Whether you’re exploring the local area or hanging out at the campground, KOA Holidays are an ideal place to relax and play. There’s plenty to do, with amenities and services to make your stay memorable. Plus, you’ll enjoy the outdoor experience with upgraded RV Sites with KOA Patio® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths for camping in comfort. Bring your family, bring your friends, or bring the whole group – there’s plenty of ways to stay and explore.
Whether you’re exploring the local area or hanging out at the campground, KOA Holidays are an ideal place to relax and play. There’s plenty to do, with amenities and services to make your stay memorable. Plus, you’ll enjoy the outdoor experience with upgraded RV Sites with KOA Patio® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths for camping in comfort. Bring your family, bring your friends, or bring the whole group – there’s plenty of ways to stay and explore.
Renfro Valley Exit 62 off I-75. Proceed North on Hwy 25 for 1.5 miles (just past the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum).
Get Google DirectionsConcerts galore just next door at the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center. Check out ticketsales.com/new-barn-theatre-tickets to get a list of shows. We are also in the heart of beautiful hiking country and waterfalls.
WELCOME = The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum opened in 2002 with a vision to bring recognition to Kentuckians who have made a significant contribution to the music industry. With that vision in mind, a collection of artifacts and memorabilia highlighting the careers of the over 50 inductees fill the museum. You can also learn the history of music dating back to the 1800's. A common misconception is that the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame focuses mainly on country and bluegrass related artist, however there are inductees from all genres of music as including…..The Backstreet Boys, Loretta Lynn, Florence Henderson, Rosemary Clooney, Keith Whitley, Boots Randolph, and so many more.The entrance to the building is unique to any other museum and is historical as it was once the sight of the original riding stables of Renfro Valley founder, John Lair. That portion of the building now houses the visitor center and a must-see gift shop with new products and souvenirs. Most of the original structure of the stable is still intact and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2590 Richmond St
Mt. Vernon, KY 40456
The museum includes a craft store and log cabin village museum exhibiting artifacts dating back to the 1700's. Let your family experience a taste of our past.
Listen to the music of the dulcimer, the sound of the weaver's shuttle, the cutting of the jeweler's saw or woodworker's plane. On main streets and side streets, in small shops and large galleries, down gravel lanes and tree lined walk ways, the artisans of Berea, Kentucky are at work...Located where the bluegrass meets the mountains, Berea, Kentucky is a graceful blend of southern hospitality and Appalachian tradition. We invite you to relax, slow down, and visit with one of more than 50 craft persons and gallery owners. Ask us to share our rich history and heritage in craft. Treasure hunt in a variety of antique shops, enjoy the history of Boone Tavern, www.boonetavernhotel.com and more. Take your time, slow down and have a great visit.
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park is located deep within the beautiful Daniel Boone National Forest. Known as the "Niagara of the South," the waterfall forms a 125-foot wide curtain that plunges 60 feet into the boulder-strewn gorge below. The mist of Cumberland Falls creates the magic of the Moonbow, only visible on a clear night during a full moon. This unique phenomenon appears nowhere else in the Western Hemisphere. Cumberland Falls is a hiker's paradise with 17 miles of hiking trails that wind through the park to waterfalls, fire towers, a beach, forest, and other scenic area. The Moonbow trail connects with many backpacking trails in the Daniel Boone National Forest. Guided horseback rides, guided white water rafting, swimming, and fishing are also other options for great family funtimes.
Colonel Harland Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, is one of the most highly recognized figures in the world. Laurel County, Kentucky, located in the heart of the beautiful Daniel Boone National Forest, is proud to be the home of the Colonel's first and original restaurant established in the 1940's. Lee Cummings, co-founder of Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken, also began his career in 1952 with his uncle, Colonel Sanders, in Laurel County.
The Annual World Chicken Festival is a tribute to this heritage. We invite you to the international celebration set for September in beautiful downtown London. Filled with "egg-citement", more than 250,000 people attend the four-day event each year.
Lake Cumberland State Resort Park is one of the finest fishing and pleasure boating areas in the eastern United States. The resort is a haven for large deer herds and raccoon populations. Park guests enjoy feeding the raccoons just outside Lure Lodge every evening. Lake Cumberland State Resort Park also features the only indoor pool complex in the park system. A glass-backed elevator, plant-filled atrium, exercise room, and hot tub add a luxurious touch to Lure Lodge! For year-round entertainment, Lake Cumberland State Resort Park furnishes a paradise for the water sports enthusiast. The marina offers 100 open slips, rental fishing boats, pontoon boats, houseboats and ski boats. With 50,250 acres, Lake Cumberland has an abundance of largemouth, smallmouth, white and Kentucky bass, bluegill, crappie, rockfish and walleye.
