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Western
Elizabethtown Area
Bridges to the Past Historic Site PH: 502-922-4560
Address: L & N Turnpike-Old Hwy. 31 W.
Fort Knox, KY 40121
Cost: No charge
Time of Operation: Closed during deer season.
Description/Other: Self-guided 1-mile hiking trail; relatively easy walk; other
rougher hiking trail nearby; three hand-built keystone bridges. Call Fort Knox
to make sure troops are not moving through area.
Topic Code: Historic Site
Broadmore Gardens PH: 270-547-4200
Address: Hwy. 60
Radcliff, KY 40159
Contact: Ruthie Beard
Cost: $7.50/person
Music Ranch USA PH: 502-922-9393
Address: 407 South
Street
West Point, KY 40177
Cost: Children 11 & under - $3.00
Students 12 & up and Senior Citizens - $7.00
Adults - $8.00
Time of Operation: 2nd & 4th Friday nights plus Saturdays
Description/Other: Country & easy rock music, band, shows
Patton Museum of Cavalry & Armor PH: 502-624-3812
Address: P.O. Box
208 FX: 502-624-1811
Fort Knox, KY 40121
Cost: No charge
Time of Operation: Mondays thru Saturdays 9am – 4:30pm
Description/Other: American and foreign war memorabilia, section of Berlin
Wall, collection of General Patton’s personal belongings, site of Bull
Depository where U.S. gold reserves are stored.
Topic Code: Historical Museum
Rough River Dam State Resort Park
PH: 270-257-2311
Address: 450 Lodge Rd. PH: 800-325-1713 (reservations)
Falls of Rough, KY 40119 FX: 270-257-8692
Contact: Tom DeHaven, Recreation Coordinator
Cost: Miniature Golf - $3.00
Lodge pricing varies
Description/Other: Lodge, dining, meeting rooms, boating, fishing, golf, nature
trails, swimming, recreation courts, picnic & playground areas, and planned
recreation; camping available April thru October.
Schmidt’s Museum of Coca Cola Memorabilia PH: 270-234-1100
Address: 1030 N. Mulberry FX: 270-234-1100
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Contact: Sandy McClain
Cost: Students - $.50
Adults - $2.00
Times of Operation: Mondays thru Fridays - May thru September 9am – 6pm
October thru April 9am – 5pm
Description/Other: Largest collection of Coca Cola memorabilia. Has museum and
gift shop.
 Topic
Code: Misc. Museum
Henderson /
Owensboro Area
Bluegrass Motorcycle Museum
PH: 270-298-7764
Address: 5608 US 231 N.
Hartford KY 42347
Cost: Suggested donation - $1.00
Dogwood Lake Funpark PH: 270-657-8380
Address: P.O. Box 150
Dunmore, KY 42339
Contact: Harold
Cost: Groups of 10 – 50: $3.25/person or $9
Description/Other: Water sports and rides
Topic Code: Amusement Park
Duncan House Museum and Art Gallery PH: 270-338-2605
Address: 122 South Cherry
Greenville, KY
42345
Cost: No charge
Time of Operation: Tuesdays thru Friday 1 – 4pm
Additional Information: History museum with 1 room dedicated to coal mines,
Victorian display, Indian exhibit, and 1 room changing exhibit
Ellis Park PH: 270-827-1893
Address: P.O. Box 576 US
41 PH: 270-826-2247
Henderson KY 42420-0576 FX: 270-826-2286
Contact: Arts Program – Kim McGrew, Naturalist
Cost: $1.00/program (arts, nature, and museum)
Description/Other: Museum and nature center, meeting room, cottages, camping,
golf, fishing, hiking trails, boat rentals, tennis, planned recreation, picnic
area and playground plus special events throughout year.
Topic Code: Park
Goldie’s Best Little Opry House PH: 270-926-0254
Address: 418 Frederica
Street
Owensboro, KY 42301
Cost: Bluegrass Fridays – $6.00
Country/Gospel Saturdays – $7.00
Hancock County
Museum
PH: 270-295-6637
Address: River Street PH: 270-927-6301
Hawesville, KY 42348 PH: 270-927-8721
Cost: No charge
Time of Operation: April thru October Sundays 2 – 4pm or by appointment
International Bluegrass Music Museum
Address: 101 Daviess Street PH: 270-926-7891
Owensboro, KY 42303
Cost: $2.00
John James Audubon Nature Center PH: 270-827-1893
Address: P.O. Box
576 FX: 270-826-2286
3100 U.S. Hwy 41 North
Henderson, KY 42419
Contact: Kim McGraw
Cost: $1.00/student/activity
Time of Operation: Daily 10am – 5pm
Description/Other: Nature-related and art-related programs, low ropes course,
and a museum for students in at least 4th grade.
Lake Malone State Park
PH: 270-657-2111
Address: 331 State Rt. Road 8001 FX: 270-657-2936
P.O. Box 93
Dunmore KY 42339
Contact: Paula Sherman or Kenny Higgins
Cost: Varied charges for camping, boat
rentals, and shelter house
Time of Operation: Beach – Wednesdays thru Sundays 10am – 6pm
Playground & picnic area 10am – 10pm
Additional Information: Boat dock, fishing, camping, beach, hiking trails,
picnic area and playgrounds
Owensboro Area Museum of Science and History PH: 270-687-2732
Address: 220 Daviess Street FX: 270-687-2738
Owensboro, KY 42303
Contact: Sylvia Freeman
Cost: No charge. Donations appreciated.
Time of Operation: Tuesdays thru Saturdays 10am – 5pm; Sundays 1 – 4pm
Description/Other: Changing exhibit galleries and hands-on science exhibits.
