Kentucky [1] is a mideastern state of the United States. Its state capital is Frankfort. Attractions include horse racing and beautiful lakes.

Regions

• Central Kentucky
• Eastern Kentucky
• Northern Kentucky
• North Central Kentucky
• South Central Kentucky
• Western Kentucky

Cities

• Ashland (Home of The Judds)
• Bowling Green (Home of Western Kentucky University)
• Cave City (Gateway to Mammoth Cave)
• Covington (South side of Cincinnati)
• Elizabethtown (Popularized by the movie)
• Fort Knox (Home of gold and armor)
• Frankfort (State Capitol)
• Hopkinsville (Gateway to Fort Campbell)
• Jeffersontown (Home of the Gaslight Festival)
• Lexington (Horse capital of the world)
• London (Where Kentucky Fried Chicken was born)
• Louisville (Derby City)
• Maysville (Home of Rosemary Clooney)
• Murray (Home of Murray State University)
• Owensboro (Barbeque Capital of the World)
• Paducah (Quilt City)
• Richmond (Home of Eastern Kentucky University)

Other destinations

• Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
• Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
• Mammoth Cave National Park
• Breaks Interstate Park
• Red River Gorge
• Natural Bridge State Park

Understand

Talk

Get in

Kentucky is accessible by five interstates; I-71 and I-75 coming from Cincinnati going to Louisville and Lexington, respectively, I-64 going from Ashland to Louisville, I-65 from Louisville to Bowling Green and I-24 from Paducah to Hopkinsville. The state is also served by major parkways administered by the state. The Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway connects I-64 in Winchester to eastern Kentucky near Prestonsburg. The Bluegrass Parkway connects I-65 and the Western Kentucky Pkwy near Elizabethtown with the Lexington area near Versailles. The Western Kentucky Parkway links I-65 in Elizabethtown with I-24 near Lake Barkley. The Purchase Pkwy links Fulton and southwest Kentucky with I-24 at Calvert City. The Pennyrile Pkwy connects the Henderson-Evansville area with I-24 at Hopkinsville, while the Natcher Pkwy connects Owensboro with Bowling Green. And the Cumberland Pkwy crosses southern Kentucky between I-65 and Somerset.

There are three airports in the state. Louisville International Airport is served by several major airlines, including Southwest, Delta, USAir and American Airlines. Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport, located off of I-275 near Hebron, is a major hub for Delta. Lexington's Blue Grass Field offers flights to several cities. Forty miles from southern Kentucky is Nashville International Airport

Get around

Along with the interstates and parkways, Kentucky is served by many state and US routes:

• KY 80 crosses the southern part of the state, linking Mayfield, Hopkinsville, Bowling Green, London and Pikeville.
• US 27 runs from Covington south to Somerset.
• US 127, also from Covington, runs through Frankfort, Danville and the Lake Cumberland area.
• US 150 offers a connection between Louisville and I-75 between Lexington and Tennessee.
• US 23 (Country Music Highway) connects Ashland with Virginia south of Pikeville.
• US 60 bisects the state from the Mississippi River to Ashland, passing through Paducah, Henderson, Owensboro and Louisville before following I-64 the rest of its route.

See

Do

Eat

• Brass Lantern-Aurora
• Brickyard Cafe-Bowling Green
• Mariah's 1818-Bowling Green
• Doe Run Inn-Brandenburg
• Two Rivers Restaurant-General Butler SRP, Carrollton
• Purple Onion-Central City
• Behle Street Cafe'-Covington
• Riverview Revolving Restaurant-Covington
• Greyhound Tavern-Ft. Mitchell
• The Whistle Stop-Glendale
• Patti's 1880 Settlement-Grand Rivers
• Captain's Quarters-Harrods Creek
• Aspen Hall Manor and Tea Room-Harrodsburg
• Alfalfa Restaurant-Lexington
• Griffin Gate Marriott Resort-Lexington
• Murrays-Lexington
• Parkette Drive-In-Lexington
• Tomo Restaurant-Lexington
• Kingfish Seafood-Louisville
• Le Relais at Bowman Field-Louisville
• Limestone Restaurant-Louisville
• Lynn's Paradise Cafe-Louisville
• Mike Linnig's Seafood-Louisville
• Moonlite BBQ-Owensboro
• Claudia Sanders Dinner House-Simpsonville
• Hall's on the River-Winchester

Drink

Sleep

Get out

To the west of Kentucky, Missouri can boast of having St Louis, home of the Gateway Arch and Union Station, a festive marketplace.

Riverboat casinos cruise the Ohio River north of Kentucky in Illinois and Indiana. Illinois is also the later day home of Abraham Lincoln (Springfield) and the fictional home of Superman (Metropolis). Indiana has several caves to visit and is rich in covered bridges. Ohio, also to the north, has no casinos, but does have the city of Cincinnati, home of Kings Island and the Bengals (NFL) and Reds (MLB).

To the east are the Virginias. West Virginia is the closest state with dog racing. It also has the New River Gorge Bridge one of the highest in the eastern US. Virginia has the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah National Park.

Tennessee shares Kentucky's southern border. Here you'll find the Great Smoky Mountains, the music city of Nashville and Elvis' home in Memphis