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State guide · Kentucky, USA

Things to do across Kentucky

A cave system, a shark aquarium and a creation museum across the state

  • Museums
  • Sport & Outdoor
  • Attractions
  • Nearest airport: SDF, about 52 miles

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Museums
Family Favorite

Creation Museum

$25–$50

Walk through biblical dioramas, dinosaur models and a planetarium, then explore the gardens and zoo outside.

Sport & Outdoor
Iconic

Mammoth Cave National Park

Free

Take a ranger-led tour into the longest known cave system on Earth, then hike or paddle the Green River above.

Attractions
Family Favorite

Newport Aquarium

$25–$50

Walk a rope bridge over a shark tank, watch four penguin species, and pass through acrylic tunnels at this aquarium on the Ohio River.

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About

About More of Kentucky

These Kentucky stops sit outside the state's main destination regions. Mammoth Cave National Park in south-central Kentucky protects rolling hills, deep river valleys and the longest known cave system on earth. In Northern Kentucky, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, the Newport Aquarium anchors the Newport on the Levee entertainment complex, and the Creation Museum in Petersburg offers exhibits, a planetarium, a botanical garden and a zoo.

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