Topic Code: Science Museum
Owensboro Ice
Arena
PH: 270-687-8335
Address: P.O. Box
103 FX: 270-687-8332
1215 Park View Drive
Owensboro, KY 42302
Contact: Jennifer
Cost: $3.50/person plus $2.50 for figures skates or $3.00 or hockey
skates
Groups of 10 or more - $4.00/person, includes skates
Time of Operation: October thru March
Topic Code: Sports Entertainment
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art PH: 270-685-3181
Address: 901 Frederica
Street FX: 270-685-3181
Owensboro, KY 42301
Contact: Shelby Edelschick
Cost: $2.00/person – minimum of 25 people
Time of Operation: Tuesdays thru Fridays 10am – 4pm; Saturdays & Sundays 1
– 4pm
Description/Other: 18th - 20th century American and
European art and Kentucky art
Owensboro Sport Center PH: 270-687-8330
Address: 1214 Hickman Ave. FX: 270-687-8332
Owensboro, KY 42301
Contact: Hal Mischel
Cost: Event pricing varies; Rental of Sports Center - $550
Description/Other: Sports events, shows, concerts
Topic Code: Sports Entertainment
Panther Creek Park PH: 270-281-5346 (reservations)
Daviess Co. Parks & Recreation PH: 270-926-6481 (park)
Address: P.O. Box
98 FX: 270-281-4840
5160 Wayne Bridge
Rd.
Owensboro, KY 42302
Contact: Shirley Howard
Cost: $25 deposit for screened shelters
Time of Operation: Daily April thru October 8am – 11pm
Description/Other: Trails, lake, athletic fields, fire tower, swinging bridge, picnic shelters, nature tours, gazebo, butterfly garden, and one-room
schoolhouse.
River Park Center PH: 270-687-2770
Address: 101 Daviess
Street FX: 270-687-2775
Owensboro, KY
42303
Contact: Ann Norris, Education Coordinator -
anorris@riverparkcenter.org
Donna Conkwright, School Performances - dconkwright@riverparkcenter.org
Cost: $7.50/person for 3-hr. Arts in the Main program
$4.50 for school performances
Description/Other: Performing arts facility, International Bluegrass Music
Museum, Broadway Plays, and Owensboro Symphony. See
www.riverparkcenter.org for
complete information.
Topic Code: Theatre
Yellow Creek Park PH: 270-281-5346 (reservations)
Daviess Co. Parks & Recreation PH: 270-281-0436 (park)
Address: P.O. Box
98 FX: 270-281-4840
5710 KY 144
Owensboro, KY 42302
Contact: Shirley Howard
Cost: No charge
Time of Operation: April thru October 8am – 11pm; November thru March 8am –
dusk
Description/Other: Guided tours, nature center with trails, swinging bridge,
forest tower, ball fields, playgrounds, lake, disc golf, tennis, and picnic
areas.
Hodgenville Area
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace PH: 270-358-3137
Address: 2995 Lincoln Farm Rd.
Hodgenville, KY 42748-9707
Contact: Superintendent
Cost: No charge
Description/Other: Cabin and gifts shop; see
www.nps.gov/abli for more
information.
Topic Code: Historic Site
Lincoln Jamboree PH: 270-358-3545
Address: 2579 Lincoln Farm Rd.
Hodgenville, KY 42748
Cost: $8.00/person
Groups of 30 or more: $7.00, including 2 free tickets
Time of Operation: Country Music Saturdays 8 – 11pm
Topic Code: Theatre
Lincoln Museum PH: 270-358-3163
Address: 66 Lincoln Square FX: 270-358-8978
Hodgenville, KY 42748
Contact: Iris Larue or Charlotte Blair
Cost: $2.00/student
Topic Code: Historical Museum
Hopkinsville Area
Cadiz Log Cabin PH: 270-522-3892
Address: P.O. Box
735 FX: 270-522-6343
22 Main
St.
Cadiz, KY 42211
Contact: Kim Burkeen
Cost: No charge
Topic Code: Historic Tour
Don E. Pratt Museum PH: 270-798-3215
Address: 25th & KY
Avenue FX: 270-889-9369
Fort Cambell, KY 42223
Contact: Sgt. Larry Lanford, afzb-it-dh@emha.cambell.army.mil
Cost: No charge
Description/Other: 101st Airborne Div. – WWII through present
Topic Code: Historic Museum
Jefferson Davis Monument PH: 270-886-1765
Address: P.O. Box
157 FX: 270-886-8033
Fairview, KY 42221-0157
Contact: Pam Hained
Cost: No charge for museum.
$2.00 for elevator ride
Description/Other: 351 ft. obelisk marking the birthplace of Jefferson Davis;
Visitor’s Center and gift shop.
Patti’s 1880’s Settlement PH: 270-362-8844
Address: P.O. Box 111
FX: 270-362-7314
1793 J. H. O’Brien Ave.
Grand Rivers, KY 42045
Contact: Eric Green
Cost: $2.50-$3.50
Description/Other: Miniature golf, animal park, shops, and a restaurant.
Topic Code: Amusement Park & Zoo/Animals
Trail of Tears Commemorative Park PH: 270-886-8033
Address: Skyline Drive & US 41
PO Box 4027
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Contact: Beverly Baker
Cost: No charge. Donations accepted.
Time of Operation: 10am – 4pm Tuesdays thru Saturday in winter
Mondays thru Saturdays in summer
Description/Other: Cherokee art, burial area, statues, Heritage Center, and
flags of states.
Venture River Water Park PH: 270-388-7999
Address: 280 Park Place P.O. Box 1169
Eddyville, KY 42038
Contact: Group Reservations
Cost: Groups of 15 or more - $8.00/person
Time of Operation: Mondays thru Saturdays 10am – 7pm; Sundays 11am – 7pm
Description/Other: School lunches available for $3.75 if purchased in advance
Topic Code: Amusement Park
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