Your new home of Kentucky boasts some of the greenest forests and unblemished natural resources found anywhere in the continental United States. Whether you want to just make a day trip or take your kids on their first overnight camping trip, one of Kentucky’s 52 state parks will undoubtedly meet your needs.Over 2.5 million has been poured into revamping and refurbishing Kentucky campgrounds, ensuring a top of the line, satisfactory experience for both you and your family. The state is proud to offer more than 2,600 improved camping sites, many complete with a wide array of campground activities ranging from cookouts to nature programs to arts and crafts to even miniature golf.Kentucky features the most resort parks of any state, with 17 in total. Each resort park offers a full service lodge and themed dining room, offering a menu full of regional Kentucky selections and specialty dishes. Among the local favorites is the Kentucky Hot Brown, an open-faced sandwich piled high with turkey and bacon, then covered in Mornay sauce and baked until the sauce shows the perfect shades of brown. (more…)

While Kentucky is famous for its horse racing, there is plenty of sans-hoof transportation to take you where you need to go, whether it’s your morning commute to work, a far away family vacation or a weekend trip to see the Bluegrass State’s scenic landscape and natural beauty.Highway travel in Kentucky is now easier than ever as legislation, effective in June 2007, raised the statewide maximum speed limit from 65 to 70. Kentucky is now a toll free state, to boot, as the final two remaining toll parkways, William H. Natcher Parkway and the Audobon Parkway, now offer free access. The state is serviced by five major interstates, including I-24 in the southwest, I-64 across northern Kentucky, I-65 splitting the state vertically with I-75 running parallel to it in the east and I-71 connecting both I-65 and I-75 in the state’s northernmost region. For those who do not own a motorized vehicle, Greyhound bus services are available with routes to most sizeable Kentucky towns.For travel abroad, whether out of state or out of country, Kentucky is the home of both Louisville International Airport and Cincinatti/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The Louisville International Airport not only features commercial airline travel but also serves as an international air-sorting hub for UPS, known as UPS Worldport. For domestic commercial travel, Blue Grass Airport, in Lexington, may also be of service. (more…)