This list of museums in Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

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Name	Image	Location	Region	Area of study	Summary
1817 Saddle Factory Museum		Russellville Russellville, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 7,149 people, 3,064 households, and 1,973 families residing in the city. The population density was 672.1 people per square mile . There were 3,458 housing units at an average density of 325.1 per square mile...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Industry	website, history of the saddle factory, its workers and products
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park preserves two farm sites where Abraham Lincoln lived as a child.In the fall of 1808, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln settled on Sinking Spring Farm. Two months later on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born there in a one-room log cabin. Today...		Hodgenville Hodgenville, Kentucky Hodgenville is a city in and the county seat of LaRue County, Kentucky, United States. It sits along the North Fork of the Nolin River. The population was 2,874 at the 2000 census...	Derby Region	Biographical
Adsmore Adsmore Adsmore is a living history museum located on North Jefferson Street in Princeton, Kentucky. It is the only living home museum in Kentucky. Its name is believed to be derived because of numerous additions and renovations over one-hundred and fifty years....		Princeton Princeton, Kentucky Princeton is a city in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6,329 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Caldwell County.-History:...	Western Waterlands	Living	Victorian home with "living" tours by season
African American Heritage Center		Franklin Franklin, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 7,996 people, 3,251 households, and 2,174 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,074.7 people per square mile . There were 3,609 housing units at an average density of 485.1 per square mile...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	African American	website, African American achievements in Simpson County and Kentucky
American Cave Museum		Horse Cave Horse Cave, Kentucky Horse Cave is a city in Hart County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,252 at the 2000 census.- History :The city is best known for the large natural cave opening located on the south side of Main Street, from which the town's name is derived. As for the historical reason for the odd...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Natural history	website, caves, groundwater, pollution and tour of Hidden River Cave
American Saddlebred Museum		Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Natural history	website, part of Kentucky Horse Park Kentucky Horse Park Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm and an educational theme park opened in 1978 in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located off Kentucky State Highway 1973 and Interstate 75 in northern Fayette County in the United States...
Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate		Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Historic house
Auburn Historical Society & Museum		Auburn Auburn, Kentucky Auburn is a city in Logan County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,444 at the 2000 census. Originally called Federal Grove, the name was changed in the 1860s to honor Auburn, New York.-Geography:Auburn is located at ....	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Local history	website
Aviation Heritage Park		Bowling Green Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Aviation	website, park display of a F-4 Phantom II F-4 Phantom II The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable,... , planned display of other aircraft
Aviation Museum of Kentucky Aviation Museum of Kentucky The Aviation Museum of Kentucky is an aviation museum located at the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky. Incorporated in April 1995, and opened to the public in August of the same year, it includes of exhibit space, a library, and an aircraft restoration and repair shop.Historic airplanes,...		Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Aviation
Bardstown Historical Museum Bardstown Historical Museum The Bardstown Historical Museum is a museum of local history in Bardstown, Kentucky that is located in Spalding Hall, along with the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History....		Bardstown Bardstown, Kentucky As of the census of 2010, there were 11,700 people, 4,712 households, and 2,949 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,113 housing units at an average density of...	Derby Region	Local history	Located in Spalding Hall Spalding Hall Spalding Hall is a building on the National Register of Historic Places in Bardstown, Kentucky, USA. It was built in conjunction with the Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral. The building houses the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey and the Bardstown Historical Museum.The hall was built in 1826...  along with the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History
Barlow House Museum		Barlow Barlow, Kentucky Barlow is a city in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 715 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Barlow is located at ....	Western Waterlands	Historic house	website
Barren River Imaginative Museum of Science		Bowling Green Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Science	website
Barthell Coal Mining Camp Barthell, Kentucky Barthell is a former company town in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1902 and was the first of 18 mining camps to be built by the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company. It now serves as an open-air history museum.-History:...		Whitley City Whitley City, Kentucky Whitley City is a census-designated place in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,111 at the 2000 census. Despite its name, it is not an incorporated city; however, it is the county seat of McCreary County. Whitley City is one of two non-city county seats in Kentucky the...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Mining	website, open air museum includes museum, barber shop, bath house, doctor's office, machine shop, mining motor displays, school/church house, 1890s reconstructed log cabin and mine tour
Behringer-Crawford Museum		Covington Covington, Kentucky -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,370 people, 18,257 households, and 10,132 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,301.3 people per square mile . There were 20,448 housing units at an average density of 1,556.5 per square mile...	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...	Local history	website, regional history of Northern Kentucky
Bell County Coal House & Museum		Middlesboro	Daniel Boone Country	Mining	website, houses the Bell County Chamber of Commerce, exhibits about the local coal mines
Bell County Historical Society Museum		Middlesboro	Daniel Boone Country	Local history	website
Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum		Marion Marion, Kentucky Marion is a city in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,196. It is the county seat of Crittenden County...	Western Waterlands	Natural history	website, minerals including large collection of fluorite specimens
Bibb House Museum		Russellville Russellville, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 7,149 people, 3,064 households, and 1,973 families residing in the city. The population density was 672.1 people per square mile . There were 3,458 housing units at an average density of 325.1 per square mile...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Historic house	website
Big Bone Lick State Park Big Bone Lick State Park Big Bone Lick State Park is located at Big Bone in Boone County, Kentucky. It is located on Beaver Road and between the communities of Beaverlick and Rabbit Hash. The name of the park comes from the Pleistocene megafauna fossils found there. The mammoths and other creatures are believed to have...		Big Bone Big Bone, Kentucky Big Bone is an unincorporated community in southern Boone County, Kentucky, United States. It is bounded on the west by the Ohio River, and Rabbit Hash, on the south by Big Bone Creek, which empties into the river at Big Bone Landing. The northern extent is along Hathaway Road, and the eastern...	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...	Natural history	Visitor center includes fossils found in the park, and the Outdoor Museum features a recreated bog diorama with extinct animals
Big Sandy Heritage Center Big Sandy Heritage Center The Big Sandy Heritage Center is a museum located in Pikeville, Kentucky that portrays the history and culture of Eastern Kentucky. The museum is housed in Pikeville's historic railroad station....		Pikeville Pikeville, Kentucky Pikeville is a city in Pike County, Kentucky. The population was 6,903 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Pike County.-History:On March 25, 1822, the county's government officials decided to build a new county seat named Liberty, one and one-half mile below the mouth of the Russell Fork...	Kentucky's Appalachians	Local history	website, housed in a former railroad station
Bill Monroe Museum Bill Monroe Museum The Bill Monroe Museum is a project of the Monroe Brothers Foundation to show the life of Bill Monroe and the early foundations of bluegrass music. The museum is in the house in Rosine, Kentucky, where Monroe grew up....		Rosine Rosine, Kentucky Rosine is an unincorporated town in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. Bill Monroe, The Father of Bluegrass, is not only buried in the town but also memorialized with a bronze cast disk affixed to the barn where his music remains alive. The community was named for the pen name of Jenny Taylor...	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Biographical	Life of Bill Monroe Bill Monroe William Smith Monroe was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader...  and the early foundations of bluegrass music Bluegrass music Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
BitterSweet Cabin Museum		Renfro Valley Renfro Valley, Kentucky Renfro Valley is a neighborhood located just off Interstate 75 in Mount Vernon, a city in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States. The community of Renfro Valley includes the Since being founded by local area native John Lair and others in 1939, Renfro Valley Entertainment Center has hosted...	Daniel Boone Country	Open air	information, log cabin museum village
Black History Gallery		Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, Kentucky Elizabethtown is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,531 at the 2010 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in the state...	Derby Region	African American	website, display of photos, articles and biographies of black Americans
Blue Heron Coal Mining Camp Blue Heron, Kentucky Blue Heron, also known as Mine 18, is a former coal mining community on the banks of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in McCreary County, Kentucky, that has been recreated and is maintained as an interpretive history area in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.Blue...		Blue Heron Blue Heron, Kentucky Blue Heron, also known as Mine 18, is a former coal mining community on the banks of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in McCreary County, Kentucky, that has been recreated and is maintained as an interpretive history area in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.Blue...	outh Central Kentucky	Mining	website, Restored former company town Company town A company town is a town or city in which much or all real estate, buildings , utilities, hospitals, small businesses such as grocery stores and gas stations, and other necessities or luxuries of life within its borders are owned by a single company... .
