Kentucky Off The Beaten Path Travel Articles

Kentucky’s Natural Bridge by Motorcycle

Natural bridge and other sites in Eastern Kentucky. Carly Becker takes a motorcycle trip to Appalachia to the bridge and other attractions here.

Lexington Kentucky’s Seven Favorites, By a Local

Lexington, Kentucky. Seven highlights of this exciting city in the south, Keeneland, historic homes, and tasting bourbon at Four Roses Distillery.

Three Nights of Fun in Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville Kentucky is a city famed for bourbon, the famous namesake baseball bat, and the Derby. Here is a comprehensive guide to the city.

Bowling Green KY: Corvettes, Caves and More

Bowling Green in Western Kentucky has much to offer travelers, the National Corvette Museum, a fine men’s wear store, an underground cave and whisky.

Waveland, Kentucky: Learning About Slave’s Lives

Waveland in Kentucky. A slave quarters at an estate in Kentucky provides a glimpse of the life of a slave, how they ate, worked, and slept.

Vent Haven: Home of Dummies of All Stripes

Vent Haven is a museum in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky devoted to ventriloquism, with more than 1000 dummies on display and information about talking dummies.

In Search of Appalachia is a Must-Read

In Search of Appalachia, by Nancy Diggs, covers a variety of aspects of Appalachia, from historic landmarks to the people who live there. Geology Cumberland Gap

Shakers were famous for their well-built furniture.

Kentucky: Exploring the Sparse, Pure Lives in Shakerville

A visit to Kentucky’s Shakerville to learn about the sparse and austere lives of the Shakers, who had a community there between 1805-1910.

Kentucky: Mary Todd Lincoln’s House in Lexington

Mary Todd Lincoln’s childhood home in Lexington, Kentucky has been open to the public since 1977. A tour of the house and grounds and learning her history.