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Ashland

This Italianate brick mansion was the home of statesman Henry Clay. 859-266-8581; www.henryclay.org; 120 Sycamore Rd, Lexington; adult/child $7/3; 10am-4pm Tue-Sat, from 1pm Sun

Center for Kentucky History

View stunning black-and-white photographs and other artifacts from the state’s history. 502-564-1792; www.history.ky.gov; 100 W Broadway, Frankfort; adult/child $4/2; 10am-5pm Tue-Sat

Federal Hill

The brick plantation house is set in the My Old Kentucky Home State Park, with campgrounds and cabin rentals. 502-348-3502; parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/mo; 501 E Stephen Foster Ave, Bardstown; 9am-5pm

Frazier International History Museum

The three-story museum has wandering historical re-enactors and a huge collection of weaponry. 502-753-5663; www.fraziermuseum.org; 829 W Main St, Louisville; adult/child $12/9; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, from noon Sunday;

Headley-Whitney Museum

The late George Headley created this collection of marvelous miniatures and bejeweled oddities in his family’s estate. 859-255-6653; www.headley-whitney.org; 4435 Old Frankfort Pike, Lexington; adult/child $7/5; 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, from noon weekends

International Bluegrass Music Museum

Learn where this uniquely American genre of music came from at this small museum. 270-926-7891; www.bluegrass-museum.org; 207 E 2nd St, Owensboro; admission $5; 10am-5pm Tue-Sat, 1-4pm Sun

Kentucky Artisan Center

Find local handicrafts and foods in this contemporary building, just off the highway. 859-985-5448; www.kentuckyartisancenter.ky.gov; off Hwy 75 at exit 77, Berea; 8am-8pm

Louisville Slugger Museum

See where this iconic baseball bat is produced and take one home for yourself. 877-775-8443; www.sluggermuseum.org; 800 W Main St, Louisville; adult/child $9/4; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, from noon Sun;

Mary Todd Lincoln House

Lincoln’s wife spent her comfortable childhood in this two-story home, now filled with artifacts from her life. 859-233-9999; www.mtlhouse.org; 578 W Main St, Lexington; adult/child $7/4; 10am-4pm Mon-Sat, closed Dec & Jan

Speed Art Museum

This stately museum contains works from classical Greece to contemporary Kentucky. 502-634-2700; www.speedmuseum.org; 2035 S 3rd St, Louisville; admission free, suggested donation $4; 10:30am-4pm Tue-Sat, noon-5pm Sun

Waveland

Find out what pre-Civil War life was like at this plantation-turned-historical park. 859-272-3611; parks.ky.gov/findparks/histparks/wl; 225 Waveland Museum Lane, Lexington; adult/child $7/4; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat, from 1pm Sun

EAT

Billy’s Hickory Pit Bar-B-Q

It’s all meat, all the time, at this casual joint - order burgoo (a Kentucky meat and vegetable stew) and a side of corn bread. 859-269-9593; 101 Cochran Rd, Lexington; mains $6-15; 11am-10pm Mon-Sat, 11:30am-9pm Sun;

Colonel Sanders Cafe & Museum

View the Colonel’s original 1940s kitchen, then eat some finger lickin’ chicken at the attached KFC. 606-528-2163; 688 US Highway 25 W, Corbin; mains $2-6; 10am-10pm;

Miguel’s Pizza

Tired climbers fill their bellies and swap stories at this yellow-painted pizzeria. 606-663-1975; 1890 Natural Bridge Rd, Slade; mains $10-24; 7am-10pm Mon-Thu, to 11pm Fri & Sat

SLEEP

Koomer Ridge Campground

In the wooded Red River Gorge area, this 54-spot rustic campground has grills, picnic tables, drinking water and showers. 606-668-9214; www.fs.fed.us/r8/boone/recreation/campcumb.shtml; off Mountain Parkway near Slade; campsite s/d $18/22;

Old Talbott Tavern

This 1700s inn and tavern has old-fashioned guest rooms and a great bourbon selection. 502-348-3494; www.talbotts.com; 107 W Stephen Foster Ave, Bardstown; r from $69

Rocking Horse Manor B&B

Wake up and have breakfast in the garden of a restored 19th-century mansion on Old Louisville’s Millionaire’s Row. 502-583-6408; www.rockinghorse-bb.com; 1022 S 3rd St; r incl breakfast from $105

USEFUL WEBSITES

bluegrasskentucky.com

kentuckytourism.com

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