Kentucky

Kentucky Horses

Amazing Cities:
Louisville

Attractions

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum - Owensboro
Florence Y'all Water Tower - Florence
World Peace Bell (Newport, Kentucky) - Newport

Breweries, Distilleries & Wineries

Buffalo Trace Distillery - Frankfort
Woodford Reserve Distillery - Versailles

Bridges

John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Covington

Caves & Caverns

Mammoth Cave National Park

City Parks

Louisville Waterfront Park - Louisville

Forests

Daniel Boone National Forest - London

Hiking

Daniel Boone National Forest - London

Historic Places

Belle of Louisville Riverboats - Louisville
Churchill Downs - Louisville

Museums

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum - Owensboro
Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum - Corbin
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory - Louisville
Muhammad Ali Center - Louisville
Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History - Bardstown

Music

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum - Owensboro

National Parks

Mammoth Cave National Park

Parks & Forests

Breaks Interstate Park - Breaks
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park - Corbin
Daniel Boone National Forest - London
Mammoth Cave National Park
Louisville Waterfront Park - Louisville

State Parks

Breaks Interstate Park - Breaks
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park - Corbin

Tourist

Florence Y'all Water Tower - Florence
World Peace Bell (Newport, Kentucky) - Newport

Welcome to New Mexico Sign on Interstate 10.

An Epic Boston to Los Angeles Cross-Country Drive
A few years back, I picked up and moved across the country from Boston to Las Vegas, and it was the perfect excuse for a cross-country road trip.

The Moonbow at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in Kentucky.

Where the Moonbow Ends - Capturing Magic at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
So, what lies at the end of a moonbow? Well, you’ll have to head out to Cumberland Falls in southern Kentucky to find out. It’s one of only two places where a predictable moonbow exists.

Badwater Basin

Visit the National Parks Virtually Through Amazon Prime
If you already pay for Amazon Prime, you may not realize that you have access to some awesome National Parks content on their streaming service.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

A Musical Journey: The Ultimate List of Rock, R&B & Country Destinations in the USA
There's so much rich music history in the USA. Whether you like rock, blues, R&B, or country, there are plenty of great spots to bring a little electricity to your next road trip.

Kentucky Horses

Kentucky: The Most Underrated Road Trip State?
Whether you like hiking, horse racing, bourbon—or all of the above—Kentucky has so much to offer.

Multnomah Falls

The Best Waterfalls Near Portland, Oregon
Oregon is gushing with waterfalls, and flipping through guidebooks can get overwhelming. Lucky for you, we’ve done the work exploring Portland, Oregon’s most stunning waterfalls and are here to report which ones made our list.

Delicate Arch at Arches National Park in Moab, Utah

The Best Five National Parks in America
Looking to visit your first National Park? While you could visit any of the 62 parks and not likely come away disappointed, there's a few that stand above the pack for their spectacular scenery and awe-inspiring features. Here's our ranking of the best National Parks in America.

Panorama Point at Capitol Reef National Park

Three Amazing Underrated National Parks
Perhaps “overlooked” is a better term, because Great Basin National Park, Petrified Forest National Park and Capitol Reef National Park are all under-represented in the popular dialogue about National Parks.

Badwater Basin

Visit the National Parks Virtually Through Amazon Prime
If you already pay for Amazon Prime, you may not realize that you have access to some awesome National Parks content on their streaming service.

Waterfalls along the trail at Catwaba Falls

Asheville Outdoors: Exploring Catawba Falls and Chimney Rock State Park
I spent a recent weekend in the area in search of hiking spots and photo opportunities in the Asheville, North Carolina area, and hit the jackpot with two obvious choices: Catawba Falls and Chimney Rock State Park.

Portland Head Light

Roaming Coastal Maine: Lobster, Lighthouses and Acadia National Park
Shoulder season National Park visits can be a fruitful travel hack, if you don’t mind a little risk. I gambled on a mid-March weekend to make my first trip to Acadia National Park, following up on last spring’s Maine lighthouse tour.

A close up look at snow on the canyon walls at Yellowstone National Park

Snow Squalls and Close Calls: Off-Peak Season in Yellowstone National Park
Despite a substantial amount of experience visiting National Parks, I nearly found myself stranded overnight in Yellowstone National Park last Monday.

Mount Rushmore

Forget Route 66 – Take This Epic Chicago to Denver Road Trip Instead
Want to see the best of the Midwest? This Chicago-to-Denver road trip is more scenic than Route 66, and it hits many of the highlights from the Windy City to Rocky Mountains, and much more.

Rocks off the coast of Indian Beach at Ecola State Park in Clatsop County, Oregon on October 4, 2020. Photo by Peter Stringer

Wandering the Pacific Northwest for a Weekend Roadtrip
On a recent long weekend, I wandered the PNW with a fantastic drive around the region highlighted by stops at Mt. Rainier, the Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood, before a fantastic day on the breathtaking Oregon Coast.

The view from Sharp Top Mountain / Photo by Isaac Wendland on Unsplash

A Driving Loop Through the Heart of Virginia
This epic route through the middle of the state includes Founding Fathers, stunning mountain ranges, natural and man-made bridges, and so much more.