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U.S. state
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Kentucky is a Southern state of the United States; its state capital is Frankfort. Attractions include horse racing and beautiful lakes. It is home to famous food (Kentucky Fried Chicken, Hot Brown, and Burgoo), drink (bourbon whiskey) and music (bluegrass) traditions.
Horses and bourbon sum up this region; the gently rolling hills are the heart of the thoroughbred industry and many distilleries can be found along its streams.
A karst region containing the largest cave system in the world; its hub is Bowling Green
This rugged landscape is dominated by the Daniel Boone National Forest and it was here that the Wilderness Road was cut enabling the first wave of settlers to enter the state through the Cumberland Gap.
A rugged and rural portion of the state.
This region, centered around Kentucky's largest city, Louisville is also world-famous for its bourbon distilleries
An emerging economic power in Kentucky: the cities of Covington, Florence, Independence, and Newport are among the fastest growing in the state
Containing many man-made lakes, this rural region offers many opportunities for recreation
This area of alternating ridges and valleys was mined extensively in the years after World War II, but many of the mined lands were turned into wildlife management areas and the region has become a draw for sportsmen; Owensboro is its largest city
A mostly flat area of the state that lies within the floodplains of four major rivers, this region contains the state's largest agricultural operations and the recreational areas around Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley
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A 562-acre oasis on the outskirts of Louisville, the rolling fields that were once farmland are now the site of some of the finest indoor and outdoor recreation facilities in Kentucky. The park is named in honor of Erbon Powers “Tom” Sawyer, a Louisville leader and visionary (whose daughter Diane Sawyer had a long career as an ABC News journalist and anchor).
By plane
There are three large airports in the state.
By bus
By train
Amtrak service is very limited, reaching only Fulton in the far west of the state and Maysville, Ashland, and South Shore in the far north.
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state capital
home of Western Kentucky University and home of the Corvette
gateway to Mammoth Cave National Park.
south side of Cincinnati
home of gold and armor
horse capital of the world and home of the University of Kentucky
the Kentucky Derby city and Home of the University of Louisville
fourth largest in the state
quilt city
home of Eastern Kentucky University
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area that straddles the regions of Eastern Tennessee and Kentucky's Daniel Boone Country.
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park, spanning the states of Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia.
The Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky embraces some of the most rugged terrain west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Bourbon whiskey, or bourbon, is the only spirit native to the United States. Unlike Champagne or tequila, which must come from specific regions, "bourbon" is not a protected name in the usual sense, and bourbon can be made anywhere in the U.S. Yet 95% of bourbon comes from a 90-mile region in the center of Kentucky.
Kentucky Lake is in the Western Waterlands of Kentucky and the West Tennessee region of Tennessee.
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (LBL) is a United States national recreation area in Kentucky and Tennessee. Land Between the Lakes offers all the outdoor recreation "basics" with opportunities for environmental and historic interpretation.
Lake Barkley is in the Western Waterlands of Kentucky and in Central Tennessee.
; preserves the most extensive known cave system
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