There are some that would argue that Kentucky is always scary – the horses, the devious glances, the accents – but here at USA Travel Guide, we know the real scares wait for October and relative newcomer to fright season: SCREAMPARK in Lexington, Kentucky.
These days Lexington, Kentucky is known for horse racing, museums and more horse racing. However, amidst the beautiful parks, prestigious institutions and general suburban sprawl is a beating heart of rich American history.
It’s certainly had the time. The town was established in 1782, a good ten years before the establishment of Kentucky, and it’s named [...]
It’s shaping up to be a rather eclectic week. Jazz, contemporary art, opera, and today we’ve got an interpretive history museum? I’m starting to wonder who’s really running this thing?
Tomorrow we’ll get back to more important things (like hamburgers), but for now let’s take a fascinating journey into the American past at the Shaker Village [...]
I get stir-crazy just waiting for my TV shows to come back after the December break, so a hobby that you can only experience once or twice a year really isn’t the one for me. Then again, maybe that’s what makes live thoroughbred racing so sweet. The season may not last a month, but sometimes [...]
I live in a state that’s known for doing things big: big hair, big belt buckles, big chicken fried steaks. Another thing we do big is movie theatres. A quick drive up I-75 from Dallas to McKinney will take you by three megaplexes, each one of them stadium-seated 20+ screen goliaths and all in the [...]
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Tour Kentucky Bourbon Distilleries – Attractions near Lexington, KY
I hope residents don’t object to this generalization, but in Kentucky they’ve got three things: thoroughbred horse racing, bluegrass music and bourbon. We’ve talked Kentucky thoroughbred racing in the past, and no doubt we’ll get to bluegrass sometime in the future, but for a fun afternoon post we’re thinking bourbon.
Explore this fine Kentucky tradition from [...]