Must-see attractions in Kentucky

  • National Quilt Museum

    Kentucky

    It’s far cooler than you might think. The works hanging on the walls look more like photographs, or maybe oil paintings or stained glass, until you get…

  • Floodwater Murals

    Kentucky

    After the Ohio River burst its banks and submerged Paducah in 1937, the town built a flood wall along the waterway. Murals now adorn a three-block stretch…

  • Headley-Whitney Museum

    Lexington

    The museum houses a 1940s Hollywood jewelry designer's remarkable collection of stones, trinkets and dollhouses. Don't miss the Shell Grotto, an old…

  • Mary Todd-Lincoln House

    Lexington

    This modest 1806 house has articles from the first lady's childhood and her years as Abe's wife, including original White House pieces. Tours are held…

  • Thomas D Clark Center for Kentucky History

    Bluegrass Country

    This museum and research facility features more than 3000 artifacts on display, tracing the state's story from prehistoric settlements to the emergence of…

  • Old State Capitol

    Bluegrass Country

    Architecture buffs will want to explore the impressive-looking building, which was the seat of power from 1830 to 1910. Tours depart from the nearby…

  • Abraham Lincoln Birthplace

    Kentucky

    Lincoln's birthplace has a replica of the single-room log cabin where he was born, enshrined in a neoclassical building that mimics his famed memorial in…

  • Kentucky Science Center

    Louisville

    Three floors of exhibits illuminate biology, physiology, physics, computing and more for families (kids love it) on historic Main St. For an extra $8 to …