Chances are you already have an idea of what YOU want to do in Kentucky. But, here are some unique adventures that might peak your interest.

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Things to do in Kentucky

With so many Kentucky cabins, cottages, lodges and homes available for rent in Kentucky, you'll always have a private vacation rentals to call home after a busy day experiencing all the things to do in Kentucky. We've researched some options to make your cabin time even more memorable:

Mammoth Cave National Park
the longest cave system known in the world.
https://www.nps.gov/maca/index.htm

Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
Corbin, KY
https://parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/cumberland-falls/

Daniel Boone National Forest
London, KY
708,000 acres of federally owned land.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/dbnf/

Creation Museum
Boone County, Kentucky
Life-size Noah's Ark.
https://creationmuseum.org/

Newport Aquarium
Newport, Kentucky
70 exhibits and 14 galleries.
https://www.newportaquarium.com/

Louisville Zoo
134-acre zoo.
https://louisvillezoo.org/
 
Kentucky Horse Park
Lexington, Kentucky
A working horse farm and an educational theme park.
https://kyhorsepark.com/
 
Kentucky Derby Museum
Louisville, Kentucky
Thoroughbred horse racing museum located on the grounds of Churchill Downs.
https://www.derbymuseum.org/
 
Lost River Cave
Bowling Green, Kentucky
A seven-mile cave system. Boat tours - zipline.
https://lostrivercave.org/
 
Muhammad Ali Center
Louisville, Kentucky
Dedicated to boxer Muhammad Ali, a native of Louisville.
https://alicenter.org/
 
Cumberland Falls
Southeastern Kentucky
Called the Little Niagara, the Niagara of the South.
 
Sheltowee Trace Road
Northern Rowan County, Kentucky
A 323-mile National Recreation Trail.
 
Red River Gorge Geological Area
East-central Kentucky
A canyon system on the Red River within the Daniel Boone National Forest.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/dbnf/recreation/recarea/?recid=39458
 
Laurel River Lake
West of Corbin, Kentucky
A reservoir built in 1977 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
 
Raven Run Nature Sanctuary
Lexington, Kentucky
734-acre woodland preserve - 10 miles of hiking trails. Scenic streams & wildlife.
https://www.lexingtonky.gov/raven-run-nature-sanctuary

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