Top Things to do in Kentucky
Top Hotels in Kentucky
- 1. Aloft Louisville Downtown
- 2. Drury Inn & Suites Paducah
- 3. The Galt House Hotel
- 4. Embassy Suites by Hilton Louisville Downtown
- 5. Hampton Inn & Suites Newport / Cincinnati
- 6. Drury Inn & Suites Bowling Green, KY
- 7. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Lexington South / Hamburg
- 8. Drury Inn Paducah
- 9. Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Airport
- 10. 21c Museum Hotel Louisville
What to do and see in Kentucky, United States: The Best Cemeteries
Famous for Bourbon Country and horse farms, civil war battlefields and beautiful natural parks, Kentucky offers a delightful mix of experiences. You might begin in Lexington, where the 1200-acre Kentucky Horse Park is a popular attraction. The university adds exciting sports, impressive art and a vibrant student/professor population to the city. Louisville is similar, where renowned Churchill Downs hosts the annual Kentucky Derby and the Belle of Louisville, the nation’s oldest steam-driven river paddlewheeler, hosts enchanting lunch and dinner cruises along the beautiful Ohio River. Next, head south to visit Mammoth Cave National Park for a day of touring the cave (the world’s longest known cave), hiking and canoeing on the Green River. Paducah, Berea, Bowling Green – so many places to explore and enjoy!
Restaurants in Kentucky
1. Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 94 reviews
This memorial to Kentuckians killed in Vietnam is a giant sundial whose shadows fall on every name on the anniversary of that soldier's death.
Reviewed By HaroldLVaughn - Walton, United States
Built like a sundial so that the gnomon (look it up, I had to) casts a shadow onto the circular surface. The whole thing is designed so that the shadow falls on the names of the honored dead highlighting the month and year of their sacrifice.
2. Edgar Cayce Gravesite
3. Evergreen Cemetery
4. Arch L Heady At Resthaven Resthaven Memorial Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Established in 1926 by Lewis Tingley and family, Resthaven Memorial Park has provided a lovely, pastoral setting in which to reflect upon the lives and memories of those we hold most dear. Resthaven Memorial Park has offered comfort and remembrance to generations of families, a tradition we are proud to carry on today. As you walk or drive through the more than 100 acres of meticulously maintained landscaping that follows the natural flow of the terrain, you will find a level of perpetual care that is simply unsurpassed. The beautifully appointed Arch L. Heady at Resthaven, located at the front of the park, is available to all of the families we serve.
5. Lexington Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 339 reviews
Established in 1824, this is considered one of America's most beautifully landscaped cemeteries.
Reviewed By TombRaider55 - Atlanta, United States
If I had this to do over again, I would have planned the visit a little better. This is a very, very popular free attraction. There are many historical figures interred at this old cemetery. While it is very large and so the crowds aren't bothersome, it discouraged me from doing some exploration.
6. Frankfort Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 211 reviews
The grave of Daniel Boone, which has been open for more than 150 years, is the biggest draw at this cemetery.
Reviewed By bradwN9107IR - Winchester, United States
My wife and I made the trip from Lexington up to Frankfort specifically to see Daniel Boone's alleged grave (Missouri claims that we stole the wrong body when we exhumed him from there back in the 1850's). We wound up spending hours at the site though looking at the historic graves of governors, soldiers, and many more. Perched on a hill overlooking the Kentucky river, and the state capitol building, this cemetery offers breathtaking views, history lessons, and lots of gravestones that are truly works of art.
7. Cave Hill Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 716 reviews
Reviewed By thekatherinewolf - Mason, United States
Both of my great-grandparents are buried here as well as some other family members. This cemetery is absolutely beautiful and so interesting. The monuments and mausoleums are so ornate it is sometimes hard to believe that you are in an actual burial ground. The grounds have plenty of shade and many people go here to walk because of the hills. When I was young my mom would take me here to feed the ducks at the pond.
8. Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By fenleft
This cemetery is for US veterans. As the picture shows, simple white headstones all alike lined up in perfect rows. It is a place of solitude and reflection.
9. Dils Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By Lynn60
Seeing a piece of history and knowledge of some of the lives of the ones buried there. Several steps to the top. Be sure to get the driving brochure at the visitor center. Well worth the climb.
10. Elizabethtown City Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 13 reviews
The Elizabethtown City Cemetery was established in 1806. Cemetery Hill is the home of more than 60 Confederate Soldiers who died in the Civil War. Highlights include the Cemetery Hill cannon as well as the graves of actress Susie Bond and four U.S. Congressmen (Joshua Husband Jewitt, Alexander Brooks Montgomery, Bryan Rust Young and William Singleton Young).
