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to Hopkinsville but if you do that you will
miss out on the vacation playground that is
Kentucky’s Western Waterland. We
recommend instead that from Dawson
Springs you continue west on I-69 for
another 45 minutes.
Land Between The Lakes
You are now at the headwaters of two
enormous lakes, Kentucky Lake and Lake
Barkley. In between lies the 170,000 acre
nature preserve known as Land Between The
Lakes. Be sure to drive through the Elk and
Bison Prairie and to stop at the Golden Pond
Planetarium.
Kentucky Dam Village, Kenlake and Lake
Barkley state parks all offer lodge rooms,
cottages, boating, fishing, golf and more.
from the jetty is breathtaking.
Visit www.grandrivers.org.
A UNESCO City in Kentucky
Thirty minutes west of Grand Rivers and on the
banks of the Ohio River is Paducah, the world’s
7th City of Crafts & Folk Arts in the UNESCO
Creative Cities Network.
Anchored by the National Quilt Museum and a
thriving fibre arts community, Paducah is a
haven for creative thinkers and doers. The
Lowertown Arts District and the floodwall murals
are must-see attractions. Also popular is the
River Discovery Center, which celebrates
Paducah’s maritime legacy. To find out more
about Paducah go to www.paducah.travel.
State park details are in the trove of
information at www.kentuckytourism.com.
You can find city by city information on this
website for lodging, dining, attractions and
events. Entertainment options include the
Kentucky Opry show and a sprawling tribute to
bygone roadside attractions at Apple Valley
Hillbilly Garden and Toyland.
Learn more at
www.kentuckylake.org.
Patti’s in Grand Rivers
Not to be missed is
Patti’s 1880’s
Settlement in Grand
Rivers. This recreated
historical village has
beautiful gardens and
shops but the real draw
is the restaurant with its
mile high meringue
pies and thick pork
chops. Grand Rivers
also has a theatre with
a Branson-style musical
revue. The scenic view
From Paducah back to Nashville on I-24 is
less than three hours driving time but you
are going to want to stop in Hopkinsville.
The city’s Trail of Tears Commemorative
Park is situated on a portion of the
campground used by the Cherokee
Indians on their forced wintertime
resettlement march in the 1830s.
Downtown Hopkinsville has unique
architecture and more attractions.
Ten miles east of town is a 351-foot tall obelisk
honouring native son Jefferson Davis, who was
President of the Confederacy during the
American Civil War in the 1860s.
More about Hopkinsville can be discovered
at www.visithopkinsville.com.
Your last stop in Kentucky will be Oak
Grove, popularly known as The Hometown
of Fort Campbell and its 101st Airborne
Division.
Also nearby is the MB Roland craft distillery
which is open for tours and tastings. Once
you cross the state line from Kentucky into
Tennessee you will be back in Nashville in
less than an hour. Your Western Kentucky
adventure is complete.
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