. Aviation Museumof KentuckyThis 12,000-square-foot museum,located in a hangar on Lexington’s BlueGrass Airport, has displays on six militaryand 14 civilian aircraft from every era ofAmerica’s aviation history. Highlightsinclude a Navy F-14 Tomcat, MarineCorps F-4 Phantom fighter, and an AirForce T-83 supersonic trainer. Visitorscan also view the engine collection, whichfeatures a General Electric CF6 turbofan,and ride in an original Army helicopterflight simulator. (859) 231-1219 orwww.aviationky.org

12. Liberty Hall Historic SiteThis four-acre complex, situated on thebanks of the Kentucky River in down-town Frankfort, contains two restoredFederal-style political estates: the 1796Liberty Hall, built by Sen. John Brown;and the 1835 Orlando Brown House,which belonged to his son. A 75-minutetour explores both homes, and show-cases such artifacts as a 19th-centuryStoddard piano. Visitors can learn aboutMargaret Wise Brown, Sen. Brown’s great-great-granddaughter and a renownedauthor of children’s fiction. Trails leadthrough the boxwood and perennialgardens to the riverfront. (502) 227-2560or www.libertyhall.org

13. Kentucky HistoricalSociety History CampusLocated in downtown Frankfort, thecampus includes the Kentucky MilitaryMuseum, housed within the 1850 OldState Arsenal, which contains artifactsfrom two centuries of war. Five blocksnorthwest lies the two-story Greek-RevivalOld State Capitol building that featureshour-long tours through the recreated1850s House and Senate chambers andlaw library. Also on the campus is the167,000-square-foot Thomas D. ClarkCenter for Kentucky History, whichexplores Kentucky’s past from Paleoindiantimes to the present. (502) 564-1792 orhistory.ky.gov

14. Woodford ReserveKentucky’s oldest bourbon distillery hasoccupied this site since 1812. A two-hourguided historic tour begins in the visitorscenter and leads through the distillery andthe 1890 limestone warehouse, wherewooden casks of bourbon are aged. Thedocents reveal details about copper-potdistillation methods and the sour-mashfermentation process. (859) 879-1812 orwww.woodfordreserve.com

15. Camp Nelson CivilWar Heritage ParkFrom 1863 to 1866, this 525-acre site onthe Kentucky River served as a 4,000-acreUnion supply depot and parade groundwhere 10,000 former slaves trained tobecome soldiers. Visitors can take 30-minute guided tours of the restored 1855Perry House. The 6,000-square-foot inter-pretive center, located at the entrance to

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the park, contains a recreated refugeeshanty, hospital ward, and quartermasterdepot. The park is crisscrossed by six milesof interpretive trails. (859) 881-5716 orwww.campnelson.org

16. Shaker Villageof Pleasant HillThis 3,000-acre park contains 34 originalbuildings from the Shaker village foundedhere in 1805. Visitors can tour a typicalfamily home, farmhouse, craft shop, andmeetinghouse. Costumed interpreters playperiod musical instruments and demon-strate 19th-century weaving and wood-working techniques. (800) 734-5611 orwww.shakervillageky.org

17. Old Fort Harrod State ParkFrontiersman James Harrod foundedKentucky’s first permanent settlementin 1774 on this site. Visitors to this15-acre park can tour 15 reconstructedfort buildings, including cabins, school-house, and militia blockhouse. Theonsite Mansion Museum contains CivilWar guns and artifacts of the Adenapeople, who lived here in 200 B.C. TheLincoln Marriage Temple, houses the logcabin where Lincoln’s parents weremarried in 1806. Costumed interpretersdemonstrate blacksmithing, woodworking,and weaving techniques inside thepalisaded fort. (859) 734-3314 orparks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/fh

18. Perryville BattlefieldState Historic SiteOn October 2, 1862, Union Maj. Gen.Don Carlos Buell’s 16,000 men defeatedConfederate Gen. Braxton Bragg’s 22,000-man force at the battle of Perryville onthis site. Today visitors can take a seven-mile, self-guided walking tour of the battle-field and see the Crawford House, whichserved as Bragg’s headquarters and nowhouses a museum containing Confederateuniforms, firearms, and cavalry artifacts.(859) 332-8631 or www.perryvillebattlefield.org

19. Kentucky Derby MuseumThis two-floor, 56,000-square-footmuseum celebrates the 135-year history ofthe Kentucky Derby, the thoroughbredhorse race that occurs every May. Twelveexhibits explore horse breeding, racing,and Derby fashion. Interactive exhibitsinclude a racetrack caller booth and a

dressing room where visitors can don21st-century jockey silks. A 30-minuteguided tour of the Churchill Downsracetrack begins in the museum lobby.(502) 637-7097 or www.derbymuseum.org