Bluegrass Heritage Museum Bluegrass Heritage Museum Bluegrass Heritage Museum is a local history museum in Winchester, Kentucky.The museum contains information ranging from Eskippakithiki Indian , to Daniel Boone and Boonesboro, up to today...		Winchester Winchester, Kentucky Winchester is a city in and the county seat of Clark County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,724 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Local history
Bluegrass Motorcycle Museum		Rosine Rosine, Kentucky Rosine is an unincorporated town in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. Bill Monroe, The Father of Bluegrass, is not only buried in the town but also memorialized with a bronze cast disk affixed to the barn where his music remains alive. The community was named for the pen name of Jenny Taylor...	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Transportation	information, private collection of over 20 vintage, American made motorcycles and memorabilia
Bluegrass Railroad and Museum Bluegrass Railroad and Museum The Bluegrass Railroad and Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad in Versailles, Kentucky, United States.Operating out of the Woodford County Park, the Railroad offers six mile round excursions through the horse farms of Kentucky....		Versailles Versailles, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 7,511 people, 3,160 households, and 2,110 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 3,330 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 88.18% White, 8.67% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.35%...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Railroad
Blue Licks Battlefield State Park Blue Licks Battlefield State Park Blue Licks Battlefield State Park is a park located near Mount Olivet, Kentucky in Robertson County. The park encompasses , and features a monument commemorating the August 19, 1782 Battle of Blue Licks...		Mount Olivet Mount Olivet, Kentucky Mount Olivet is a city in and the county seat of Robertson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 289 at the 2000 census. The population has declined from 442 in 1970, 346 in 1980, and 384 in 1990....	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...	Local history	Pioneer Museum includes exhibits about the battle during the American Revolution, local natural and cultural history
Bobby Davis Museum and Park		Hazard Hazard, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 4,806 people, 1,946 households, and 1,266 families residing in the city. The population density was 684.6 people per square mile . There were 2,291 housing units at an average density of 326.4 per square mile...	Daniel Boone Country	Local history	information
Breathitt County Museum		Jackson Jackson, Kentucky There were 1,005 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had...	Daniel Boone Country	Local history	website
Breckinridge County Historical Society Museum		Hardinsburg Hardinsburg, Kentucky Hardinsburg is a city in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,345 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Breckinridge County. By Kentucky state law, it is classified as a fifth class city...	Derby Region	Local history	information, information
Brennan House & Medical Office Museum		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Historic house	website, Victorian mansion
Brown-Pusey House		Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, Kentucky Elizabethtown is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,531 at the 2010 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in the state...	Derby Region	Historic house	website, includes the Pusey Room Museum with a replica of a late 19th century medical office, a genealogical library, and meeting rooms
Bullitt County History Museum		Shepherdsville Shepherdsville, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 8,334 people, 3,177 households, and 2,363 families residing in the city. The population density was 791.3 people per square mile . There were 3,402 housing units at an average density of 323.0 per square mile...	Derby Region	Local history	website, operated by the Bullitt County Genealogical Society
Caldwell County Railroad Museum		Princeton Princeton, Kentucky Princeton is a city in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6,329 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Caldwell County.-History:...	Western Waterlands	Railroad	website
Callahan Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind Callahan Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind The Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind opened in 1994 and is located in Louisville, Kentucky. The museum tells the story of the international history of the education of people who are blind, and how the American Printing House for the Blind has contributed to that history...		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Cultural
Camp Breckinridge Museum & Arts Center		Morganfield Morganfield, Kentucky Morganfield is a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,494 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Union County...	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Historic site	website, former officer's club, features murals painted by a German POW
Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park		Nicholasville Nicholasville, Kentucky Nicholasville is the 11th largest city in state of Kentucky and the county seat of Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 19,680 at the 2000 census...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Civil War
Cane Ridge Meeting House & Barton Warren Stone Museum Cane Ridge, Kentucky Cane Ridge, Kentucky, USA was the site, in 1801, of a large camp meeting that drew thousands of people and had a lasting influence as one of the landmark events of the Second Great Awakening. Methodists, Baptists and Presbyterians all participated, and many of the "spiritual exercises", such as...		Paris Paris, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 9,183 people, 3,857 households, and 2,487 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 4,222 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.23% White, 12.71% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16%...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Religious
Capital City Museum		Frankfort Frankfort, Kentucky Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Local history	website, operated by the City of Frankfort’s Department of Parks & Recreation
Carriage Museum		Washington Washington, Kentucky Washington is a village near the Ohio River in Mason County in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is one of the earliest settlements in Kentucky and also one of the earliest American settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains...	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...	Transportation	website, horse drawn carriages, buggies and other vehicles
C.B. Caudill Store & History Center		Blackey Blackey, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 153 people, 65 households, and 49 families residing in the city. The population density was 314.6 people per square mile . There were 73 housing units at an average density of 150.1 per square mile...	Daniel Boone Country	Local history	website
Civil War Museum of the Western Theater Civil War Museum (Bardstown) The Civil War Museum in Bardstown, Kentucky is a collection of five attractions along what is called "Museum Row". It was established in 1996 by Dr. Henry Spalding. The star attraction is the Civil War Museum, which is the fourth largest American Civil War Museum and is dedicated to the Western...		Bardstown Bardstown, Kentucky As of the census of 2010, there were 11,700 people, 4,712 households, and 2,949 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,113 housing units at an average density of...	Derby Region	Multiple	Five attractions, including Civil War Museum of the Western Theater, Old Bardstown Village Village with 10 log cabins, Women's Civil War Museum, Wildlife Museum and War Memorial of Mid America
Cloverfork Museum		Highsplint Highsplint, Kentucky Highsplint is a former coal mining town with extinct post office in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. It was named for the High Splint Coal Company which operated a mine in the town. Highsplint's first post office was established on February 7, 1918, with John D. Casey as postmaster.-External...	Daniel Boone Country	Local history	website
Cloverport Community Museum		Cloverport Cloverport, Kentucky Cloverport is a city in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States, on the banks of the Ohio River. The population was 1,256 at the 2000 census. Under Kentucky state law, it is a fifth class city.-History:...	Derby Region	Local history	information
Columbus-Belmont State Park Columbus-Belmont State Park Columbus-Belmont State Park, on the shores of the Mississippi River in Hickman County, near Columbus, Kentucky, is the site of a Confederate fortification built during the American Civil War...		Columbus Columbus, Kentucky Columbus is a city in Hickman County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 229 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Columbus is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....	Western Waterlands	Civil War
Conrad-Caldwell House		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Historic house
Constitution Square State Historic Site Constitution Square State Historic Site Constitution Square State Historic Site is a park in Danville, Kentucky in Boyle County. It houses the courthouse that was the site of ten constitutional conventions that eventually produced the Constitution of Kentucky...		Danville Danville, Kentucky Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Open air	Includes replica of 1785 log courthouse, jail and meetinghouse, 1792 post office
Coal Miners' Museum		Van Lear Van Lear, Kentucky According to the census of 2000, there were 2,106 people, 807 households, and 625 families in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for Van Lear's ZIP code .The racial makeup of the community was 99.7% White, 0.0% African American, and 0.3% Asian....	Kentucky's Appalachians	Mining	Website Information, Local coal mining history.