Located on 1,032 acres of beautiful bluegrass countryside, the Kentucky Horse Park represents the spirit and nobility of the horse in a state whose tradition celebrates the horse with large farms of gently rolling hills and miles of white fences. The Kentucky Horse Park is home to more than 40 different breeds of horses at the only park of its kind. Dedicated to the horse, the Man o' War memorial is one of the park's most popular attractions. The International Museum of the Horse explores 58 million years of equine history with two floors of exciting visual images, displays and hands-on exhibits for adults and children. The William G. Kenton Gallery exhibits the work of this country's top equine artists with several shows a year. A gift shop features a large selection of sporting prints, books on horses, regional crafts, souvenirs and fine gifts.
Take a trip back in time to a logging and coal era with a ride on the Kentucky and Tennessee Railway. This 16 mile round trip takes you into the Daniel Boone National Forest . Full of spectacular scenic vistas and mountain streams, it descends 600 feet into the gorge before stopping at a mining camp. Your ticket will include admission to the McCreary County Museum.
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, inhabited by Shakers until 1910, is a National Historic Landmark. There are 34 original buildings to tour, where costumed interpreters bring the past to life. You may also enjoy a ride on the Dixie Belle Riverboat, a tour of the craft shops, or a meal inspired by ingredients grown from nearby farmers. www.shakervillageky.org
There is plenty to see and do for the whole family in Danville-Perryville. Constitution Square in Danville is the birthplace of Kentucky's statehood. There's also Kentucky's first Post Office, log courthouse, jail and meeting house. Civil war enthusiasts will want to visit the Perryville Battlefield. Visit the McDowell House, site of the world's first abdominal surgery. Guided tours of the home, apothecary and gardens recount this fascinating story.
The Kentucky Railway Museum, just off the beaten path in New Haven seeks to preserve America's love with the railroad. Recapture the gentle excitement of the local passenger train when it was small-town America's link with the world. Ride through forests, fields and farmlands, through the scenic and historic Rolling Fork River Valley. Boarding at New Haven or Boston, just fifteen minutes south of Bardstown, your twenty-two mile journey takes an hour and a half. Visit the Museum's collection of railroad artifacts and memorabilia, housed in a replica of the original New Haven depot.
The Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea features a wide range of Kentucky's Artisan products. At the Center you will find crafted metal, glass, woodworking, pottery and even some of Kentucky's own specialty foods you are sure to find that special gift or souvenir to take home. While visiting our area, enjoy some Kentucky flavor at the Cafe and Grill. Just 15 short minutes from the KOA. Visit www.kyartisancenter.ky.gov for more information.
The Rockcastle River is a state protected "wild river" and one of the most beautiful in the United States. Undeveloped, with few access points, the entire river flows through the Daniel Boone National Forest. The only way to fully enjoy the solitude and adventure of exploring the river and forest, just as it was 200 years ago, is by canoe...a truly unique experience. One or two day trips offered as well as extended trips up to five days.
Located in John B. Stephenson Memorial Forest, this rich wooded ravine is open to the public for hiking, bird watching and nature study. It is about a 3/4 mile hike, sometimes steep climbing, from the parking area to the falls.
Visit the historic site where the Battle of Wildcat Mountain took place along the Wilderness Road. Walk the trails blazed by Civil War soldiers, many of whom were facing fire for their first time. The hike takes approximately and hour and a half if you stop and read the wayside exhibits highlighting different points of the battle and general information of that era.
See over 200 dollhouses and miniature buildings, with amazing details. It is a shop full of huge miniature stores.
344 Swope Drive
Danville, KY 40422
Churchill Downs is a horse racing complex located in south Louisville, Kentucky. It is famed for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby. It officially opened in 1875 and was named for Samuel Churchill.
704 Central Avenue
Louisville, KY 40208
Ark Encounter features a full-size Noah's Ark, built according to the dimensions given in the Bible. Spanning 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, and 51 feet high, this modern engineering marvel amazes visitors young and old. Ark Encounter is situated in beautiful Grant County in Williamstown, Kentucky, halfway between Cincinnati and Lexington and right off I-75.
1 Ark Encounter Dr
Williamstown, KY 41097
Mt. Vernon and Berea are full of flea markets and antique shops. A treasure hunter's paradise!
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