20. Muhammad Ali CenterThis 96,000-square-foot museum andlearning facility contains artifacts such asthe boxer’s Rolls Royce, a robe given tohim by Elvis Presley, and the torch hecarried in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.Visitors can participate in an interactiveboxing arena, view a 13-minute film onAli’s career, which is shown in a theatershaped like a boxing ring, and learn abouthis impact on the civil rights movement.(502) 584-9254 or www.alicenter.org

21. Louisville SluggerMuseum and FactoryThe Hillerich and Bradsby Company hasmanufactured the famous “LouisvilleSlugger” bats since 1884. Forty-minuteguided tours lead through the mainfactory, as docentse x p l a i n h owb i l l e t s o fwood from

Pennsylvania forests are sorted, batsare shaped and stained. Visitors cantry out replica bats used by theYankees’ Mickey Mantle and otherlegendary players. An adjoining15,000-square-foot museum includesan exhibit on the Negro League andcontains the gloves of Satchel Paige ofthe Cleveland Indians and Willie Mays ofthe San Francisco Giants. (877) 775-8443or www.sluggermuseum.org

22. Historic Locust GrovePresidents James Monroe, Andrew Jack-son, and Zachary Taylor visited this 1790Georgian estate, home to explorer WilliamClark’s sister Lucy Croghan. Sixty-minuteguided tours lead through the home’speriod-furnished rooms, which containClark family portraits, furniture, and silvertea service, as well as outbuildings thatinclude the kitchen, smokehouse, spring-house, and barn. The 55-acre groundsfeature an 18th-century, Federal-style

garden and visitors center with an exhibiton Clark’s military career and a recreatedsurveyor’s office. (502) 897-9845 orwww.locustgrove.org

23. My Old KentuckyHome State ParkPennsylvanian songwriter Stephen Fosterwrote his 1852 ballad, “My Old KentuckyHome,” while visiting this 1818 Georgianmansion, which was named Federal Hilland was the home of his cousin Sen. JohnRowan. Costumed interpreters lead 30-minute guided tours through six rooms,including the

parlor and library. Visitors can takeself-guided tours of the 295-acregrounds, which contain the familycemetery, smokehouse, kitchen, carriagehouse, and gardens. (502) 348-3502 orparks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/mo

24. Abraham Lincoln Birth-place National Historic SiteAmerica’s 16th president was born in alog cabin in 1809 on this site, then calledSinking Spring farm, and now a 345-acrepark. A full-scale replica of the cabinstands inside the Memorial Building atthe entrance of the park. The visitorscenter displays exhibits on pioneer lifeand Lincoln family artifacts, such as theirbible. Located nine miles northeast inAthertonville is the 228-acre Knob CreekLincoln family farm, which includes the1800 Gollaher Cabin, the residence ofLincoln’s friend Austin Gollaher, and atavern from the early 20th century.(270) 358-3137 or www.nps.gov/abli

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25. Mammoth CaveNational ParkIn the late 18th century, white settlersdiscovered an abudance of saltpeter,an ingredient of gunpowder in this cavesystem, which is the most extensive series ofnatural passageways in the world. The cavebecame an important source of saltpeterduring the War of 1812. Later it drewtourists and tuberculosis patients, the latterhoping for a cure in the cave’s allegedlyregenerative air. Two-hour historic cavetours travel 300 feet underground throughthe narrow passageway Fat Man’s Misery,up Mammoth Dome, and across a bridgespanning the 105-foot-deep Bottomless Pit.The surrounding 52,800-acre park featuresscenic bluffs, springs, and historic attrac-tions, such as the train engine No. 4 and itscoach from the railroad during the late1800s. (270) 758-2180 or www.nps.gov/maca

26. Historic Railparkand Train MuseumThis three-acre Bowling Green depot,which was restored in 1925, served asa train station on the L&N rail line,which ran between Birmingham andLouisville from 1858 to 1979. The 4,000-square-foot exhibit space showcases L&Npassenger, sleeper, and dining cars, as wellas the city’s first locomotive diesel engine.One display features a recreated segre-gated waiting room and interpretive panelsthat explore the role of minorities in NorthAmerican railroad history. Visitors cansee five restored railcars, including a postoffice car and caboose. (270) 745-7317 orwww.historicrailpark.com

27. Kentucky MuseumLocated on the Western Kentucky Univer-sity campus, this two-f loor museumfeatures exhibits on early Kentucky immi-grants, the Shakers’ influence on localculture, and the role of the Civil War in

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and Union bivouac. Anoriginal 1830s log cabin,

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on the two-acre grounds. (270) 745-2592or www.wku.edu/library/museum

28. Adsmore House and GardensThis 1854 colonial-Greek-Revival brickmansion and surrounding four-acre estatewas owned by four generations of theSmith-Garrett family, who founded andran the St. Louis-based InternationalShoe Company. Costumed interpreterslead visitors on 45-minute tours throughnine rooms with original furnishings. Toursof the outbuildings, such as the 1844Ratiff log gunsmith shop and the carriagehouse, are self-guided. (270) 365-3114 orwww.adsmore.org

