It can be hard to hit all of a city’s cultural hotspots on a weekend getaway, but in Louisville, Kentucky, they’ve made it easy. Museum Row on Main Street is a must-visit for anyone with a passion for history, science or the arts. With nine museums, >>

Here’s an interesting tidbit about the state best known for bourbon and thoroughbreds. Kentucky can claim the nation’s first commercial vineyard and was once a top wine producer. Today that tradition returns and Equus Run Vineyards in tiny Midway, Kentucky, is one of the state’s finest.Fifteen >>

Kentucky certainly wouldn’t be the same without its horses, and Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, gives children an excellent opportunity to get to know the magnificent creatures up close.With more than 100 horses during the summer months and a few less during the winter season, >>

With a 7-foot resident alligator named Fluffy and approximately 1,500 venomous snakes, you could call the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade, Kentucky, paradise for those fascinated by the scaly set.Everybody knows that kids (and some parents) love snakes, but even those who don’t can get an >>

Ah, peace and tranquility. Seeking a life of simplicity and peace, a religious group known as the Shakers began building a utopian community in the unsettled early 1800s wilderness of what would later be called Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Though the Shakers no longer reside at the Village >>

Kentucky wants you to get to know bourbon, and the state’s distillers have drawn up a map to help you do it. Following in the footsteps of America’s vintners, eight of the state’s premier bourbon distillers — Jim Beam, Tom Moore, Heaven Hill, Maker’s Mark, Buffalo >>

Ride the Ducks has set sail in northern Kentucky just steps away from Newport on the Levee. Climb aboard customized amphibious vehicles crafted from models used during World War II and depart from Newport Aquarium to traverse the Ohio River. Then run aground for sightseeing on >>

Take me out to the baseball bat manufacturer. Behind-the-scenes plant tours showcasing the production of our favorite consumer products can be interesting, but combine the experience with an interactive baseball museum and a century of nation-defining history and you’ve got the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory >>