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Drive 76
Bluegrass to Pennyroyal
Trod by Daniel Boone in the 1700s, his richly endowed landscape in the heart of
rural Kentucky is famed worldwide for its champion racehorses, velvet-smooth
bourbon, and colossal caverns.
Length:
About 270 miles, plus side trips
When to go:
Popular year-round
Ferries:
At the Green River in Mammoth Cave National Park, two ferries run on a reg-
ular basis.
Not to be missed:
TheStephenFosterStory(amusicalbiographyperformedoutdoors),
Bardstown.
Nearby attractions:
Mary Todd Lincoln House, Lexington; Fort Boonesborough State
Park, southeast of Lexington; Land Between the Lakes Recreation Area, west of Hop-
kinsville
Further information:
Kentucky Department of Travel & Tourism
Mammoth Cave National Park
1.
Lexington
This gracious city is bedecked with such antebellum gems as Ashland, a Federal-style man-
sion built by statesman Henry Clay, and the Hunt-Morgan House, dating from the early
1800s. But the main delight here is the countryside, where the fastest Thoroughbreds and
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