29. John James AudubonState ParkPainter and naturalist John JamesAudubon moved to Henderson in 1810,attracted to the area’s rich biologicaldiversity of trees and wildflowers. Today

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this 692-acre park features 6.5 miles ofwalking trails and a museum, whichcontains the largest collection ofAudubon’s work in the world, includingoriginal watercolors, oils, and copper plateprints from his four-book Elephant folio,The Birds of America. (270) 826-2247 orparks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/au

30. Historic HendersonWith the help of explorer Daniel Boone,North Carolina judge Col. RichardHenderson and the TransylvaniaCompany bought the land on this sitefrom the Southern Cherokee tribe in1797. The town that grew up herebecame prosperous from the tobaccoindustry. A self-guided tour leads throughthe 33-block historic district filled withrestored 19th and early 20th-centurybuildings, that include the oldest publicbuilding in town, a library which featuresa 30-foot-tall rotunda ceiling decoratedwith classical murals and a restored stainedglass skylight. Visitors can also see the1904 Ohio Valley National Bank, site ofthe city’s first telephone company, as wellas the Henderson County Courthouse,which houses the Heritage Museumof local history. (270) 826-3128 orwww.hendersonky.org

31. Fordsville L&N DepotCommunity MuseumThis res tored 1916 tra in depot ,which served the Loui sv i l l e &Nashville and Illinois Central lines,contains a 2,200-square-foot museumof local history. Visitors can walk througha recreated early 20th-century loadingdock, baggage room, station room, andwaiting rooms. (270) 276-5400 orwww.trainweb.org/fordsvilledepot

32. Bill Monroe Home PlaceBluegrass artist Bill Monroe, whose hitsi nc lude “Ken tuckyWaltz” and “Scotland,”grew up in this 1917wooden frame homeon the 930-acreJerusalem Ridgehomestead farm.Visitors can takea 3 0 - m i n u t eguided tour of thel i v i n g r o o m ,kitchen, and three bedrooms, whichinclude original furniture, family photo-graphs, and Monroe’s personal posses-sions, such as his cowboy boots. Thefive-acre grounds contain a smokehouseand well. (270) 274-9181

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33. River Discovery CenterThis former 1843 bank houses a 10,000-square-foot museum devoted to thehistory of the steamboat industry onthe Ohio and Tennessee rivers. Themuseum features 14 exhibits with interac-tive displays, including a pilothouse simula-tor with a wheel and model of a dredgeused to open up sections of the river tosteamboat travel. (270) 575-9958 orwww.riverdiscoverycenter.org

34. William ClarkMarket House MuseumThe Dubois-Robertson drugstoreopened at this site in 1876. Thecurrent building, which dates from1905, houses a 4,800-square-footmuseum of Paducah history, which isnamed for town-founder and LouisianaPurchase explorer William Clark.Exhibits include the 1877 List drugstorewith original gingerbread woodwork, a1913 motorized LaFrance fire truck, alife-size wooden statue of Sen. Henry Clay,19th-century city maps, and Clark familyartifacts, such as an Old Paris porcelainvase, which was a wedding present from

the Marquis de Lafayette. (270) 443-7759or www.markethousemuseum.com

35. Columbus-BelmontState ParkIn late 1861 and early 1862, 15,000Confederate troops at Fort DeRussyunder Gen. Gideon J. Pillow endureda four-month siege by a Union forcecommanded by Brig. Gen. Ulysses S.Grant before surrendering. On this 156-acre site an 1850s wooden farmhousecontains a museum with battle artifacts.Outside the house stands a six-ton anchorthat the Confederates used to securea mile-long, ship-fouling great chainacross the Mississippi. (270) 677-2327or parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/cb

36. Wickliffe MoundsState Historic SiteThis 26-acre site contains one roundedand two platform-shaped mounds left bythe Mississippian peoples who built a civi-lization in the central southeast part ofKentucky between 1100 and 1350 C.E.An onsite museum explores Mississippianculture through exhibits on burial practicesand architectural techniques and displaysof artifacts including stone tools, pottery,and shell implements. (270) 335-3681 orparks.ky.gov/findparks/histparks/wm

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Voted the 2010 Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year by Whisky Magazine, Buffalo Trace Distillery offers tours Monday through Saturday. Experience a century-old aging warehouse, learn the history of the Trace and visit the hand-bottling hall.

The KHS history campus includes the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Old State Capitol and the Kentucky Military History Museum at the Old State Arsenal. Find your place in history at KHS.

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• Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill – a National Historic Landmark; experience a living history site depicting America’s best-known Utopian religious group; accommodations in original restored buildings • Old Fort Harrod State Park – full-scale replica fort where costumed “pioneers” bring our early history to life• Mansion Museum – Civil War artifacts, a gun display, Native American artifacts and collection of Lincoln memorabilia• Historic Downtown – Genealogy & History Library • Beaumont Inn – Kentucky’s oldest family-operated country inn