What are some memorable things to do in the Kentucky area?|113127

My husband ships to basic in October, and I want him to have a lot of good memories of Kentucky (where we met/currently living).

We_ve already planned the louisville zoo, mammoth cave touring weekend, Holiday World, and Speed Art Museum.

Now we_re wanting to know some more ideas of things to do that we haven_t thought of yet... Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

mammoth cave
kentucky kingdom (six flags park)
bourbon trail! _fun thing to visit all the distilleries in the region!
louisville zoo, or a weekend night trip to 2nd and jefferson, same difference.
the corvette factory tour in bowling green
newport aquarium - but the Ripley_s Aquarium in Gatlinburg is much better.

he will get his fill of this, but I enjoy the Patton Museam in Radcliff/Ft Knox

There are alot of historical sites in Lexington. Mammoth cave, there are alot of wineries

Farmington, built in 1815-1816, is a house designed by Thomas Jefferson for the Speed family. Joshua Speed was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln_s. Abraham Lincoln visited Farmington in 1841 and made Joshua Speed_s older brother James his Attorney General in 1864.

Locust Grove was the last home of General George Rogers Clark. George Rogers Clark was the founder of Louisville, a Revolutionary war hero, and the older brother of William Clark of the Lewis _ Clark pair who explored the western United States.

The Frazier International History Museum features a collection of the British Royal Armouries, the first time a UK National Museum has opened a ��branch�� in the USA.

The Rauch Planetarium and Gheens Science Hall, located on the Belknap Campus of the University of Louisville, has several interesting shows. The planetarium is now featuring a new show _The Planets_ which provides an in-depth look at each planet and uses current images from NASA missions with viewers feeling they are traveling through space as each planet is explored.

The Steamboat the Belle Of Louisville has cruises on the Ohio River. No other river steamboat in American history has lasted as long, been to as many places, or traveled as many miles as the Belle of Louisville. It can feel as if you are taking a step back in time.

The Louisville Slugger museum shows the history of the Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat, made since 1884. A current exhibit highlights baseballs signed by US Presidents. There is also the local Baseball Team of the Louisville Bats who play in Louisville Slugger Field on the Ohio River near downtown.

The Kentucky Derby Museum gives you a first hand look at the _greatest two minutes in sports,_ an event for which Louisville and Kentucky are known worldwide. The Greatest Race, a multi-image show on a 360 degree screen in the shape of a track, gives an overview of the life of a Derby horse from foal to winner_s circle on Derby Day.

Fort Knox, home to the United States Bullion Depository, also has The General George Patton Museum. The Museum is administered by the U.S. Army Armor Center, Fort Knox, and is one of the largest in the U.S. Army Museum System. Unfortunately, you can_t get too close to the building holding the gold and they do not let you take samples home.

The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln is in Hodgenville and features 116 acres of Thomas Lincoln_s Sinking Spring Farm. An early 19th century Kentucky cabin (which is not actually Lincoln_s boyhood home) is enshrined inside the Memorial Building at the site of his birth. The site also includes the Sinking Spring, site of the Boundary Oak tree and other reminders of the Nation_s 16th President_s beginnings.