Roadside attractions are the perfect way to break up a road trip and if you ask my family, it’s even better if that attraction turns out to be somewhere you can eat too. Today I’m sharing about my experience visiting the very first Kentucky Fried Chicken store, the Harland Sanders Café and Museum, located in…
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The World’s Largest Bat~ Louisville, Kentucky
Roadside attractions remind me of my childhood days when I’d travel with my mom and dad or grandparents to Port Clinton, Ohio to see the now closed Prehistoric Forest and Mystery Hill or the Blue Hole in Castalia, also now closed. I don’t know what thrilled me about these attractions, but the fascination has continued…
Exploring Downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky
Downtown areas in small communities seem to be making a comeback in some American cities. What was once a thriving, vibrant anchor to the community seemed to have lost it’s appeal in near distant decades in favor of shopping centers, chain restaurants and perhaps, more convenient parking. Downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky was one such casualty,…
Lost River Cave: An Overview of Kentucky’s Only Underground Boat Tour
This past month, my family found ourselves in Bowling Green to explore Kentucky’s only underground boat tour. I’m not a stranger to Kentucky’s Cave Country. When my husband and I were married nearly 22 years ago, we spent part of our honeymoon in the area. We had hoped to tour Mammoth Cave National Park, but…
Exploring Family Friendly Bowling Green, Kentucky Attractions
If you followed any of my social media updates earlier in the week, you probably picked up on the fact that my family wasn’t at home. Nope. We were busy exploring family friendly Bowling Green, Kentucky attractions- which happens to be about a tank of gas trip in my minivan. To me, that classifies as…
10 Roadside Attractions you don’t want to Miss
Asking a roadside attraction enthusiast to choose their favorite roadside attraction is like asking a parent to choose their favorite child. It’s an impossible feat. And once a roadside attraction junkie, always a roadside attraction junkie so that list of favorites is likely to change with each new road trip you embark on. I know…
La Quinta Inn and Suites- Bowling Green, KY
With well over 100 nights spent on the road in the past two years, I guess you could say for our family, La Quinta is our home away from home. Since our faithful travel companion, Vincent, our four legged pet travels everywhere we go, it’s important that we find hotels that will not only welcome…
