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KENTUCKY DERBY REGION, KY
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In Bardstown try the Around the Town Carriage. Carriage ride provides a slow-paced way to see the sites of historic Bardstown. Or head out on foot for the Bardstown Historic Walking Tour. Based at the Welcome Center, self-guided tours of Historic downtown Bardstown. In Brandenburg take a drive to travel the backroads of Kentucky and get the flavor of the Commonwealth. Over in Shepherdsville Bullitt's Lick is the site of early commercial salt Gen. Custer. A walking tour highlights production from Salt Flats remaining from the Ice Ages. Many animal trails converged in Bullitt County at various salt licks. Bullitt's Lick was the site of the first commercial industry in Kentucky - salt production. It served all Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee territories sending salt in barrels down the Salt, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers on to New Orleans. The Fagan Branch Reservoir Naturalist Walking Trail in Lebanon is 3.2 miles around the water – set a pace to raise your pulse, or take your time & commune with the wildlife. The Lebanon Historic Homes & Landmarks Tour is self-guided and features many homes with Civil War significance. From June through September the Historic Downtown Elizabethtown Walking Tour covers twenty-five historic sites and buildings. Along the way, historical characters dramatically reveal their part in Elizabethtown's history. The Louisville Riverwalk is a paved walkway with excellent views of the Ohio River, the Portland Canal and Shippingport Island. Tour the site of the 1880 World’s Fair with a neighbor tour of Old Louisville. In Leitchfield take time to explore the Pine Knob Community. The community located in the valley known as Hoodoo Holler still has many of its early turn of the century buildings, The Pine Knob General Store, the Primitive Baptist Church, the old School House, springs, creeks, picnic grounds, craft shops, quilt shop and the theatre make this a wonderful experience for vacationers. In the Fort Knox area the Tioga Falls Hiking Trail is a self-guided tour developed to display an area with a unique combination of natural beauty and Nineteenth Century history. Along the two-mile trail are 33 points of interest. You are likely to see squirrels, many different species of birds, and occasionally white tailed deer. This self guided trail was developed to display an area with a unique combination of natural beauty and nineteenth century history. The trail lies in an area of Fort Knox used for military training and as a result is sometimes closed to hikers. The trail may also be closed to hikers during some hunting seasons. In Hardinsburg the Yellowbank Wildlife Management Area contains many miles of old roads for hiking & sightseeing. Self-guided demonstration area on tract 3 features habitat types of prairie grasses & wetlands.
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