Things to do in Kentucky
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Kentucky Artisan Center
The Kentucky Artisan Center has a large variety of handcrafts and food.
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Ashland
Just 1.5 miles east of downtown, it was the Italianate estate of statesman Henry Clay (1777–1852).
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Cahoots
Try Cahoots, one of Bardstown's classic rock and roll dives.
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Molly Malone's
The Molly Malone'sis a lively Irish pub with a big patio.
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Waveland
A 19th-century plantation.
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Weekly Leo
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The Haunted Hospital Tour
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Ranger-Guided Tours
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Old Seelbach Bar
In the Gilded Era Seelbach Hilton, this is the city's top spot for elegant bourbon-sipping.
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National Corvette Museum
- Louisville, USA
- Sights › Other
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Maker's Mark
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Lost River Cave
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Horse & Barrel
Part of DeSha's restaurant, this is a local favorite for bourbon sipping – there are more than 70 varieties on offer.
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Holy Grale
One of Bardstown's newest and most interesting bars is housed in an old church, with a menu of funked-up pub grub (Scotch quail eggs, kimchee hot dogs) and a dozen rare German, Belgian and Japanese brews on tap.
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Historic Homes
- Louisville, USA
- Sights › Other
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Hidden River Cave
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Gift Shop
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Doc Crow's Southern Smokehouse & Raw Bar
In an 1880s-era distillery trendily rehabbed with exposed brick and reclaimed wood, Louisville hipsters sip bourbon, slurp oysters and munch on house-smoked BBQ ribs.
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Diamond Caverns
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Cub Run Cave
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Churchill Downs
On the first Saturday in May, a who's who of upper-crust America puts on their pinstripe suits and most flamboyant hats and descends for the 'greatest two minutes in sports,' the Kentucky Derby. After the race, the crowd sings 'My Old Kentucky Home' and watches as the winning horse is covered in a blanket of roses. Then they party.
To be honest, they've been partying for a while. The Kentucky Derby Festival, which includes a balloon race and the largest fireworks display in North America, starts two weeks before the big event.
Most seats at the derby are by invitation only or they've been reserved years in advance. On Derby Day, $40 gets you into the paddock party scene (no…
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Bowling Green Assembly Plant
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610 Magnolia
Only open three evenings a week, this sleek Scandinavia-meets-Kentucky bistro is Louisville's hottest-ticket restaurant (and the hardest to find – there's no sign, just look for the numbers '610' on the front). Local seasonal ingredients get a global treatment – chili-rubbed crispy pork belly, sashimi with bourbon-soy sauce, sweet-potato bread pudding – to jaw-dropping effect.
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