Creation Museum Creation Museum The Creation Museum is a museum near Petersburg, Kentucky that presents an account of the origins of the universe, life, mankind, and man's early history according to a literal reading of the Book of Genesis...		Petersburg Petersburg, Kentucky Petersburg is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The community was established about 1800, known at the time as Tanner's Station. The Bullittsburg Baptist Church was founded outside former hamlets of Utzinger and Gainesville/Idewild, east and north of Petersburg...	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...	Religious
Crittenden County Historical Museum		Marion Marion, Kentucky Marion is a city in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,196. It is the county seat of Crittenden County...	Western Waterlands	Local history	website
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Established on June 11, 1940, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located at the border between Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. The Cumberland Gap is a sizable natural break in the Appalachian Mountains....		Middlesboro	Daniel Boone Country	History	Includes the Visitor Center with museum exhibits about the area's natural and cultural history, and Hensley Settlement, an open air mountain community
Cumberland Inn Museum Cumberland Inn Museum Cumberland Inn Museum is a museum in Williamsburg, Kentucky operated by University of the Cumberlands. Besides the Henkelmann Life Science Collection, it contains archives, several stamp, coin, arrowhead, and nutcracker collections....		Williamsburg Williamsburg, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 5,143 people, 1,928 households, and 1,127 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,102.5 people per square mile . There were 2,118 housing units at an average density of 454.0 per square mile...	Daniel Boone Country	Multiple	Natural history, collections of crosses, coins, stamps, arrowheads and nutcrackers
Cynthiana-Harrison County Museum		Cynthiana Cynthiana, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 6,258 people, 2,692 households, and 1,639 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,873.6 people per square mile . There were 2,909 housing units at an average density of 870.9 per square mile...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Local history	website
David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum The David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum is local history museum located at 102 Main Street in Jenkins, Kentucky across from the former Jenkins High School. The museum was dedicated on May 9, 1998....		Jenkins Jenkins, Kentucky As of the census of 2010, there were 2,203 people, 877 households, and 671 families residing in the city. The population density was 281.2 people per square mile . There were 1,122 housing units at an average density of 131.4 per square mile...	Daniel Boone Country	Mining	website
Dawson Springs Museum and Art Center		Dawson Springs Dawson Springs, Kentucky Dawson Springs is a city in Caldwell and Hopkins counties in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The population was 2,980 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace of current governor of Kentucky, Steve L. Beshear. From the late 1800s to the 1930s, Dawson Springs was well known as a spa and resort town...	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Local history	information
Dinsmore Homestead Dinsmore Homestead The Dinsmore Homestead is located at 5656 Burlington Pike , west of Burlington, Kentucky and was completed in 1842. In 1839, James and Martha Dinsmore purchased approximately in Boone County, Kentucky...		Burlington Burlington, Kentucky Burlington is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,779, at the 2000 census.-Geography:...	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...	Historic house	1840s house on 30 acres (121,405.8 m²)
Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum is a museum located in Building 5702 on Tennessee Avenue at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Military artifacts and memorabilia are available to touch and view at the museum which features interior and exterior exhibits that help visitors better reflect on military history...		Fort Campbell Fort Campbell Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located astraddle the Kentucky-Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and Clarksville, Tennessee...	Western Waterlands	Military	website, history of Fort Campbell and the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault the "Screaming Eagles"
Duncan Center		Greenville Greenville, Kentucky Greenville is a city in and the county seat of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. It is named for Revolutionary War General Nathan Greene...	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Multiple	website, includes coal museum. local history museum and art gallery
Duncan Tavern Historical Center		Paris Paris, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 9,183 people, 3,857 households, and 2,487 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 4,222 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.23% White, 12.71% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16%...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Historic site	website, state headquarters of the Kentucky Society, NSDAR; 1788 tavern
East Kentucky Science Center East Kentucky Science Center The East Kentucky Science Center is a private, non-profit science center and planetarium located on the main campus of Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Prestonsburg, Kentucky...		Prestonsburg Prestonsburg, Kentucky Prestonsburg is a city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It lies in the eastern part of the state, along the banks of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River. It was founded in 1797 by Col. John Preston—for whom it was named—along with Solomon Stratton, Matthias...	Kentucky's Appalachians	Science	website, includes exhibit hall, planetarium and laser dome
Elkhorn City Railroad Museum Elkhorn City Railroad Museum The Elkhorn City Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in Elkhorn City, Kentucky, United States. The museum was established in 1990 and is dedicated to educating the public on the history of railroads in Kentucky's Eastern Mountain Coal Fields region...		Elkhorn City Elkhorn City, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 1,060 people, 437 households, and 295 families residing in the city. The population density was 525.5 people per square mile . There were 506 housing units at an average density of 250.8 per square mile...	Kentucky's Appalachians	Railroad	website
Embroidery Museum and Resource Center Embroiderer's Guild of America The Embroiderer's Guild of America, headquartered at 426 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky, is an organization dedicated to "fostering the art of needlework and associated arts." Its members practice any and all forms of needlework, and are dedicated to education and community outreach....		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Textile	Operated by the Embroiderer's Guild of America
Ephraim McDowell House Ephraim McDowell House The Dr. Ephraim McDowell House, also known as McDowell House, was a home of medical doctor Ephraim McDowell.The home was declared a U.S...		Danville Danville, Kentucky Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Historic house
Explorium of Lexington		Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Children's	website, formerly known as the Lexington Children’s Museum
Fairholme (John Street Home)		Cadiz Cadiz, Kentucky Cadiz is a city in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,373 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Trigg County. It is an old town located close to the Land Between the Lakes, a popular recreation area, and was a base of Union and Confederate operations in the American...	Western Waterlands	Historic house	website, tours by appointment, also known as the John L. Street Home
Farmington Historic Plantation		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Historic house	Early 19th century plantation home
Federal Hill		Bardstown Bardstown, Kentucky As of the census of 2010, there were 11,700 people, 4,712 households, and 2,949 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,113 housing units at an average density of...	Derby Region	Historic house	Also known as My Old Kentucky Home, part of My Old Kentucky Home State Park My Old Kentucky Home State Park My Old Kentucky Home State Park is a state park located in Bardstown, Kentucky. The park's centerpiece is Federal Hill, a former plantation built by United States Senator John Rowan in 1795. During Rowan's life, the mansion became a meeting place for local politicians and hosted several visiting...
