Kentucky State Flag
"Bluegrass State"
"Barbecue Capital of the World", "It's That Friendly", "Kentucky's Country Music Capital", "Official State Honey Festival of Kentucky" and "Unbridled Spirit".
Why visit Kentucky?
Passionate equestrians, cyclists and outdoor lovers to enjoy biking, bluegrass music, boating, bourbon, camping, canoeing, caves, college basketball, derby, equestrian farms, festivals, fishing, folk art, golf, hiking, historic sites, horseback riding, horse races, hiking, hunting, kayaking, large lakes, moonshine, mountains, rivers, rolling pastures, shopping, state parks, southern cuisine and white water rafting.
Racecourse, Louisville, KY. Photo Credit: USA-Reiseblogger/Pixabay
At a Glance
- Capital: Frankfort
- State Bird: Cardinal
- State Dessert: None
- State Flower: Goldenrod
- State Gemstone: Freshwater Pearl
- State Mammal: Thoroughbred Horse
- State Rock: Kentucky Agate
Horse Farm, KY. Photo Credit: alsparkman/Pixabay
Fun Facts
- In 1799, the first state to establish a commercial winery.
- In 1940, along the Kentucky River became the birthplace to Beer Cheese.
- Due to their high calcium soil in the Bluegrass region became a popular horse breeding area.
- Thoroughbreds is a horse breed best known for horse racing. "Hot-blooded" horses best known for their agility, speed, and spirit. Thoroughbred sometimes refers to any breed of purebred horses.
- Produces 95% of the world's supply of bourbon whiskey.
- Aside from Alaska, it has more navigable miles of water than any other state.
- Home to the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park.
- One of only five states that elects its state officials in odd-numbered years.
- One of three other states officially called "commonwealths".
- Morehead State University (MSU) is one of our nation's only to offer a Space Science degree.
- The Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat is made in Kentucky.
- State's folk dance is "clogging" heels and toes percussively hitting the floor creating audio rhythms.
- Birthplace to fast food chain, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).
- While actually green, Bluegrass got it's name from the blue-purple buds that appear blue when seen in large fields.
- Features 2 National Forests, 5 State Forests and 52 State Parks.
Thank You!
- Spotlight Celebrities: Abraham Lincoln (Late President), Bill Monroe (Musician), Crystal Gayle (Musician), Johnny Depp (Actor), Loretta Lynn (Musician), Merle Travis (Musician), Muhammad Ali (Athlete), Diana Ellen "Naomi" Judd (Musician), Nick Lachey (Musician), Ricky Skaggs (Musician) and Rajon Rondo (Athlete), just to name a few.
- Movies to Inspire You: Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), Elizabethtown (2005), Fire Down Below (1997) and Seabiscuit (2003), just to name a few.
- Reads Set in Kentucky: Icy Sparks (written by Gwyn Hyman Rubio), Talking Man (written by Terry Bisson), The Coffin Quilt (written by Ann Rinaldi) and Tree of Freedom (written by Rebecca Caudill), just to name a few.
John A Roebling Suspension Bridge, Covington, KY. Photo Credit: WikiImages/Pixabay
Good to Know
- Some counties are "dry" prohibiting beer and wine sales.
- The state has two time zones.
- State wide indoor smoking ban.
Subject to humidity, mild winters, rainy summers and tornados (April-May).
- Best Time to Visit: April - May and September - October
- Coldest Month: January
- Hottest Month: July
- Peak Season: June - August
Photo Credit: Nik Shuliahin/Unsplash
Your Must-See & Do
- Historical Sites: Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home, Angel Windows, Backusburg Mounds Archaeological Site, Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve, Battlefield Park, Big Bone Lick State Historic Site, Boone Station State Historic Site, Butler-Turpin State Historic House, Cobblestone Path, Constitution Square Historic Site, Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site, Daniel Carter Beard Boyhood Home, Duncan Hall, Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site, Farnsley-Moremen Landing, Fitchburg Furnace Historical Site, Fort Webb Park, Fort Williams - Civil War Battlefield, Gardner Historic House, Green River Academy Historic Site, Henry Clay Estate, Historic Locust Grove, Historic Main Street Fire Station / Florence Fire Department, Historic Mount Pleasant House, Historic Old Louisville, Historic Riverfront, Isaac Shelby State Historic Site, Jack Jouett House Historic Site, Kentucky Historic Marker - Jackson Purchase, LaTrobe's Pope Villa, Liberty Hall Historic Site, Lincoln Hall, Lower Shawneetown Archaeological Site, Middle Creek National Battlefield, Old Fort Harrod State Park, Old Lake Cumberland Railroad Tunnel, Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Site, Old Statehouse, Perryville Battlefield, Pleasant Hill Water House, The Bell House, The Ronald–Brennan House, US Marine Hospital, Waveland State Historic Site, West-Metcalfe House, White Hall State Historic Site, Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site and William Whitley House State Historic Site.
