Category Archives: Places to Go

George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Indiana

On our way back north from Mammoth Cave, we spent a night in Vincennes, Indiana. This was one of the most depressing, run-down towns I’ve ever seen and our hotel was pitiful. We toured the local sites in the morning … Continue reading

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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, Kentucky

There wasn’t a lot to see at this park. We watched a corny film in the visitor center and looked at the few exhibits. It was cool to see the Lincoln family Bible, the one Abe famously read in front … Continue reading

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Knob Creek Farm — Hodgenville, Kentucky

We spent the night at the lodge in Mammoth Cave National Park. On the way, we stopped at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. Part of the park is located 10 miles northeast, near where Abraham Lincoln lived with … Continue reading

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Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, Kentucky

On a trip across central Kentucky with my family, we stopped at the site of a 1862 Civil War battle. It cost us $9 to view the pathetic one-room museum and listen to some lady with perhaps half her teeth … Continue reading

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Old Fort Harrod State Park, Kentucky

On a drive from Lexington to Mammoth Cave, we passed right by Old Fort Harrod State Park and decided to stop. Fort Harrod was the first permanent settlement west of the Alleghenies. There’s a reproduction of the fort on the … Continue reading

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