The Filson Historical Society The Filson Historical Society The Filson Historical Society is a historical society located in the Old Louisville neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. The organization was founded in 1884 and named after early Kentucky explorer John Filson, who wrote The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucke, which included one...		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Local history	Includes a museum of local history and art exhibits
Fleming County Covered Bridge Museum		Flemingsburg Flemingsburg, Kentucky Flemingsburg is a city in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,010 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fleming County.-Geography:Flemingsburg is located at ....	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Local history	information, information
Floyd Collins Museum		Cave City Cave City, Kentucky Cave City is a city in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,880 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Glasgow Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Cave City is located at ....	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Biographical	website, information
Fordsville L&N Depot Museum		Fordsville Fordsville, Kentucky Fordsville is a city in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 531 at the 2000 census. The town is named for early merchant Elisha Ford.-Geography:Fordsville is located at ....	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Multiple	website, includes local history, railroad and rural life displays
Forkland Abraham Lincoln and Community Center Museum		Forkland	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Local history	website
Fort Boonesborough State Park Fort Boonesborough State Park Fort Boonesborough was a frontier fort in Kentucky, founded by Daniel Boone and his men following their crossing of the Kentucky River on April 1, 1775. The settlement they founded, known as Boonesborough, Kentucky, is Kentucky's second oldest European-American settlement.The fort was the scene of...		Boonesborough Boonesborough, Kentucky Boonesborough is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. It lies in the central part of the state along the Kentucky River. Boonesborough is part of the Richmond–Berea Micropolitan Statistical Area....	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Fort	Reconstructed pioneer fort with artisans
Frazier International History Museum Frazier International History Museum The Frazier International History Museum, formerly the Frazier Historical Arms Museum, is a museum in Louisville, Kentucky's "Museum Row" in the West Main District of downtown. It is named for the museum's founder Owsley Brown Frazier...		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Military	U.S. and UK arms, armor and historic weaponry
Friendship School		Campbellsville Campbellsville, Kentucky Campbellsville is a city in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States. The population within city limits was 10,498 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Taylor County, and the home of Campbellsville University...	Daniel Boone Country	School	website, 1918 one room schoolhouse
Garrard County Jail Museum Old Garrard County Jail The Old Garrard County Jail is an historic building in Lancaster, Kentucky that was used as the county jail from 1873 to 1986. The property was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1984....		Lancaster Lancaster, Kentucky Lancaster is a city in Garrard County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,734. It is the county seat of Garrard County. Located south of Lexington, it is the site of the Kennedy House, said to have been used in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The controversial...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Prison
General George Patton Museum of Leadership		Fort Knox Fort Knox Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. The base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin, and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence to include the Army Human Resources Command, United States Army Cadet...	Derby Region	Biographical
Georgetown & Scott County Museum		Georgetown Georgetown, Kentucky Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,098 at the 2010 census. The original settlement of Lebanon, founded by Rev. Elijah Craig, was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington. It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Local history	website
Glema Mahr Center for the Arts		Madisonville Madisonville, Kentucky Madisonville is a city in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of the Western Coal Field region, located along US 41 and The Pennyrile Parkway. The population was 19,307 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hopkins County. The city was named in honor of U.S...	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Art	website, part of Madisonville Community College Madisonville Community College Madisonville Community College , located in Madisonville, KY, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . MCC was originally established as a member of the University of Kentucky's Community College System in 1968... , features the Anne P. Baker Gallery of fine art
Governor William Owsley House Governor William Owsley House Governor William Owsley House, also known as Pleasant Retreat, is a historic house located in Lancaster, Kentucky on U.S. 27. The house was the home of Kentucky Governor William Owsley. The property has been restored and is now a museum.-Current:...		Lancaster Lancaster, Kentucky Lancaster is a city in Garrard County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,734. It is the county seat of Garrard County. Located south of Lexington, it is the site of the Kennedy House, said to have been used in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The controversial...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Historic house	Also known as Pleasant Retreat
Great American Dollhouse Museum		Danville Danville, Kentucky Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Toy	website, dollhouses and miniatures
Hancock County Museum		Hawesville Hawesville, Kentucky Hawesville is a city in Hancock County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 971 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Owensboro, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Local history	website, housed in the old railroad station
Hardin County History Museum		Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, Kentucky Elizabethtown is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,531 at the 2010 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in the state...	Derby Region	Local history	website
Harland Sanders Café and Museum Harland Sanders Café and Museum The Harland Sanders Café is a historic restaurant located in North Corbin, Kentucky. Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, operated the restaurant from 1940-1956. Sanders also developed the famous KFC secret recipe at the café during the 1940s...		Corbin Corbin, Kentucky - Economy :Originally formed by L&N Railroad, rail transport was the backbone of the local economy in the first half of the twentieth century. While the railroad continues to play an important role, the decline of the rail industry in the latter half of the twentieth century, as well as the loss...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Food	website, birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken
Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum		Maysville Maysville, Kentucky Maysville is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,993 at the 2000 census, making it the fiftieth largest city in Kentucky by population. Maysville is on the Ohio River, northeast of Lexington. It is the principal city of the Maysville...	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...	Biographical	information
Hart County Historical Museum		Munfordville Munfordville, Kentucky Munfordville is a city in and the county seat of Hart County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,563 at the 2000 census.-History:The city was once known as Big Buffalo Crossing. The current name came from Richard Jones Munford, who donated the land for development in 1816...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Local history	website, operated by the Hart County Historical Society
Headley-Whitney Museum		Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Art	website, decorative arts including jewelry, bibelots and mounted semi-precious stones, doll houses, shell grotto, changing exhibits
Hickman County Museum		Clinton Clinton, Kentucky Clinton is a city in Hickman County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,415 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hickman County, and the site of a Federal Courthouse for the Western District of Kentucky....	Western Waterlands	Local history	website
Hiestand House Museum		Campbellsville Campbellsville, Kentucky Campbellsville is a city in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States. The population within city limits was 10,498 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Taylor County, and the home of Campbellsville University...	Daniel Boone Country	Historic house	website, 1823 German stone house
Highlands Museum and Discovery Center Highlands Museum and Discovery Center The Highlands Museum and Discovery Center is a heritage center and science center located in Ashland, Kentucky, United States. The museum displays exhibits on local history and specialized science displays for children along with providing educational outreach programs.-History:The Kentucky...		Ashland Ashland, Kentucky Ashland, formerly known as Poage Settlement, is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States, nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. The population was 21,981 at the 2000 census. Ashland is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 census, the...	Kentucky's Appalachians	History	website
Historical Society of Hopkins County Museum		Madisonville Madisonville, Kentucky Madisonville is a city in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of the Western Coal Field region, located along US 41 and The Pennyrile Parkway. The population was 19,307 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hopkins County. The city was named in honor of U.S...	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Local history	website, includes Ruby Laffoon Ruby Laffoon Ruby Laffoon was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He was the state's 43rd governor, serving from 1931 to 1935. At age 17, Laffoon moved to Washington, D.C. to live with his uncle, U.S. Representative Polk Laffoon...  cabin
Historic Locust Grove Historic Locust Grove Historic Locust Grove is a 55-acre 18th century farm site and National Historic Landmark situated in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky . The site is presently owned by the Louisville Metro government, and operated as a historic interpretive site by Historic Locust Grove, Inc.The main feature on...		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Historic house	55 acre 18th century farm homestead
Historic Railpark and Train Museum Louisville and Nashville Railroad Station The Historic Railpark and Train Museum, formerly the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is an historic railroad station. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1979...		Bowling Green Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Railroad
Hopewell Museum		Paris Paris, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 9,183 people, 3,857 households, and 2,487 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 4,222 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.23% White, 12.71% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16%...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Multiple	website, art and history of Bourbon County and Central Kentucky
Hunt-Morgan House Hunt-Morgan House The Hunt-Morgan House, historically known as Hopemont, is a Federal style residence in Lexington, Kentucky built in 1814 by John Wesley Hunt, the first millionaire west of the Alleghenies. The house is included in the Gratz Park Historic District. The Alexander T...		Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Historic house	18th century home, includes Alexander T. Hunt Civil War Museum
International Bluegrass Music Museum International Bluegrass Music Museum The International Bluegrass Music Museum ) is a bluegrass music museum in RiverPark Center near downtown Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. The museum has inter-active exhibits, posters, costumes, live instrument demonstrations, and the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. The museum has...		Owensboro Owensboro, Kentucky Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's...	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Cultural
Irvinton House Museum		Richmond Richmond, Kentucky There were 10,795 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. Of all households, 34.7% were made up of individuals and 8.8% had...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Local history	website
Jack Jouett House Historic Site		Versailles Versailles, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 7,511 people, 3,160 households, and 2,110 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 3,330 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 88.18% White, 8.67% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.35%...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Historic house	website, home of American Revolutionary hero Jack Jouett Jack Jouett John "Jack" Jouett, Jr. was a politician and a hero of the American Revolution, known as the "Paul Revere of the South" for his late night ride to warn Thomas Jefferson, then the Governor of Virginia, and the Virginia legislature of coming British cavalry who had been sent to capture them...
James A. Ramage Civil War Museum James A. Ramage Civil War Museum The James A. Ramage Civil War Museum seeks to tell the untold story of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky's involvement in the American Civil War. Although there were no major battles set there, the people of the area resisted a strong push by the Confederate army in 1862. This museum is set on one...		Fort Wright Fort Wright, Kentucky Fort Wright is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,723 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Fort Wright is located at ....	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...	History
Janice Mason Art Museum		Cadiz Cadiz, Kentucky Cadiz is a city in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,373 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Trigg County. It is an old town located close to the Land Between the Lakes, a popular recreation area, and was a base of Union and Confederate operations in the American...	Western Waterlands	Art	website
Jefferson Davis State Historic Site Jefferson Davis State Historic Site -External links:***...		Fairview Fairview, Kentucky Fairview is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 156 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fairview is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....	Western Waterlands	Biographical	Monument and museum about Confederate leader Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis Jefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis...
