Kentucky Destination Guide

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The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a southern state of the United States of America and was the 15th state admitted to the Union. Kentucky, also known as The Bluegrass State, borders the Midwest and Deep South. It touches West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Its northern border is the low-water mark on the north side of the Ohio River. Its western border is the Mississippi River. Other major rivers in Kentucky include the Tennessee River, the Cumberland River, the Green River and the Licking River.

There are five main regions, the Cumberland Mountains and Cumberland Plateau in the southeast, the north-central Bluegrass Region, the south-central and western Pennyroyal Plateau, also sometimes termed Pennyrile, the western coal-fields area, and the far-west Jackson Purchase. The largest cities in Kentucky in terms of geographic area are the two merged city/county governments of Lexington-Fayette and Louisville Metro, although Louisville and its metropolitan area both have a much larger population than Lexington and its metro area. Northern Kentucky, an assemblage of smaller cities across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio, also has a large metropolitan population.

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Kentucky is mostly rural with many regions steeped in U.S. political, military and industrial history. Natural areas pervade this state, which contains 49 state parks, 114 miles of wild and scenic rivers and many navigable lakes. Kentucky can be separated into four region with distinct characteristics and attractions. Eastern Kentucky contains the Appalachian Mountains and the most significant amount of public lands in the state. The Daniel Boone National Forest encompasses nearly 530,000 acres through the mountains of eastern Kentucky. Other natural areas in the region include Jefferson National Forest and Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, both on the Virginia border, and Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, which is shared with eastern Tennessee.

Cities with Lodging Hotels in Kentucky
Ashland Bardstown Berea Bowling Green Cadiz Calvert City Campbellsville Carrollton Cave City Central City Corbin	Covington Danville Elizabethtown Erlanger Florence Fort Mitchell Fort Wright Frankfort Franklin Georgetown Glasgow	Grayson Hazard Hebron Henderson Hopkinsville La Grange Lexington London Louisa Louisville Madisonville	Mayfield Maysville Morehead Mount Sterling Murray Newport Nicholasville Oak Grove Owensboro Paducah Paintsville	Pikeville Prestonsburg Richmond Shelbyville Shepherdsville Somerset Sparta Whitesburg Wilder Williamstown Winchester

Kentucky is best known for horses, bourbon, fried chicken and bluegrass music. Lexington is the horse-breeding centre and many of its surrounding farms welcome visitors on free tours. Louisville boasts the famous Kentucky Derby, along with historic buildings, top arts venues and steamboat trips. Other attractions include: the Patton Museum at Fort Knox; the pioneer settlement, Homeplace 1850s, at Kentucky Lake, one of the largest man-made lakes in the USA; the Daniel Boone National Forest; and Bardstown, the ‘bourbon capital of the world’. Berea is the ‘crafts capital’ of the State.

Kentucky supports a large variety of water sports on its large lakes and wide rivers. Visitors and locals alike can enjoy canoeing, kayaking, boating, water skiing, swimming and fishing. Private and public administered campgrounds provide accommodations throughout Kentucky.