A museum to a cave explorer whose tragic death was a media sensation, and whose corpse became a tourist attraction.

World's largest collection of Coke-related items not held by the Coca-Cola company.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

Featuring a Loretta Lynn display and a re-created coal mine exhibit.

Unique and somewhat surreal, this little girl's memorial depicts a playful Jesus.

The 34th governor of Kentucky was sworn into office while on his deathbed after being shot outside the State House.

Home to a monument dedicated to the American Rock duo along with a collection of music memorabilia.

View Kentucky's beauty and history from the perspective of painter John James Audubon, author and illustrator.

The birthplace of the first author to win the Pulitzer Prize in fiction and poetry.

Dozens of tiny doors dot Newport's Mansion Hill neighborhood.

Northern Kentucky’s very own Notre Dame showcases intricate stained glass and the bones of saints.

A life-sized recreation of the megafauna that once roamed this region is a feature at the birthplace of American paleontology.

Wander the locker-lined, terrazzo-floored halls and sleep in a former classroom at this unique inn.

A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.

He’s not from around here.

A shop for all your magical needs and notions.

Once one of the most polluted caves in America, now an environmental success story and a museum dedicated to caves.

While filling up your gas tank in eastern Kentucky, you just might stumble into this collection of country music memorabilia.

A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

This calm grassy field was once a Superfund site full of thousands of nasty chemicals.

An equine tribute in a charming Southern city that calls itself "The Horse Capital of the World."

The Trappist monk, prophet-poet, and rebel never really got to live out the eremitic life he was seeking.