JFC Museum		Danville Danville, Kentucky Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Commodity	website, collections include fossils, rocks, Native American artifacts and antiques
John James Audubon State Park John James Audubon State Park John James Audubon State Park is located on U. S. Highway 41 in Henderson, Kentucky, just south of the Ohio River. Its inspiration is John James Audubon, the ornithologist, naturalist and painter who resided in Henderson from 1810 to 1819 when Henderson was a frontier village.-History:John James...		Henderson Henderson, Kentucky Henderson is a city in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River in the western part of the state. The population was 27,952 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Evansville Metropolitan Area often referred to as "Kentuckiana", although "Tri-State Area" or "Tri-State" are more...	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Art	Includes the Audubon Museum with art by John James Audubon John James Audubon John James Audubon was a French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. He was notable for his expansive studies to document all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats...  and the John James Audubon Nature Center
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum Kentucky Coal Mining Museum The Kentucky Coal Mining Museum is heritage center located in Benham, Kentucky. Its focus is the history of the coal industry in Eastern Kentucky, featuring specific exhibits on the company towns of Benham and neighboring Lynch. It is housed in a former company store that was built by International...		Benham Benham, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 599 people, 248 households, and 181 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,519.2 people per square mile . There were 288 housing units at an average density of 730.4 per square mile...	Daniel Boone Country	Mining	website, coal mining and life of the coal miner and family
Kentucky Derby Museum Kentucky Derby Museum The Kentucky Derby Museum is an American Thoroughbred horse racing museum located on the grounds of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Dedicated to preserving the history of the Kentucky Derby, it first opened its doors to the public in the spring of 1985...		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Sports	American Thoroughbred horse racing museum
Kentucky Folk Art Center Kentucky Folk Art Center The Kentucky Folk Art Center is a folk art museum administered by Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky, United States. Its focus is not only to preserve and educate the public on visual folk art art but also to promote traditional Appalachian traditional music, storytelling, literature,...		Morehead Morehead, Kentucky As of the census of 2010, there were 6,845 people, households, and families residing in the city. The population density was 726.2 people per square mile. There were 2,356 housing units at an average density of 253.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 93.2% White, 3.2% African...	Kentucky's Appalachians	Art	website, part of Morehead State University Morehead State University Morehead State University is a public, co-educational university located in Morehead, Kentucky, United States in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Rowan County, midway between Lexington, Kentucky, and Huntington, West Virginia. The 2012 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S...
Kentucky Gateway Museum Center		Maysville Maysville, Kentucky Maysville is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,993 at the 2000 census, making it the fiftieth largest city in Kentucky by population. Maysville is on the Ohio River, northeast of Lexington. It is the principal city of the Maysville...	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...	Local history	website, includes regional history dioramas and artifacts, art and miniatures
Kentucky Governor's Mansion Kentucky Governor's Mansion The Kentucky Governor's Mansion is an historic residence in Frankfort, Kentucky. It is located at the East lawn of the Capitol, at the end of Capital Avenue...		Frankfort Frankfort, Kentucky Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Historic house
Kentucky Library & Museum		Bowling Green Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	History	website, part of Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier.... , Kentucky cultural history
Kentucky Military History Museum		Frankfort Frankfort, Kentucky Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Military	Operated by the Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Historical Society The Kentucky Historical Society , established in 1836, is committed to helping people understand, cherish and share Kentucky's history. The KHS history campus, located in historic downtown Frankfort, Kentucky, includes the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Old State Capitol and the...
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, located in Louisville, Kentucky's "Museum Row" in the West Main District of downtown, is a nonprofit organization founded in 1981 to continue the art and craft heritage of Kentucky through the support and education of craft artists and education of the public...		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Art	Art and craft heritage of Kentucky
Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum		Renfro Valley Renfro Valley, Kentucky Renfro Valley is a neighborhood located just off Interstate 75 in Mount Vernon, a city in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States. The community of Renfro Valley includes the Since being founded by local area native John Lair and others in 1939, Renfro Valley Entertainment Center has hosted...	Daniel Boone Country	Music	website
Kentucky Railway Museum Kentucky Railway Museum The Kentucky Railway Museum, located in New Haven, Kentucky, United States, is a non-profit railroad museum dedicated to educating the public regarding the history and heritage of Kentucky's railroads and the people who built them. Originally created in 1954 in Louisville, Kentucky, the museum is...		New Haven New Haven, Kentucky New Haven is a city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 849 at the 2000 census.New Haven was founded as Pottinger's Landing in 1781 and later named New Haven by Samuel Pottinger after the Connecticut town...	Derby Region	Railroad
Kentucky River Museum Kentucky River Museum The Kentucky River Museum is located in Boonesborough, Kentucky, in Fort Boonesborough State Park.Established in 2002, the museum occupies the former lock operator's home and storage and maintenance building for Lock 10, one of fourteen locks on the Kentucky River which were originally built by the...		Boonesborough Boonesborough, Kentucky Boonesborough is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. It lies in the central part of the state along the Kentucky River. Boonesborough is part of the Richmond–Berea Micropolitan Statistical Area....	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Transportation	Impact of the river, locks and dams on the area's family and commerce
Knox Historical Museum		Barbourville Barbourville, Kentucky Each year in early October, Barbourville hosts the Daniel Boone Festival commemorating the American pioneer Daniel Boone who explored the area in 1775. The festival features open air concerts, carnival attractions, a beauty pageant, a parade, and other events....	Daniel Boone Country	Local history	website
Lake Barkley Classic Car Museum		Marion Marion, Kentucky Marion is a city in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,196. It is the county seat of Crittenden County...	Western Waterlands	Automotive	website
Laurel Gorge Cultural Heritage Center		Sandy Hook Sandy Hook, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 678 people, 292 households, and 167 families residing in the city. The population density was 716.1 people per square mile . There were 332 housing units at an average density of 350.7 per square mile...	Kentucky's Appalachians	Local history	website
Mountain Life Museum Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park is a park located just south of London, Kentucky in Laurel County. The park encompasses , and includes a section of the Wilderness Road that early settlers used to reach Kentucky. The park is named for Levi Jackson, an early Kentucky pioneer...		London London, Kentucky -Education:All of the following schools are administered by the Laurel County School District.-Primary schools:* * * * * * * * * * * * -High schools:* * -Colleges:* Laurel Technical College* * -Notable natives:...	Daniel Boone Country	Open air	Part of Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park is a park located just south of London, Kentucky in Laurel County. The park encompasses , and includes a section of the Wilderness Road that early settlers used to reach Kentucky. The park is named for Levi Jackson, an early Kentucky pioneer... , recreated pioneer village and a restored watermill Watermill A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
Lexington History Center Lexington History Center The Lexington History Center in downtown Lexington, Kentucky is located along East Main Street between North Upper and Cheapside. The facility was the Fayette County Courthouse from 1901 to 2001.The Lexington History Center is host to four museums:...		Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Multiple	Includes the Lexington History Museum, Lexington Public Safety Museum, Isaac Scott Hathaway Museum and the Kentucky Renaissance Pharmacy Museum
Liberty Hall Historic Site		Frankfort Frankfort, Kentucky Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Historic house	Includes both Liberty Hall and Orlando Brown House
Lincoln Heritage House		Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, Kentucky Elizabethtown is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,531 at the 2010 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in the state...	Derby Region	Historic house	website, log home of Thomas Lincoln Thomas Lincoln Thomas Lincoln was an American farmer and father of President Abraham Lincoln.-Ancestors:Thomas Lincoln was descended from Samuel Lincoln, a Puritan from East Anglia who landed in Massachusetts in 1637...
