Things to see and do Kentucky

Mammoth Cave National Park was created on July 1st, 1941. This site of 21,400 hectares, approximately 600 km from listed galleries, is the wide-area underground network of the world. Rich in rocky formations and spectacular domes, the site is of a huge geological and ecological value and was naturally a UNESCO World Heritage site and was since October 27th, 1981 listed international biosphere reserve since September 26th, 1990. In the basement, you will be amazed, for example, in front of Frozen Niagara, in Snowball Room or along Audubon Avenue. The ideal time to visit the park stretches from April to October. Among the most popular sightseeing, you can mention: Frozen Niagara Tour - 1 hour 15, easy; Mammoth Passage Tour, 1 hour 15, average; Grand Avenue Tour - 4 hour, 30 difficult.

Cumberland Falls is located in Cumberland Falls State Park, south of Daniel Boone Forest. Also called Niagara from the South, it is more the environment in which they find themselves than their dimensions that make them popular. They are only 21 metres high and 38 metres wide. However, they are very beautiful and there are many possibilities for hiking. On the evenings of full moon, the veil left by the suspended water droplets over the falls leaves a nocturnal rainbow, known as Moonbow. This is an exceptional phenomenon that attracts many curious people.

In the magnificent property of Woodford, follow one of the fun guided tours and ask for information and very well become unbeatable on the various bourbons made here. Woodford Reserve is part of Bourbon Trail.

Red River Gorge consists of a system of canyons of which the largest part is Daniel Boone National Forest inside. From its major geological interest, Red River Gorge also belongs to Red River Gorge Geological Area (120 mi). The area is home to more than 100 natural sandstone arches and the multitude of cliffs found there in make it a popular destination for climbing. In the immediate proximity, Kentucky Natural Bridge State Park highlights the star a natural bridge is 23 feet long and 20 ft high.

With its steep cliffs and wooded coves, its charming marina and the calm in which to bathe, this 460 ha lake is one of the many places of paradise around Paintsville. In addition to water activities, fishing and pedal boats, the park offers its visitors three main hiking trails. While the Kiwanis Trail (1,6 mile) and Adena Trail (7 miles) are reserved exclusively for hikers, the Dawkins Line Rail Trail extends (for its first phase) 18 miles between Hagerhill and Royalton, is also open to cyclists and riders. Access to the Darwkins Line Rail Trail is only a few kilometres away from the park and requires a vehicle to reach it. In addition to the marina services, a 32-seat campsite with electricity open all year round is also available on the site.

The Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area is a vast 1 700 ha strip of land located on Kentucky and Tennessee, surrounded by both sides by Barkley Lake (to the east) and Kentucky Lake (west). The area was designated a national recreation area by President John F. Kennedy in 1963. It was designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1991 and is managed by the US Forest Service.

The Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area is crossed from east to west by U.S. 68 on 10 miles and from north to south by The Trace Road (42 miles). Essentially reserved for boating and fishing, Land Between The Lakes also offers a bison and elk observation zone called Elk & Bison Prairie. A pay access (Elk & Bison Prairie Road) loop can be borrowed by visitors to the vehicle. The visitor centre is located in Golden Pond in the centre of the park. They include a host office, information brochures, children's playground, washrooms and a modest planetarium. The reception centre's box office provides the right to access the various services or pay points of the park (wild camping, planetarium, elk & bison Prairie, hunting permit…) and rent canoes or kayaks. Two welcome stations (Welcome Stations) are located at the north and south end of the park and offer little of the same services as the Visitor Center. Several campsites and an accommodation area are also located in or near the park.