Kentucky

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Kentucky [1] is a mideastern state of the United States. Its state capital is Frankfort. Attractions include horse racing and beautiful lakes.

[edit] Regions

• Central Kentucky
• Eastern Kentucky
• Northern Kentucky
• North Central Kentucky
• South Central Kentucky
• Western Kentucky

[edit] Cities

• Ashland - Home of The Judds
• Bowling Green - Home of Western Kentucky University
• Berea - The state's Artisan capital with an emphasis on folk and Appalachian culture
• Cave City - Gateway to Mammoth Cave
• Covington - South side of Cincinnati
• Elizabethtown - Popularized by the movie
• Fort Knox - Home of gold and armor
• Frankfort - State Capitol
• Hopkinsville - Gateway to Fort Campbell
• Jeffersontown - Home of the Gaslight Festival
• Lexington - Horse capital of the world
• London - Home of the World Chicken Festival
• Louisville - The Kentucky Derby City
• Maysville - Home of Rosemary Clooney
• Milton - On the Ohio River
• Murray - Home of Murray State University
• Owensboro - Barbeque Capital of the World
• Paducah - Quilt City
• Richmond - Home of Eastern Kentucky University

[edit] Other destinations

• Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
• Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
• Kentucky Lake
• Mammoth Cave National Park
• Breaks Interstate Park
• Red River Gorge
• Natural Bridge State Park
• Greenbo State Resort Park
• Carter Caves State Resort Park

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[edit] By car

Kentucky is accessible by five interstates; I-71 and I-75 coming from Cincinnati going to Louisville and Lexington, respectively, I-64 going from Ashland to Louisville, I-65 from Louisville to Bowling Green and I-24 from Paducah to Hopkinsville. The state is also served by major parkways administered by the state. The Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway connects I-64 in Winchester to eastern Kentucky near Prestonsburg. The Bluegrass Parkway connects I-65 and the Western Kentucky Pkwy near Elizabethtown with the Lexington area near Versailles. The Western Kentucky Parkway links I-65 in Elizabethtown with I-24 near Lake Barkley. The Purchase Pkwy links Fulton and southwest Kentucky with I-24 at Calvert City. The Pennyrile Pkwy connects the Henderson-Evansville area with I-24 at Hopkinsville, while the Natcher Pkwy connects Owensboro with Bowling Green. And the Cumberland Pkwy crosses southern Kentucky between I-65 and Somerset.

[edit] By air

There are three large airports in the state. Louisville International Airport is served by several major airlines, including Southwest, Frontier, Delta/Delta Connection, US Express, United Express, American Airlines/American Eagle, Continental Express, Midwest Connect, and Northwest/Northwest Airlink. Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport, located off of I-275 near Hebron, is a major hub for Delta, and is also served by American Eagle, United Express, US Airways Express, Continental Connection/Continental Express, Comair, Northwest Airlink, and USA 3000. Lexington's Blue Grass Field offers flights to several cities in the mid western and eastern parts of the country via American Eagle, US Express, United Express, NWA airlink, Delta Connection, and Continental Connection/Express. The two smaller, commercial airports in Kentucky are Barklay Regional, served by Northwest Airlink, and Owensboro-Davies County Airport, served by Great Lakes Aviation. There are many other smaller, general aviation airports throughout the state.

[edit] Get around

Along with the interstates and parkways, Kentucky is served by many state and US routes:

• KY 80 crosses the southern part of the state, linking Mayfield, Hopkinsville, Bowling Green, London and Pikeville.
• US 27 runs from Covington south to Somerset.
• US 127, also from Covington, runs through Frankfort, Danville and the Lake Cumberland area.
• US 150 offers a connection between Louisville and I-75 between Lexington and Tennessee.
• US 23 (Country Music Highway) connects Ashland with Virginia south of Pikeville.
• US 60 bisects the state from the Mississippi River to Ashland, passing through Paducah, Henderson, Owensboro and Louisville before following I-64 the rest of its route.

[edit] See

• Mammoth Cave National Park is the world's largest cave system and one of the biggest attractions in Kentucky.

• Louisville has the Louisville Slugger Museum and Churchill Downs, where the Kentucky Derby is held.

• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville consists of two farms; one, a birthplace site, and the other, a boyhood home.

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To the west of Kentucky, Missouri can boast of having St Louis, home of the Gateway Arch and Union Station, a festive marketplace.

Riverboat casinos cruise the Ohio River north of Kentucky in Illinois and Indiana. Illinois is also the later day home of Abraham Lincoln Springfield and the fictional home of Superman (Metropolis). Indiana has several caves to visit and is rich in covered bridges. Ohio, also to the north, has no casinos, but does have the city of Cincinnati, home of Kings Island and the Bengals (NFL) and Reds (MLB).

To the east are the Virginias. West Virginia is the closest state with dog racing. It also has the New River Gorge Bridge one of the highest in the eastern US. Virginia has the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah National Park.

Tennessee shares Kentucky's southern border. Here you'll find the Great Smoky Mountains, the music city of Nashville and Elvis' home in Memphis

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