I live in one of the most beautiful areas on earth -- Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky.
Since we are celebrating 100 years of National Parks, I thought I would share with you my favorite National Park, which is Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky.
Check out these 4 attractions you must visit if you come to the area.
4 Places to See in Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky
1 The Old Homeplace
My kids love The Old Homeplace, especially my daughter. There is so much to learn and do here. It is located on the Trace at Land Between the Lakes between Barkley and Kentucky Lake.
There is also a stream near the picnic area that my kids love playing in (or they did when they were little). It is a spring and the water is clear and inside there are all these amazing blue rocks!
2 The Elk & Bison Prairie
Right down the road from the Old Homeplace is the Bison Prairie. You can see a lot of them from the road, but you can pay just a few dollars to drive through and get an up close and personal look at them.
3 The Planetarium
When my kids were little, this was their ultimate favorite hangout.
My son was really heavy into astronomy --- he loved the stars and planets, so when we visited here, he always loved the room where we viewed the info about the solar system.
4 The Nature Station
The Nature Station is one of my favorites simply because I love animals. In this nature station, you can take a hike to Hematite Lake where a lot of birds live. It is spectacular.
Then, inside and outside, you can get a guided tour of the animals they have there. Most of them are from the area so you can see what lives in the surrounding woods. My favorite are the owls.
These are some of my all time favorite places to visit in my area. Of course, there are all the back country roads too that lead to the beautiful lake area. You MUST drive down one if you visit here. Be sure to stay, hang out, have a picnic lunch and enjoy the view.
Have you ever visited at Land Between the Lakes?
Sounds like a lovely place to visit one of these days. I had never even considered going to Kentucky before.
Looks like so much fun! We've never been to Kentucky but will book mark this if we ever make it your way!
Looks like there is a lot to do there! I love reading about different parts of the country that otherwise would never been known before! I need to take a road trip and check out all these small towns!
Those blue rocks! Those would be so pretty in big vase in the center of a table with some water and big white flowers. Okay, time to go there so I can get some!
Great attractions! So much fun and educational too!
I've never been to Kentucky, but can't wait to visit! That planetarium looks and sounds like the perfect place for me to relax and get my science on!
Looks like there is lots of fun stuff to do. I would have to do them all as I couldn't decide on just one or two!
Kentucky is one of my favorite places on earth! Can't wait to put Land Between the Lakes on the agenda for our next visit! Thank you for sharing!
Never heard about this place, but sounds so cool and plenty to see! Thanks for bringing this to our attention!
I would love to visit this National park. I find nature to be so beautiful and love seeing wildlife while hiking.
All of these places look amazing! I bet my girls would have a ton of fun with the Nature Station. That looks like tons of fun!
Cool place. I love the mix of history and adventure. My kids would have a ball looking through the streams for those blue rocks.
It definitely looks like there's so much to do there!
I would love to see the Planetarium. I love astronomy and learning more about it.
It would be amazing to go to The Nature Station. I love the photo of the owl. The Planetarium would be fun as well.
I've never even heard of this area, so I'm interested in learning more about it as a place to visit. These are some great ideas!
Oh my goodness, so many great places to check out. I love taking the kids to areas that they can have fun and learn from. Thanks so much for sharing
wow you captured some great moments. i really love that first pic is it stunning.
I'd like to see the Elk and Bison Prairie and the Nature Station the most. I love outdoors attractions like those!
Looks like a great place to visit with kids - my kids would love all these attractions!
Not apart of the world I'm familiar with but sounds like a place my kids would love
Oh I would love to see the bisons! Kentucky seems like a lovely pace to discover with kids: I haven't travelled much in the US (I only visited a coup of cities) but one day I am hoping to take a long trip there with the kids and this is exactly the kind of area I'd like to explore
I have never visited! Sometimes it's so easy to not appreciate the amazing things that we have close to us, but it's always nice to explore our own areas and pretend to be tourists. I did exactly today in my home town and it was so much fun!
I've never heard of this particular NP, but thanks for sharing. We're considering our summer trip and if we stay in the US we plan to visit National Parks. I've never been to Kentucky and a few weeks started thinking about going there and checking out some parks. I was really focused on one with caves, but we'll definitely have time for more and this one looks like it has a few different things that will be fun.
I can't imagine seeing wild elk and bison! I've never had an experience like that before. How very "settlers" 🙂
I was born in Kentucky, but didn't live there for very long. I pass through there on road trips sometimes but never stop to explore. I would LOVE to go to the planetarium. I went to the one in Atlanta growing up and it was one of my favorite things to do as a kid.
These are all awesome activities that my kids (And I ) would love to do! Especially the elk and bison praire!