Lincoln Homestead State Park Lincoln Homestead State Park Lincoln Homestead State Park is a park located just north of Springfield, Kentucky in Washington County. The park encompasses , and features both historic buildings and reconstructions associated with Thomas Lincoln, father of the president Abraham Lincoln....		Springfield Springfield, Kentucky Springfield is a city in and county seat of Washington County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,634 at the 2000 census. It was established in 1793 and probably named for springs in the area.-Geography:...	Derby Region	Historic house	Includes the home of Nancy Hanks Nancy Hanks Nancy Hanks Lincoln was the mother of Abraham Lincoln and of Sarah Lincoln after her marriage to Thomas Lincoln. After the family moved from Kentucky to Spencer County, Indiana, Nancy Lincoln died of milk sickness at the Little Pigeon Creek settlement... , mother of Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and... , the replica log house of his grandmother, and the restored home of his uncle, Mordecai Lincoln Mordecai Lincoln Mordecai Lincoln was the uncle of President Abraham Lincoln. He was the son of Captain Abraham Lincoln, and brother of Thomas Lincoln. He was married to Mary Mudd. He is buried at the Old Catholic or Lincoln Cemetery near Fountain Green, Illinois...
Lincoln Museum of Kentucky		Hodgenville Hodgenville, Kentucky Hodgenville is a city in and the county seat of LaRue County, Kentucky, United States. It sits along the North Fork of the Nolin River. The population was 2,874 at the 2000 census...	Derby Region	Biographical	website, features dioramas with wax figures depicting important events in Lincoln's Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...  life and Lincoln artwork
Lone Oak House Museum		Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, Kentucky Hopkinsville is a city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 31,577 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Christian County.- History :...	Western Waterlands	Historic house	information, open by appointment
Louisville Science Center Louisville Science Center The Louisville Science Center, previously known as the Louisville Museum of Natural History & Science, is Kentucky's largest hands-on science museum. Located in Louisville, Kentucky's "Museum Row" in the West Main District of downtown, the museum operates as a non-profit organization...		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Science
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Sports	Baseball and the history of the baseball bat
Louisville Visual Art Association		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Art	website, changing art exhibits, located in the Louisville Water Tower Louisville Water Tower The Water Tower of Louisville, Kentucky , is the oldest ornamental water tower in the world, having been built before the more famous Chicago Water Tower. Both the actual water tower and its pumping station are on the National Register of Historic Places...
LSI Museum of Physical Security		Nicholasville Nicholasville, Kentucky Nicholasville is the 11th largest city in state of Kentucky and the county seat of Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 19,680 at the 2000 census...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Commodity	website, operated by Lockmasters Security Institute, collection of safe locks
Lyon County Museum		Eddyville Eddyville, Kentucky Eddyville is a city in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,350 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lyon County . The Kentucky State Penitentiary is located in Eddyville.-History:...	Western Waterlands	Local history	website, also known as Rose Hill Museum
Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum is museum in downtown Salyersville, Kentucky that exhibits a collection of reconstructed log buildings from, mostly, the eastern region of Kentucky...		Salyersville Salyersville, Kentucky Salyersville is a city in and the county seat of Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States. It is located on the Licking River. The population was 1,604 at the 2000 census.-History:...	Kentucky's Appalachians	Open air	Reconstructed log buildings, operated by the Magoffin County Historical Society
Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum		Cave City Cave City, Kentucky Cave City is a city in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,880 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Glasgow Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Cave City is located at ....	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Natural history	website, mounted animal dioramas
Marie Stewart Museum & Craft Shop		Hindman Hindman, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 787 people, 356 households, and 220 families residing in the city. The population density was 232.5 people per square mile . There were 415 housing units at an average density of 122.6 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 97.59% White, 0.38%...	Daniel Boone Country	Local history
Mary Todd Lincoln House Mary Todd Lincoln House Mary Todd Lincoln House at 578 West Main Street in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, was the family home of the future first lady and wife of the 16th President, Mary Todd Lincoln. The three story home was the home of Robert S. Todd and his family. The family moved to the home in 1832...		Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Historic house	1840s period family home of Mary Todd Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln Mary Ann Lincoln was the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and was First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865.-Life before the White House:...
McCreary County Museum McCreary County Museum The McCreary County Museum, is housed in the former Stearns Coal and Lumber Company corporate headquarters in Stearns, Kentucky. The museum preserves and displays the area's history from the Indian and pioneer times towards its peak at the height of the coal and lumber industry boom...		Stearns Stearns, Kentucky Stearns is a census-designated place in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,586 at the 2000 census. It was founded by Justus Smith Stearns.-Geography:Stearns is located at ....	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Local history
McLean County History & Genealogy Museum		Calhoun Calhoun, Kentucky Calhoun is a city in McLean County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 836 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of McLean County. It is included in the Owensboro, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Local history	website, housed in the old railroad station
Mill Springs Battlefield Visitors Center and Museum Mill Springs Battlefield The Mill Springs Battlefield was the location of the Battle of Mill Springs in January, 1862. It was declared to be a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1993....		Nancy Nancy, Kentucky Nancy is an unincorporated community eight miles west of the city of Somerset in Pulaski County, Kentucky.On January 19, 1862, during the American Civil War, Union forces achieved their first significant victory, defeating the Confederates at the Battle of Mill Springs near Nancy.-Landmarks:*Mill...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Civil War	Commemorates the January 1862 Battle of Mill Springs
Morgan County History Museum		West Liberty West Liberty, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 3,277 people, 696 households, and 446 families residing in the city. The population density was 739.3 people per square mile . There were 758 housing units at an average density of 171.0 per square mile...	Kentucky's Appalachians	Local history	information
Morris Toy Museum		Carrsville Carrsville, Kentucky Carrsville is a city in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 64 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Carrsville is located at ....	Western Waterlands	Toy	information, information
Mountain Homeplace Mountain Homeplace The Mountain Homeplace is a living history museum located within Paintsville Lake State Park, in Staffordsville, Kentucky. The museum is a recreation of a mid-nineteenth century farming community and includes a blacksmith shop, one room schoolhouse, church, cabin, and a barn with farm grounds...		Staffordsville Staffordsville, Kentucky Staffordsville is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The community was originally named Frew and the first post office was established on July 14, 1882, with Millard F. Rule as postmaster But in 1893, postmistress Jessie Stafford changed the post office's name...	Kentucky's Appalachians	Living	Website, mid-19th century working farm with Museum Of Appalachian History, includes farmstead, church, school, and blacksmith shop.
Muhammad Ali Center Muhammad Ali Center The Muhammad Ali Center, a museum and cultural center built as a tribute to the champion athlete and his values, is located in Louisville, Kentucky's "Museum Row" in the West Main District of downtown....		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Biographical
Museum of the American Quilter's Society Museum of the American Quilter's Society The National Quilt Museum, formerly the Museum of the American Quilter's Society, is located in Paducah, Kentucky. The museum houses a large collection of quilts, most of which are winning entries from the American Quilter's Society festival and quilt competition held yearly in April...		Paducah Paducah, Kentucky Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...	Western Waterlands	Textile
National Corvette Museum National Corvette Museum The National Corvette Museum showcases the Chevrolet Corvette, an American sports car that has been in production since 1953. It is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, off Interstate 65's Exit 28...		Bowling Green Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Automotive
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Museum		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Military
National Underground Railroad Museum		Maysville Maysville, Kentucky Maysville is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,993 at the 2000 census, making it the fiftieth largest city in Kentucky by population. Maysville is on the Ohio River, northeast of Lexington. It is the principal city of the Maysville...	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...	Historic house	website, located in the Bierbower House, a safe house for the Underground Railroad Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,...