- Museums: American Saddlebred Museum, Ark Encounter, Bullitt County History Museum, Aviation Museum of Kentucky, Behringer-Crawford Museum, Big Sandy Heritage-History Center Museum, Bluegrass Heritage Museum, Bluegrass Scenic Railroad & Museum, Capital City Museum, Conrad-Caldwell House, Creation Museum, East Kentucky Science Center & Planetarium, Explorium of Lexington, General George Patton Museum Of Leadership, Georgetown Scott County Museum, Great American Dollhouse Museum, Hardin County History Museum, Harland Sanders Cafe & Museum, Headley-Whitney Museum, Hidden River Cave & American Cave Museum, Historic RailPark & Train Museum, Hopewell Museum, Irvinton House Museum, Keeneland Race Course, Keeneland Sales, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Gateway Museum Center, Kentucky History Center & Museums, Kentucky Military History Museum, Kentucky Museum, Kentucky Railway Museum, Kentucky Science Center, KMAC Museum, Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, Mary Todd Lincoln House, McDowell House Museum, Mill Springs Battlefield Visitor Center & Museum, Mill Springs Battlefield Visitor Center & Museum, Montgomery County History Museum, Muhammad Ali Center, Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County, National Corvette Museum, Nostalgia Station Toy Museum, Octagon Hall, Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History, Owensboro Museum of Science & History, Red River Museum, River Discovery Center, Riverview At Hobson Grove, South Central Kentucky Cultural Center "Museum of the Barrens",
Swope's Cars of Yesteryear Museum, The Abner Gaines House, The Frazier History Museum, The Henry Clay Estate, The Hunt-Morgan House, The Speed Art Museum, University of Kentucky Art Museum, Vent Haven Museum, William Clark Market House Museum and Thomas Edison House. - Popular Attractions: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Appalachian Mountains, Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden & Toyland, Bad Branch Falls State Nature Preserve, Beech Bend, Bernheim Arboretum & Research, Big South Fork National River, Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, Black Mountain, Bluegrass Distillers, Bourbon Heritage Center, Breaks Interstate Park, Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Carter Caves Resort State Park, Camp Nelson National Monument, Casey Jones Distillery, Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Cave Hill Cemetery, Churchill Downs, Colonel Sanders Grave, Columbus Belmont State Park, Country Music Highway, Covington's MainStrasse Village, Crystal Onyx Cave, Cumberland Falls, Cumberland Gap, Daniel Boone's Grave, Daniel Boone National Forest, Dinosaur World, Duncan Tavern, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Eyeball Bridge, Farmington Historic Plantation, Floral Clock, Florence Y'all Water Tower, Fort Knox, Froggett’s Guntown Mountain, Ft Boonesborough, Frankfort Cemetery, Governor's Mansion, Grim Trails Haunted Attraction, Headwaters of the Green River, Heigold House Facade, Henry Clay Monument & Mausoleum, Hoedown Island, Horse Country, Hummel Planetarium, Jefferson Davis State Historic Site, Jefferson Memorial Forest, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse, John A Roebling Suspension Bridge, John James Audubon State Park, Josephine Sculpture Park, Kart Kountry, Kentucky Artisan Center, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo, Kentucky Folk Art Center, Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame, Kentucky Horse Park, Kentucky Kingdom & Hurricane Bay, Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co, Kentucky Reptile Zoo, Kentucky Rumbler, Kentucky Shores Family Fun Center, Kentucky Splash WaterPark, Kentucky Stonehenge, Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Lake Cumberland, Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park, Limestone Branch Distillery, Lost River Cave, Louisville Mega Cavern, Louisville Zoo, Louisville Water Tower Park, Mall St Matthews, Mammoth Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, McConnell Springs, Monte Cassino Chapel, Museum Row, My Old Kentucky Home, Nada Tunnel, National Scenic Byways, Natural Bridge, New Riff Distilling, Newport Aquarium, Oxmoor Center, Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park, Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, Pilot Knob, Pine Mountain State Resort Park, Portal Thirty One, Purple Toad Winery, Punkyville, Purple People Bridge, Red River Gorge, Red River Gorge Geological Area, Rose Hill Farm Winery, Salato Wildlife Center, Shakertown Church, SomerSplash Waterpark, Southern Lights, South Union Shaker Village, Switzer Covered Bridge, Talon Falls Screampark, The Butterfly Greenhouse, The Grotto & Garden of Our Lady of Lourdes, The Loudoun House, The Louisville Quest, The Thoroughbred Center, Thrillsville Adventure Park, Trolley de 'Ville, United States Bullion Depository, Venture River Water Park, Ward Hall, Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Wicked World Scaregrounds, William Arnold Log House, Wolf Run Wildlife Sanctuary, Woodford Reserve Distillery, World Peace Bell Center, Yahoo Falls Overlook, Yew Dell Botanical Gardens and Yuko-En on the Elkhorn.
- Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Berea, Bowling Green, Covington, Florence, Frankfort, Georgetown, Hopkinsville, London, Louisville, Lexington, Newport, Nicholasville, Owensboro, Park City, Petersburg and Richmond.
- Special Events: (March) Tater Day, (April) Kentucky Derby Festival, Thunder Over Louisville, (May) Derby Festival, International Bar-B-Q Festival, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, (June) Beer Cheese Festival, Festival of the Bluegrass, W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival, (July) Quaker State 400, (August) 127 Corridor Sale, Kenlake Hot August Blues, Kentucky State Fair, PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship, Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, World Championship Horse Show, (September) Anderson County Burgoo Festival, Clarkson Honeyfest, Festival of the Horse, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Logan Co Tobacco & Heritage Festival, Moonbow Eggfest, NASCAR, Ryder Cup, Wounded Warriors Fishing Event, (October) Christian Way Farm Harvest Praise, Galilean Home Ministries Annual Quilt Auction, Garvin Gate Blues Festival, Halloween Fest, Limestone Cycling Tour, Salt Festival,(November) Anderson County Art Trail, Deer Widow Retreat Weekend, (December) Bardstown Kiwanis Club’s Annual Christmas Parade and Live Nativity.
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Mammoth Cave National Park
St Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, KY. Photo Credit: emilyd3/Pixabay
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