Today, the city is known for its cultural
arts. Home of the official state ballet - the Louisville Ballet; the
official state opera - the Kentucky Opera; the official state
theatre - the award-winning Actor's Theatre; and the Kentucky Center
for the Arts; among many other attractions.
Louisville is also home to the Speed Art
Museum, the state's oldest art museum, with exhibits displaying
artifacts that date back thousands of years. And
of course, Louisville is home to Churchill Downs, the site of the
Kentucky Derby.
In March 2006, Louisville was named the
number one U.S. city for cultural diversity by the National League
of Cities, endorsing the fact that there's much to "Explore-Learn-Play"
in Louisville.
Northern
Kentucky
Several cities and a number of
communities make up what is sometimes referred to as the "Greater
Cincinnati - Northern Kentucky Area".
Separated from Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio by rivers,
(the Licking and Ohio, respectively), Covington is the largest city
in Northern Kentucky. With a long rich history as a bustling
riverport, the city is known today for the redevelopment of its
riverfront and skyline, as well as its strong economy.
There are a wide variety of places to "Explore-Learn-Play"
in Northern Kentucky.
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Copyrighted Photo of the Newport Aquarium.
Used with permission.
The Newport Aquarium is
a state-of-the-art facility, with thousands of animals from
across the globe housed in a million plus gallons of
water. The aquarium is located at Newport on the
Levee, in Northern Kentucky, just across the river from
Cincinnati, Ohio and is open to the public 365 days a
year. |
Lexington-Fayette
County
The Lexington-Fayette County
urban area lies in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass
Region. Home to the International Museum of
the Horse; the Kentucky
Horse Park; the American Saddlebred
Museum; Calumet Farm -
world famous thoroughbred farm and producer of eight Kentucky Derby winners; Keeneland Race Course; the Red Mile Harness Track; and The Thoroughbred
Center; Lexington-Fayette County certainly deserves its
reputation as "Horse Capital of the World".
The city will host the 2010 World Equestrian Games.
The event will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park, and is expected
to draw over 1/2 million visitors to the state.
Owensboro
Owensboro is located on the banks of the Ohio River
in Daviess County. The city was named for Col. Abraham Owen, a
member of the Kentucky legislature and Kentucky's constitutional
convention. (Owen County, and its seat Owenton, were also named in
his honor.)
Owensboro is called "Kentucky's Festival City" and
"Bar-B-Q Capital of the World" The International Bar-B-Q Festival is
one of many held annually in the city.
Check out the web site of the Owensboro-Daviess County
Tourist Commission for more information on all of the city's
festivals. And see more fun sites to explore and places to visit in
Owensboro on our "Explore-Learn-Play"
page.
Bowling
Green
Bowling Green is home to Western Kentucky University. The city is
located 110 miles south of Louisville and 60 miles north of
Nashville, Tennessee. (Read the History of Bowling
Green as provided by the city's official web site.) Be sure to
visit our listings in "Explore-Learn-Play"
to find fun things to see and do in Bowling Green.
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