Bluegrass Summer

From outdoor adventures and history lessons to horseracing legends and iconic bourbons, there are plenty of reasons to plan a getaway to Kentucky this season.

Outdoors

Kentucky boasts 46 state parks, including 17 resort parks that have lodges and cabins for overnight excursions. Lake Cumberland State Resort Park in the southern part of the state features the nearby State Dock, where you can rent fishing boats, pontoon boats, houseboats and ski boats to set out on the more than 50,000-surface-acre lake. Birders will enjoy the 724-acre

Mammoth Cave National Park encompasses the world’s longest known cave system.

Kentucky’s only national park has other offerings as well. The Green and kayaking and fishing, and the park has