Northeastern Kentucky Museum		Olive Hill Olive Hill, Kentucky There were 791 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone...	Kentucky's Appalachians	Local history	website
NKU Museum of Anthropology		Highland Heights Highland Heights, Kentucky Highland Heights is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6,554 at the 2000 census.Highland Heights is home to Northern Kentucky University...	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...	Anthropology	website, part of Northern Kentucky University Northern Kentucky University |type = Public|president= Dr. James C. Votruba|city = Highland Heights|state = KY|country = U.S.|endowment = $68 million|students = 15,405|undergrad = 13,206|postgrad = 2,199|faculty = 1,159... , display cases on the second floor of Landrum Academic Center
Octagon Hall Museum		Franklin Franklin, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 7,996 people, 3,251 households, and 2,174 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,074.7 people per square mile . There were 3,609 housing units at an average density of 485.1 per square mile...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Historic house	website, information
Ohio County Museum		Hartford Hartford, Kentucky Hartford is a city in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,571 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ohio County. It is believed to be named for a deer crossing on the nearby Rough River....	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Open air	information
Ohio County Veterans’ Museum		Hartford Hartford, Kentucky Hartford is a city in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,571 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ohio County. It is believed to be named for a deer crossing on the nearby Rough River....	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Military	information
Old Fort Harrod State Park Old Fort Harrod State Park Fort Harrod is a park located in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. It was named after James Harrod, who led an early party of settlers into Kentucky. The park encompasses , and features a reconstruction of Fort Harrod, the first permanent settlement in the state of Kentucky.-Attractions:The reconstructed...		Harrodsburg Harrodsburg, Kentucky Harrodsburg is a city in and the county seat of Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,014 at the 2000 census. It is the oldest city in Kentucky.-History:...	Derby Region	Open air	Reconstructed fort and museum
Oldham County History Center		La Grange La Grange, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 5,676 people, 2,216 households, and 1,502 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,514.8 people per square mile . There were 2,330 housing units at an average density of 621.8 per square mile...	Derby Region	Local history	website, operated by the Oldham County Historical Society, the Peyton Samuel Head Family Museum, J.C. Barnett Archives and Library, and the Robb Morris Chapel
Old State Capitol Old State Capitol (Kentucky) The Old State Capitol , also known as Old Statehouse, was the third Capitol of Kentucky. The building in Frankfort, Kentucky served as the capitol of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1830 to 1910. The building has been restored to its American Civil War era appearance.The Kentucky legislature...		Frankfort Frankfort, Kentucky Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Historic site	Operated by the Kentucky Historical Society
Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History		Bardstown Bardstown, Kentucky As of the census of 2010, there were 11,700 people, 4,712 households, and 2,949 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,113 housing units at an average density of...	Derby Region	Food	History of American whiskey from Colonial days through the 1960s; located in Spalding Hall Spalding Hall Spalding Hall is a building on the National Register of Historic Places in Bardstown, Kentucky, USA. It was built in conjunction with the Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral. The building houses the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey and the Bardstown Historical Museum.The hall was built in 1826...  along with the Bardstown Historical Museum Bardstown Historical Museum The Bardstown Historical Museum is a museum of local history in Bardstown, Kentucky that is located in Spalding Hall, along with the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History....
Owensboro Area Museum of Science & History		Owensboro Owensboro, Kentucky Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's...	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Multiple	website, natural history, science, local history, motor sports, children's area and government
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art		Owensboro Owensboro, Kentucky Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's...	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Art	website, collection features American, European and Asian fine and decorative arts dating from the 15th century to the present
Paducah Railway Museum		Paducah Paducah, Kentucky Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...	Western Waterlands	Railroad	website
Paradise Park Museum Complex		Powderly Powderly, Kentucky Powderly is a city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 846 at the 2000 census. The city is named for Terence Powderly, who opened a coal mine there in 1887.-Geography:Powderly is located at ....	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Open air	information, includes Merle Travis Merle Travis Merle Robert Travis was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the life and exploitation of coal miners. Among his many well-known songs are "Sixteen Tons", "Re-Enlistment Blues" and "Dark as a Dungeon"...  birthplace, Coal Mines Shotgun House, a replica of a 1920s coal mining town and a two-room schoolhouse
Parker Warner Historic Museum		Providence Providence, Kentucky Providence is a city in Webster County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,611 at the 2000 census. The city is named after Providence, Rhode Island....	Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region	Local history	website,
Pennyroyal Area Museum		Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, Kentucky Hopkinsville is a city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 31,577 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Christian County.- History :...	Western Waterlands	Local history	information
Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site is a park near Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County, Kentucky. An interpretive museum is located near the site where many Confederate soldiers killed in the Battle of Perryville were buried. Additionally, monuments, interpretive signage, and cannons mark...		Perryville Perryville, Kentucky Perryville is a historical city in western Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 763 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Civil War
Portland Museum Portland Museum (Louisville) The Portland Museum is a local history museum in Louisville, Kentucky. It details the history of the Portland neighborhood through several permanent and monthly exhibits.-History:...		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Local history	History of Portland, Louisville’s riverside community
Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati The Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati is a railroad museum in Covington, Kentucky.-Collection:The museum owns and maintains a collection of 80 historic railroad equipment located on a site....		Covington Covington, Kentucky -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,370 people, 18,257 households, and 10,132 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,301.3 people per square mile . There were 20,448 housing units at an average density of 1,556.5 per square mile...	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...	Railroad
Red River Historical Museum		Clay City Clay City, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 1,303 people, 543 households, and 367 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,199.5 people per square mile . There were 588 housing units at an average density of 541.3 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.08% White, 0.23%...	Daniel Boone Country	Local history	information, local mining, logging and railroad industries
River Heritage Museum		Paducah Paducah, Kentucky Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...	Western Waterlands	Maritime	website
Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing is a historic 300 acre farm and house in Southwest Louisville, Kentucky along the banks of the Ohio River...		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Historic house	1840s house, archaeological excavations, gardens
Riverview at Hobson Grove Riverview at Hobson Grove Riverview at Hobson Grove, also known as Riverview or as Hobson House, is an historic home with classic Italianate architecture located in western Bowling Green, Kentucky. Restored as representative of the Victorian period, the house played a part in Civil War activities in the area and is the...		Bowling Green Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Historic house	Mid-19th century home
Robert Penn Warren Birthplace Museum		Guthrie Guthrie, Kentucky Guthrie is a city in Todd County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,469 at the 2000 census. The city is named for James Guthrie, president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad when the city was incorporated in 1867.-Geography:...	Western Waterlands	Biographical	website, birthplace of poet Robert Penn Warren Robert Penn Warren Robert Penn Warren was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic and was one of the founders of New Criticism. He was also a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. He founded the influential literary journal The Southern Review with Cleanth Brooks in 1935...
Rosemary Clooney Museum Rosemary Clooney Museum The Rosemary Clooney Museum is located in a historic 1835 house, located on Riverside Drive, in Augusta, Kentucky. This is the house the late Rosemary Clooney called home for more than 20 years....		Augusta Augusta, Kentucky Augusta is a city in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2005 census, the city population was 2,004. When Bracken County was organized in 1796, Augusta was the county seat...	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...	Biographical	Home of singer Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House" written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian , which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 –...
