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Kentucky Essential Info

Overview

You won't get the blues in the Bluegrass State, that's for sure! Place a bet at Churchill Downs, go deep at Mammoth Cave National Park, and hit a home run with a visit to the Louisville Slugger Museum. Or, take a trip down Kentucky's Bourbon Trail- its got the Roadtrippers seal of approval!

Basics

Best Time To Go

Apr-May, Sep-Oct

Current Weather

40 °F

Partly Cloudy

Fun Facts

  1. Pikeville, Kentucky, leads the nation in per-capita Pepsi consumption.
  2. Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, is the longest cave system in the world,
  3. Middlesboro, Kentucky, is the only U.S. city built inside a meteor crater
  4. The world's first enamel bathtub was manufactured in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1856.
  5. Kentucky Fried Chicken was founded by Harland Sanders in Corbin, Kentucky.

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