Friday, January 22, 2010

Kentucky

Kentucky
Corbin
Cumberland Falls State Park (Niagara of the South)

Covington
Waffle House (waffle/sausage, chicken, iced tea)
World’s Largest Yard Sale (Hwy 123; mid-Aug)

Hanover
Pony Express

Harrodsburg
Beaumont Inn (fried chicken, ham, Robert E Lee orange and lemon cake)

Horse Cave
Kentucky Down Under (Australian animals)
Kentucky Caverns (below town)
Am Cave Museum

Lebanon
Country Ham Days (Sept)

Lexington
Gratz Park neighborhood

Louisville
Lynn’s Paradise Cafe (corn cakes; breakfast, french toast)3
Willie B’s Smokehouse (smoked pork, combo, near creek)
Kentucky State Fair (Aug, Trial By Jury, World’s Championship Horse Show)
Seelbach Hilton Hotel (historic, anniversary package)
Lilly’s (Weisenberger grits)
The Brown (the Brown--cheese atop turkey and bread)
Rat Week at Spalding University (Froot-Loops Eating Contest, Rodent Parade,
Rat Hat Contest (April)


Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave Nat Pk (world’s longest cave, 1-6 hour tours)

Olive Hill
Smoky Valley Truck Stop (I-64; Southern: catfish, deep-fried chicken, biscuits and gravy, hot dogs, hamburgers, El Pastor, coconut creme pie)

Westpoint
World’s Largest Machine Gun Shoot (Knob Creek Gun Range; 2 wknds-April+ Oct; rent machine gun or flamethrower; try police-training course)


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Big South Fork River
Blue Heron to Alum Ford (Yahoo Falls, canoeing)
?- Red River Gorge

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