Royal Spring Park Royal Spring Park Royal Spring Park is the site of a large spring in Georgetown, Kentucky that since the earliest settlements in the area has provided water for the area. In addition to the spring, the park has a log cabin built by a former slave, Milton Leach. The park was added to the U.S...		Georgetown Georgetown, Kentucky Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,098 at the 2010 census. The original settlement of Lebanon, founded by Rev. Elijah Craig, was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington. It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Historic house	Includes 1874 Leach Cabin
Schmidt Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia		Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, Kentucky Elizabethtown is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,531 at the 2010 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in the state...	Derby Region	Commodity	website, Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...  memorabilia
Shaker Museum at South Union Shaker Museum at South Union The Shaker Museum at South Union is located at the historic site of the South Union Shaker Village in Auburn, Kentucky, USA. The village was established by the Shakers in 1807 and closed in 1922...		South Union	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Religious	Shaker folklife and material culture
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, Kentucky Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, USA, is the site of a Shaker religious community that was active from 1805 to 1910. Following a preservationist effort that began in 1961, the site, now a National Historic Landmark, has become a popular tourist destination...		Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, Kentucky Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, USA, is the site of a Shaker religious community that was active from 1805 to 1910. Following a preservationist effort that began in 1961, the site, now a National Historic Landmark, has become a popular tourist destination...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Living	19th century Shaker village
Simpson County Archives and Museum		Franklin Franklin, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 7,996 people, 3,251 households, and 2,174 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,074.7 people per square mile . There were 3,609 housing units at an average density of 485.1 per square mile...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Local history	website, operated by the Simpson County Historical Society, housed in an old jail and jailer’s residence; also known as Old Stone Jail -Simpson County Archives
South Central Kentucky Cultural Center		Glasgow Glasgow, Kentucky Glasgow is a city in and the county seat of Barren County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 14,200 at the 2000 census. The city is well-known for its annual Scottish Highland Games. In 2007, Barren County was named the number one rural place to live by Progressive Farmer magazine...	South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle"...	Local history	website, also known as Museum of the Barrens
Speed Art Museum Speed Art Museum The Speed Art Museum, originally known as the J.B. Speed Memorial Museum, now colloquially referred to as the Speed by locals, is the oldest, largest, and foremost museum of art in Kentucky...		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Art
Swamp Valley Museum		Menifee County Menifee County, Kentucky Menifee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 6,556. Its county seat is Frenchburg. The county is named for Richard Hickman Menefee, U.S. Congressman, although the spelling has changed. It is a prohibition or dry county.Menifee County is located...	Daniel Boone Country	Local history	website
Swope's Cars of Yesteryear Museum		Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, Kentucky Elizabethtown is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,531 at the 2010 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in the state...	Derby Region	Automotive	website, historic automobiles
Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History		Frankfort Frankfort, Kentucky Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	History	Operated by the Kentucky Historical Society, over 12,000 years of Kentucky history
Thomas Edison House Thomas Edison House Thomas Edison House is a historic house located in the Butchertown neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. The house is a shotgun duplex built around 1850. Thomas Edison took up residence in the same neighborhood, possibly even at this location, a part of the time he lived in Louisville from 1866 to...		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Biographical
University of Kentucky Art Museum University of Kentucky Art Museum The University of Kentucky Art Museum is an art museum in Lexington, Kentucky. The collection includes European and American artwork ranging from Old Masters to contemporary, as well as a selection of Non-Western objects...		Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Art
U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum The U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum is a museum in Paintsville, Kentucky dedicated to the country music entertainers who were born or lived near U.S. Route 23 in eastern Kentucky. Entertainers exhibited within the museum include Billy Ray Cyrus, The Judds, Tom T...		Paintsville Paintsville, Kentucky -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,132 people, 1,681 households, and 1,079 families residing in the city. The population density was 786.1 people per square mile . There were 1,901 housing units at an average density of 361.7 per square mile...	Kentucky's Appalachians	Music	Exhibits on the country music Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...  entertainers who grew up near U.S. Route 23.
Vent Haven Museum Vent Haven Museum Vent Haven Museum is the world's only museum of ventriloquial figures and memorabilia. The museum is in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, just 5 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio....		Fort Mitchell Fort Mitchell, Kentucky As of the census of 2010, there were 8,207 people, 3,530 households, and 2,033 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,581.8 people per square mile . There were 3,744 housing units at an average density of 1,195.0 per square mile...	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...	Puppet	Only museum devoted to the art of ventriloquism Ventriloquism Ventriloquism, or ventriloquy, is an act of stagecraft in which a person manipulates his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere, usually a puppeteered "dummy"...
Waveland State Historic Site Waveland State Historic Site Waveland State Historic Site, also known as the Joseph Bryan House, in Lexington, Kentucky is the site of a Greek Revival home and plantation now maintained and operated as part of the Kentucky state park system...		Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Historic house	19th century plantation home
Whitehall House & Gardens		Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Derby Region	Historic house	website
White Hall State Historic Site White Hall State Historic Site White Hall State Historic Site is a park in Richmond, Kentucky. Its major feature is White Hall, the home of Kentucky legislator Cassius Marcellus Clay. The site became part of the park system in 1968.-External links:*...		Richmond Richmond, Kentucky There were 10,795 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. Of all households, 34.7% were made up of individuals and 8.8% had...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Historic house	1860s period mansion
Whitney Young Birthplace and Museum Whitney Young Birthplace and Museum The Whitney Young Birthplace and Museum was the birthplace and childhood home of Whitney M. Young, Jr., an American civil rights leader. The simple wooden house in Shelby County, Kentucky, near Louisville, is on the campus of the former Lincoln Institute, an all-black high school that Young...		Simpsonville Simpsonville, Kentucky Simpsonville is a city in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,281 at the 2000 census and estimated at 1,482 in 2009.-Geography:Simpsonville is located at ....	Derby Region	Biographical	Home of civil rights leader Whitney Young Whitney Young Whitney Moore Young Jr. was an American civil rights leader.He spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States and turning the National Urban League from a relatively passive civil rights organization into one that aggressively fought for equitable access to... , open by request
Wickliffe Mounds Wickliffe Mounds Wickliffe Mounds is a prehistoric, Mississippian culture archaeological site located in Ballard County, Kentucky, just outside the town of Wickliffe, about three miles from the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Archaeology investigations have linked the site with others along the Ohio...		Wickliffe Wickliffe, Kentucky Wickliffe is a city in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 794 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ballard County.Wickliffe is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wickliffe is located at ....	Western Waterlands	Archaeology
William Clark Market House Museum		Paducah Paducah, Kentucky Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...	Western Waterlands	Local history	website
William Crenshaw Kennedy, Jr. Memorial Museum		Monticello Monticello, Kentucky Monticello is a city in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,981 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wayne County. It advertises itself as "The Houseboat Capital of the World" due to the large number of houseboat manufacturers in the city...	Daniel Boone Country	Local history	website, also known as the Wayne County Museum, operated by the Wayne County Historical Society
William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology		Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Anthropology	website, part of University of Kentucky University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
William Whitley House State Historic Site William Whitley House State Historic Site William Whitely House State Historic Site is a park in Crab Orchard, Kentucky. It features the home of Kentucky pioneer William Whitley, which was built as a fortress against Indian attacks sometime between 1787 and 1794. The house was made of brick, and marked a transition in the area from log...		Stanford Stanford, Kentucky Stanford is a city in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States. It is one of the oldest settlements in Kentucky, having been founded in 1775. Its population was 3,430 at the 2000 census...	Bluegrass Bluegrass region The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....	Historic house
Wolfe County Historical Museum		Campton Campton, Kentucky As of the census of 200, there were 44 people, 16 households, and 17 families residing in the city. The population density was 33.4 people per square mile . There were 29 housing units at an average density of 212.5 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.76% White, and 0.24% from...	Daniel Boone Country	Local history	information
Woody Winfree Fire-Transportation Museum		Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, Kentucky Hopkinsville is a city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 31,577 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Christian County.- History :...	Western Waterlands	Transportation	information, includes fire trucks, automobiles, wagons, buggies, a sleigh, license plates and local fire memorabilia
Wrather West Kentucky Museum		Murray Murray, Kentucky Murray is a city in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 17,741 at the 2010 census and has a micropolitan area population of 37,191. It is the 22nd largest city in Kentucky...	Western Waterlands	Local history	website, part of Murray State University Murray State University Murray State University, located in the city of Murray, Kentucky, is a four-year public university with approximately 10,400 students. The school is Kentucky’s only public university to be listed in the U.S.News & World Report regional university top tier for the past 20 consecutive years... , history of West Kentucky and the Jackson Purchase
Yeiser Art Center		Paducah Paducah, Kentucky Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...	Western Waterlands	Art	website

See also

Arboreta in Kentucky (category)
Aquaria in Kentucky (category)
Botanical gardens in Kentucky (category)

• Historic landmarks in Kentucky

Houses in Kentucky (category)
Forts in Kentucky (category)

• Museums list
• Nature Centers in Kentucky

Observatories in Kentucky (category)

• Registered Historic Places in Kentucky

Resources

• Kentucky Tourism